Cleveland Cavaliers

This is why you go out and trade for a former MVP.

The Sacramento Kings’ Saturday night unfolded as a chronicle of misfortune, as they lost 132-126 to the Cleveland Cavaliers at home. With the loss, Sacramento dropped to 12-42 on the season and tied the longest losing streak in the Sacramento era at 12 games, first set by the 1997-98 squad. This also made the Kings […] The post Kings become 1st team to hit unfortunate milestone in 2026 appeared first on ClutchPoints .

James Harden combined with Donovan Mitchell for 58 points in his first game with the Cavaliers, who beat the Kings 132-126.

Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 132-126 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night. 1. It was messy. It was awkward. It was uncomfortable at times. And it was still a win in James Harden’s Cavs debut. That’ll do. 2. Sacramento was shorthanded, young, and riding an 11-game losing streak. Then they played like […] The post Dribbles: Not always pretty, but Cavs close like contenders in James Harden debut appeared first on Hoops Wire .

The Clippers plan to sign free agent guard Dalano Banton to a 10-day contract, according to reports from Jake Fischer of The Stein Line and Michael Scotto of HoopsHype (Twitter links). More to come…

The Brooklyn Nets’ decision to waive Cam Thomas rather than trade him surprised many NBA fans. However, the rebuilding squad had conversations with other teams about potential trades before cutting their leading scorer from the last two seasons. Among those teams was the Cleveland Cavaliers, who briefly spoke to the Nets about swapping Lonzo Ball […] The post The Cavs trade that almost sent Lonzo Ball to Nets appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Although the NBA trade deadline has passed, rumors are still running rampant around LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers. There is speculation that James may be seeking a new team in the offseason. Former center-turned-analyst Kendrick Perkins hinted that one team to keep an eye on is the Cleveland Cavaliers. During the latest episode […] The post Cavs rumors: Donovan Mitchell, James Harden want to recruit LeBron James in offseason, per Kendrick Perkins appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Harden is expected to make his debut with the Cavaliers on Saturday, and the team will look different with him.

Cleveland Cavaliers (31-21, fourth in the Eastern Conference) vs. Sacramento Kings (12-41, 15th in the Western Conference) Sacramento, California; Saturday, 10 p.m. EST BETMGM SPORTSBOOK LINE: Cavaliers -12; over/under is 233.5 BOTTOM LINE: Sacramento plays Cleveland looking to stop its five-game home skid. The Kings are 9-18 in home games. Sacramento has a 3-4 record in one-possession games. The Cavaliers are 14-10 on the road. Cleveland is second in the Eastern Conference scoring 119.4 poin...

What a coincidence that these two teams are playing right now.

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. Tyson, of course, was simply very ecstatic in the aftermath of a win that saw the Cavs defeat […] The post JR Smith responds to Cavs forward Jaylon Tyson’s bold Donovan Mitchell declaration appeared first on ClutchPoints .

Maybe this is why Harden called Morey a liar.

The Cavs new backcourt wants to add more talent.

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. Plenty of recognizable names moved this week. Jaren Jackson Jr., Anthony Davis, Ivica Zubac. All three ended up on teams looking […] The post Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell says he and James Harden want same thing: ‘A championship’ appeared first on Hoops Wire .

Job security goes a long way for Sacramento Kings head coach Doug Christie, who took over for Mike Brown on an interim basis last season before accepting the job officially ahead of the 2025-26 campaign. Amid a busy week in which the Kings acquired De’Andre Hunter from the Cleveland Cavs in exchange for Keon Ellis and Dennis […] The post Doug Christie gets reassurance on future with Kings appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Knicks were winners, but so were the Jazz and Pacers.

The Los Angeles Clippers were one of the more active teams during the trade deadline, but it may not be the way fans expected. They became more of sellers before the deadline, trading James Harden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Garland. Days later, they traded Ivica Zubac and Kobe Brown to the Indiana Pacers […] The post Nick Young grabs attention with bold Clippers prediction after trade deadline appeared first on ClutchPoints .

The Cavaliers made waves at the deadline. Will they do so on the buyout market?

What was a quiet lead-up to trade deadline week turned into a frenzy as Thursday’s final buzzer approached. Let’s discuss a trio of the most impactful moves first and then hit the rest of the deals in chronological order. When…