Many believed that LeBron James would be returning to the Cleveland Cavaliers to begin the final portion of his career as soon as the trade deadline. Obviously, the deadline came and went, and LeBron has remained with the Los Angeles Lakers.
New Cleveland Cavaliers star James Harden grabbed a lot of headlines right before Thursday’s NBA trade deadline. This was after reports emerged about the former MVP’s move away from the Los Angeles Clippers.
Good players tend to succeed in the NBA. Sometimes, though, they find themselves in terrible situations but still find ways to over-achieve. These are the 20 players who carried the worst NBA teams.
Lonzo Ball is on the verge of landing with a Western Conference contender after being released by the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Golden State Warriors are hoping to land Ball in the buyout market, according to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line.
As they await the debut of the recently added James Harden, the Cleveland Cavaliers continue a five-game Western Conference road swing on Saturday when they visit the Sacramento Kings.
The Cleveland Cavaliers may have to wait a little longer for James Harden’s debut with the team. Harden was initially expected to play on Saturday against the Sacramento Kings.
LeBron James left the Cleveland Cavaliers the first time partially because he wasn’t able to recruit a co-star to Northeast Ohio. Sixteen years later, James might find himself on the other end of the equation.
To say James Harden and Daryl Morey have a history together would be an understatement. They were one of the most successful marriages in basketball until they weren’t.
After the Jan. 28 game against the Los Angeles Lakers, the Cleveland Cavaliers further established themselves as a team that is all-in on winning a title.
Only one former MVP changed teams at this trade deadline. And only one landed somewhere that actually plans on winning right now. That would be James Harden, and that would be the Cleveland Cavaliers.
While several players with All-Star appearances on their NBA résumés were traded this week, only one former Most Valuable Player changed teams: James Harden.
Well, the NBA Trade Deadline has come and gone. And the Cleveland Cavaliers were actually pretty active. The front office ended up trading away forward De'Andre Hunter and point guards Darius Garland and Lonzo Ball, while also moving on from three of the team's second-round picks.
As he marveled at Jaylon Tyson growing dramatically in almost every statistical category, Cleveland Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson sounded like a proud parent.
The 2026 NBA trade deadline has come and gone, and the Cleveland Cavaliers made three deals before Thursday’s 3 p.m. ET cutoff to bolster their team for the upcoming months and new future, significantly chopping down their cap sheet to just under $4 million over the second apron.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Jaylon Tyson made waves in recent days after he said that Cleveland is Donovan Mitchell’s city now — implying that the city no longer belongs to the greatest player in franchise history, LeBron James.
The Cavaliers didn’t tiptoe into the 2026 NBA trade deadline. Far from it. Instead, president of basketball operations Koby Altman and his team jumped in headfirst.