The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded guard Delonte West to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Also in the deal, the Cavaliers sent guard Sebastian Telfair to Minnesota for center Ryan Hollins and a second round pick.
The Cavaliers had enough of West’s off-the-court problems and are happy to dump that on another team.
Hollins is a very athletic, under-developed big man that the Cavaliers hope will become a mainstay in the paint. ( Read More…)
Cleveland Cavaliers veteran forward Antawn Jamison could be going from starter to reserve.
New head coach Byron Scott wants to push the tempo more than past Cleveland teams.
The result is that 21-year old J.J. Hickson would likely move into Jamison’s spot in the lineup.
That means Jamison would have to move to small forward or to the bench, and it looks like the latter. ( Read More…)
The Cleveland Cavaliers are making a strong push for free agent defensive stopper Matt Barnes.
The Cavaliers really like Barnes’ toughness and ability to get after people on the defensive end of the floor.
He really increased his stock over the past couple of seasons with how well he played for Orlando.
The Celtics and Heat remain the favorites to land Barnes, but he is interested in the playing time he could find in Cleveland. ( Read More…)
The Cleveland Cavaliers are not interested in joining a probe about the free agents signed by the Miami Heat.
The Cavaliers are obviously deeply angered and hurt by LeBron James’ departure, but they are moving on at this point.
Owner Dan Gilbert already wrote a very nasty note to Cavaliers fan expressing his dismay over James’ decision. ( Read More…)
After all the hoopla surrounding the big decision from LeBron James, he is moving on to the Miami Heat.
James will head to South Beach after a courting by many other teams that really lasted a couple of years.
The only problem now for the NBA’s biggest star is that he is facing a serious backlash in the Cleveland area. ( Read More…)
