The Nets and Jazz were among the teams who left Monday’s draft lottery disappointed, as Brooklyn slipped two spots to No. 8 while Utah, the NBA’s worst team during the 2024/25 season, ended up at No. 6. Still, while they won’t be picking as high in the lottery as they might like, the Nets and Jazz will enter this year’s draft armed with plenty of ammunition. Brooklyn controls a … [Read more...] about 2025 NBA Draft Picks By Team
Fischer’s Latest: Cavs, Rockets, Hawks, Blazers, Draft
The Cavaliers avoided the luxury tax this season when they sent Caris LeVert and Georges Niang to Atlanta at the trade deadline in a deal for De’Andre Hunter, which allowed them to duck below the tax threshold by less than $1MM. According to Jake Fischer of The Stein Line (Substack link), that move was widely viewed as one intended to create financial flexibility for the Cavs … [Read more...] about Fischer’s Latest: Cavs, Rockets, Hawks, Blazers, Draft
Cavaliers Notes: Early Exit, Mitchell, Allen, Jerome, Garland, Atkinson
Donovan Mitchell was in a state of disbelief after the Cavaliers’ second-round flameout. “I love playing in that (bleeping) arena,” Mitchell said of Cleveland’s Rocket Arena after the team’s Game 5 elimination by the Pacers on Tuesday, per ESPN’s Jamal Collier. “That energy, that crowd. We were 0-3 at home, let the city down. This place is special. This place is really special … [Read more...] about Cavaliers Notes: Early Exit, Mitchell, Allen, Jerome, Garland, Atkinson
Central Notes: Pacers, Bryant, Pistons, Duren, Giannis
The intensity and pace at which the Pacers play makes them a tough out in the postseason. Indiana dusted off a weary, banged-up Cavaliers team in five games and now awaits the winner of the Boston-New York series in the Pacers’ second straight trip to the Eastern Conference Finals. “It’s hard to play at our pace over a seven-game series,” guard Tyrese Haliburton told Dustin … [Read more...] about Central Notes: Pacers, Bryant, Pistons, Duren, Giannis
Donovan Mitchell To Start Game 5; Merrill Out
With their season on the brink, the Cavaliers will have Donovan Mitchell in the lineup tonight. Mitchell will suit up against the Pacers as top-seeded Cleveland tries to stave off elimination, Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com tweets. Mitchell had been listed as questionable on Monday due to a left ankle injury. Mitchell missed the second half of the Cavaliers‘ Game 4 blowout loss … [Read more...] about Donovan Mitchell To Start Game 5; Merrill Out