Fresh off an appearance in the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cleveland Cavaliers feel good about their current trajectory as a team. With plans to retain their core and run it back for another season, they are poised to be a major playoff threat in 2026-27, regardless of any further roster changes this summer.
The NBA offseason has a unique way of generating intense theater, but nothing has captured the basketball world’s attention quite like the free agency of LeBron James.
At the end of the game or in other big moments, it's usually the team's stars who have the ball. Sometimes, though, it's the role players who get the chance to shine and deliver.
The Cleveland Cavaliers were active during this year's trade deadline, and they prepared for what would be a solid playoff run. The Cavs traded De'Andre Hunter, whom they acquired during the 2024-25 season, to the Sacramento Kings.
Coming into this offseason, the story that most Cavs fans would be glued to would be trade talks or a certain someone’s free agency decision for one of their final seasons.
It seems that James Harden’s contract negotiations might not be the only factor persuading LeBron James to come to Cleveland. Recently, Harden declined his $42.3 million player option to become a free agent, though he is likely to return to the Cavs on a different, cheaper deal that could help them land James.
Sports commentator Colin Cowherd has poured cold water on Cleveland’s dreams of a LeBron reunion. And his belief is based on James’ history with the team.
Typically, the path to the NBA for most players is to spend at least a season in college to get high-level basketball and important development under their belts.
On draft night 2026, Arkansas product Meleek Thomas failed to hear his name in the first round. Despite it being a loaded class, it was still surprising not to hear Thomas’s name given his combination of success with the Razorbacks, youth and upside.
Cleveland Cavaliers fans enjoyed the return of LeBron James in 2014. Now, in 2026, many are hoping for one final reunion. LeBron returning to Cleveland seems to make perfect sense.
Rookie Meleek Thomas has made an electric start to his life as a member of the Cleveland Cavaliers and, ahead of the upcoming NBA regular season, has outlined what to expect from him.
The impact of the NBA Summer League is debatable, but the Cleveland Cavaliers' second-round pick is making the most of his opportunity to test his game
Thomas scored 30 points in the Cleveland Cavaliers’ 103-94 Summer League loss to the Detroit Pistons Sunday, but his most revealing work came as a playmaker.
The modern NBA equivalency is this: a supermax-contracted star traded for purely financial reasons. We’ve seen a series of players move on for ostensibly non-basketball reasons over the past few years, the latest being Boston Celtics star Jaylen Brown’s shocking trade to the Philadelphia 76ers.
The NBA offseason thrives on the currency of “what if.” Before the ink even dries on the latest championship confetti, the basketball world pivots directly to the trade machine, looking for the next seismic shift that could alter the landscape of both conferences.
The Cleveland Cavaliers continue to reshape their roster following another successful regular season, but one familiar veteran won't be returning. On Wednesday, longtime NBA forward Larry Nance Jr.
Harden has only been with the Cleveland Cavaliers for a partial season since he came to the team via a blockbuster trade from the Los Angeles Clippers in February.