Hoops Rumors

With the 2025/26 NBA regular season tipping off later this month, we’re getting serious about predictions for the upcoming campaign and continuing an annual Hoops Rumors tradition. With the help of the lines from a series of sports betting sites – including BetMGM and BetOnline – we’re running through the predicted win totals for each of the NBA’s 30 teams, by division. In a … [Read more...] about 2025/26 NBA Over/Unders: Central Division

New Cavaliers point guard Lonzo Ball technically hasn’t played in back-to-back games since 2020/21 with Chicago. The 6’6″ pro missed two-and-a-half seasons recovering from three knee surgeries, and when he did return last year he was held out of at least one game in every back-to-back slate. According to Tim Bontemps of ESPN (Twitter link), Ball told reporters during his media … [Read more...] about Cavaliers Notes: Lonzo, Strus, Garland, Hunter

How and where will the NBA’s all-time leading scorer end his career? Yaron Weitzman explores that topic in a story for Bleacher Report, writing that most people around the league expect LeBron James to eventually retire with the Lakers. If James does leave Los Angeles, the Cavaliers are viewed by agents and executives as the “only team LeBron would seriously consider joining,” … [Read more...] about Lakers Notes: LeBron, Redick, Luka, Reaves, Buss Brothers

The Cavaliers have waived Jaxson Robinson and executed a sign-and-waive agreement with Warith Alatishe, according to the NBA’s transaction log. Robinson signed an Exhibit 10 deal with the Cavs in early July after going undrafted in the 2025 draft. The five-year collegiate player, who finished his career at Kentucky, played four games for Cleveland during Summer League, … [Read more...] about Cavaliers Sign-And-Waive Warith Alatishe, Jaxson Robinson

Cavaliers point guard Darius Garland, who underwent surgery in June to address the toe injury that limited him in the postseason, has resumed some on-court basketball activities and will take part in training camp in a limited capacity, reports Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. “He looks good,” Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman said on Tuesday morning, per … [Read more...] about Latest On Darius Garland’s Recovery From Toe Surgery