Cavaliers Nation

16 August 2025

• LeBron made sure no one took his 2016 Game 7 gear, stored it in personal archive

  The subject of NBA memorabilia has been a hot topic in recent weeks with the news that millions worth of memorabilia was stolen from the Miami Heat franchise. Among the memorabilia stolen was allegedly forward LeBron James’ jersey from Game 7 of the 2013 NBA Finals against the San Antonio Spurs. According to James’ former […]

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• Kyrie opens up on his exit from Cavs and playing with LeBron: ‘It was my time to move on’

  Former Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving spent three seasons of his NBA career playing alongside forward LeBron James — one of the greatest players in the history of the sport — in Cleveland. They made history together, as Irving and James were key to the Cavaliers winning their first championship in franchise history in 2016. […]

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• Ex-Cavs big man says nobody will ‘give a damn’ if Cleveland wins 70 games

  Former Cleveland Cavaliers big man and current ESPN NBA analyst Kendrick Perkins believes that the Cavs will be evaluated strictly on what they accomplish in the playoffs in the 2025-26 season. Cleveland was the No. 1 seed in the Eastern Conference in the 2024-25 campaign after winning 64 games in the regular season, but Perkins […]

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• Evan Mobley taking another step is the key to the Cavs winning an NBA title

  Those in and around the Cleveland Cavaliers seem to know it: Evan Mobley is the key that must unlock the franchise’s hopes of raising a championship banner for the first time since 2016. Little by little, the former No. 3 overall pick has shown growth since being drafted, and it’s no coincidence that his best […]

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• Report: Ex-Cavs forward signs with Turkish team Manisa Basket

  Former Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaiah Mobley, the brother of Cavs star Evan Mobley, has signed a deal with Manisa Basket in Turkey, the team announced. Isaiah Mobley was drafted by Cleveland in the second round in 2022, creating a fun storyline as he joined forces with his brother on the same NBA team. The older […]

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• Kyrie says he formed a lot of ‘bad habits’ while losing games in early Cavs days

  Dallas Mavericks star guard Kyrie Irving didn’t start out his pro career in the most optimal situation. He was selected with the No. 1 overall pick in the 2011 NBA Draft by a Cleveland Cavaliers team that was on the heels of a 19-win season and still reeling from losing star forward LeBron James to […]

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• Report: Cavs think they’re ready for title push, ‘learned what they needed to learn’

  It appears as if Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson has taken great pains to learn from his team’s errors during its unsuccessful stint in the 2025 NBA Playoffs. According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, Atkinson has rewatched the Cavaliers’ second-round series against the Indiana Pacers “so many different times trying to study that and learn […]

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• NBA exec can see Cavs ‘going hard’ after LeBron if they don’t win 2026 title

  LeBron James will become an unrestricted free agent next offseason for the first time since 2018. The leading scorer in NBA history will make $52.6 million next season in the final year of his contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. The last time James was a free agent, he left the Cleveland Cavaliers for the […]

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• Report: Kenny Atkinson rewatched Pacers series ‘so many different times’

  The Cleveland Cavaliers effectively navigated the 2024-25 regular season and opening round of the 2025 NBA Playoffs. After all, they won 64 games in the regular season and swept the Miami Heat in the first round of the playoffs in historic fashion. Cleveland won the four games by a combined 122 points and picked up […]

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• Kevin Love’s ex-Cavs teammate teases inside info about veteran’s future

  Veteran big man Kevin Love is currently a member of the Utah Jazz, as he was dealt from the Miami Heat to Utah earlier this offseason as part of a bigger three-team trade. However, there have been recent rumblings that he will be bought out by the Jazz, who are in no position to win […]

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