Cavaliers Nation

22 February 2025

• NBA executive says a lot of teams are going to copy Cavs’ 2-big approach

  In an era of NBA basketball where playing small ball is seemingly glorified, the Cleveland Cavaliers have gone against the grain and started two big men in their frontcourt this season. Power forward Evan Mobley and center Jarrett Allen have been mainstays in the team’s opening lineup, and the Cavaliers own the best record in […]

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• Report: Cavs on pace to break franchise record for ticket revenue in any season, including LeBron era

  The Cleveland Cavaliers have been a force to be reckoned with at home all season long. Cleveland owns a record of 25-4 at Rocket Arena on the season, the second-best home record of any team in the NBA. Cavs fans attending games have been treated to a lot of success on the court, and the […]

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• Rich Paul says the Cavs ‘won the trade deadline’ by better positioning themselves to get past the 2nd round

  Just before this season’s trade deadline, the Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to trade Caris LeVert, Georges Niang and draft capital to the Atlanta Hawks for De’Andre Hunter. Niang and LeVert were valuable contributors to a Cavs team that is currently in a tie for the NBA’s best record this season, so the deal was initially a […]

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• 2016 NBA champ chimes in on Cavs’ new Rocket Arena

  The Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Tuesday that the name of their home arena is being changed. It was called Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse for the past several years, but it will now go by Rocket Arena. “When we set out to refresh the Rocket brand, one of our core design principles was creating a look that […]

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• Richard Jefferson blames ‘BS’ All-Star Game format on Hall of Famers who ‘decided to stop playing hard’

  The 2025 NBA All-Star Game had a brand new look. Instead of featuring just one game between two teams, the league put together a tournament featuring four teams to produce one champion. Of the four teams, three were made up of All-Stars while the fourth was made up of Rising Stars who weren’t officially named All-Stars. […]

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• Brian Windhorst says he already has hotel reservations booked in Cleveland for 2025 NBA Finals

  At the All-Star break, the Cleveland Cavaliers stand out as the most successful team in the Eastern Conference so far this season. Cleveland’s record of 44-10 has the team at least 5.5 games ahead of every other squad in the East, and while the Cavaliers aren’t on pace for 70-plus wins anymore, they’re still on […]

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• Evan Mobley’s dad says he was washing dishes when he recognized his son had a ‘special’ basketball future

  Cleveland Cavaliers star Evan Mobley’s father Eric said he recognized when his son was in eighth grade that he had a bright future in the sport of basketball. “Eric Mobley remembers washing dishes at his family’s house in Murrieta, California, roughly a decade ago when his youngest son, Evan, approached him,” wrote Nate Ulrich of […]

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• Georges Niang calls out Darius Garland for lying about him still being in Cavs group chat

  Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Georges Niang (who is now with the Atlanta Hawks) called out Cavs guard Darius Garland for lying about him still being in the team’s group chat. Niang claimed on social media that he left the chat on his own. Nah tell the truth I left on my own hahahaha 🤣🤣🤣🤣 love […]

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• Cavs star Donovan Mitchell revisits his bold take about Dak Prescott vs. Jalen Hurts

  Before the 2024 NFL season even started, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell dropped a bold take regarding two of the more distinguished quarterbacks in the league in Jalen Hurts and Dak Prescott. When asked if Prescott is a better player than Hurts, Mitchell backed the Dallas quarterback. Gillie tried to tell Donavan Mitchell 😭 pic.twitter.com/tMekeCKCil […]

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• Raptors coach, players blast Tristan Thompson for dunk that led to scuffle: ‘No class and disrespectful’

  With the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead by more than 20 points against the Toronto Raptors in Wednesday night’s game and only several seconds remaining in the contest, Cavaliers big man Tristan Thompson dribbled his way to the rim for a slam dunk, and neither the Raptors’ players nor their head coach appreciated that decision. Shortly after […]

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