April 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers Wiretap

Georges Niang, Cavaliers Agree To Three-Year, $26M Deal

Jun 30, 2023 6:44 PM

Georges Niang and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a three-year, $26 million deal.

Niang spent the past two seasons with the Philadelphia 76ers on a two-year, $6.7 million deal.

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Caris LeVert, Cavaliers Agree To Two-Year, $32M Deal

Jun 30, 2023 6:06 PM

Caris LeVert and the Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a two-year, $32 million deal.

The Cavaliers acquired LeVert from the Indiana Pacers in February 2022. 

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Mavericks Confident They'll Re-Sign Dwight Powell Despite Interest From Cavs, Rockets

Jun 30, 2023 1:07 PM

The Dallas Mavericks intend to re-sign Dwight Powell, source tell Marc Stein of Substack.

Powell is expected to also draw interest from the Cleveland Cavaliers and Houston Rockets.

The Mavericks, however, consider Powell a key part of their team and is the longest-tenured player. Dallas is confident he will re-sign.

Marc Stein/Substack

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Cavaliers Interested In Max Strus In Free Agency

Jun 30, 2023 8:07 AM

The Cleveland Cavaliers are looking to upgrade on the wing in free agency. One player they are interested in is Max Strus of the Miami Heat.

Cleveland has the full Non-Taxpayer MLE of $12.4 million available this summer. The Cavs should have enough clearance under the tax to use all of the MLE, re-sign Caris LeVert and fill out their roster.

It's unclear if the MLE will be enough for Strus, who reportedly has suitors from teams with cap space, like the Indiana Pacers and Orlando Magic. What is clear is that Strus will have a market that offers him at least the MLE as a floor for contract negotiations.

Chris Fedor/Cleveland.com

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Cavaliers Interested In Miles Bridges

Jun 29, 2023 11:18 AM

The Cleveland Cavaliers are interested in Miles Bridges in restricted free agency.

Bridges was not signed during the 2022 offseason following his domestic violence arrest and subsequent no contest plea. Bridges received a 30-game suspension with a portion applied to the 22-23 season.

Bridges received a $7.9 million qualifying offer from the Charlotte Hornets, which gives them match rights.

The Cavaliers have the $12.4 million midlevel exception they could offer Bridges, but the Hornets would match. Bridges' camp expects to receive a more lucrative offer.

The Cavaliers have limited trade assets available on a potential sign-and-trade.

Chris Fedor/Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Source Says Sixers Told Cavs They Wanted Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen, Pick For Tobias Harris

Jun 24, 2023 11:27 PM

The Philadelphia 76ers are shopping Tobias Harris in trade talks and sources tell Keith Pompey of the Philadelphia Inquirer that they're asking for "outrageous packages in return."

A source says the Sixers told the Cleveland Cavaliers it would take a package of Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and a draft pick in order for them to agree to a Harris trade.

Mobley is considered one of the game's best young bigs, while Allen was an All-Star in 2022.

Harris has $39.2 million remaining on his five-year, $180 million contract signed in 2019.

Keith Pompey/Philadelphia Inquirer

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Craig Porter Jr., Cavs Agree To Two-Way Deal

Jun 23, 2023 8:39 AM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a two-way contract with guard Craig Porter Jr. Porter went undrafted out of Wichita State at the 2023 NBA Draft.

In 31 games (30 starts) Porter led the Shockers in rebounds, assists, steals and blocks. The 6-foot-2 guard averaged 13.5 points, 6.2 rebounds, 4.9 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.5 blocks per game.

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NBA Draft 2023 (Full Results): Wembanyama, Miller, Henderson Go Top-3

Jun 22, 2023 8:12 PM

The San Antonio Spurs selected Victor Wembanyama with the first overall selection in the 2023 NBA Draft. The Charlotte Hornets selected Brandon Miller with the second pick, while the Portland Trail Blazers at No. 3.

First Round

1. San Antonio Spurs: Victor Wembanyama

2. Charlotte Hornets: Brandon Miller

3. Portland Trail Blazers: Scoot Henderson

4. Houston Rockets: Amen Thompson

5. Detroit Pistons: Ausar Thompson

6. Orlando Magic: Anthony Black

7. Washington Wizards (via Pacers): Bilal Coulibaly 

8. Indiana Pacers (via Wizards): Jarace Walker

9. Utah Jazz: Taylor Hendricks

10. Oklahoma City Thunder (via Mavericks): Cason Wallace

11. Orlando Magic: Jett Howard

12. Dallas Mavericks (via Thunder): Dereck Lively

13. Toronto Raptors: Gradey Dick

14. New Orleans Pelicans: Jordan Hawkins

15. Atlanta Hawks: Kobe Bufkin

16. Utah Jazz: Keyonte George

17. Los Angeles Lakers: Jalen Hood-Schifino

18. Miami Heat: Jaime Jaquez Jr.

19. Golden State Warriors: Brandin Podziemski

20. Houston Rockets: Cam Whitmore

21. Brooklyn Nets: Noah Clowney

22. Brooklyn Nets: Dariq Whitehead

23. Portland Trail Blazers: Kris Murray

24. Dallas Mavericks (via Kings): Olivier-Maxence Prosper

25. Detroit Pistons (via Celtics): Marcus Sasser

26. Indiana Pacers: Ben Sheppard

27. Charlotte Hornets: Nick Smith Jr.

28. Utah Jazz: Brice Sensabaugh

29. Indiana Pacers: Julian Strawther

30. Los Angeles Clippers: Kobe Brown

Second Round

31. Charlotte Hornets: James Nnaji

32. Denver Nuggets: Jalen Pickett

33. Minnesota Timberwolves: Leonard Miller

34. Sacramento Kings: Colby Jones

35. Chicago Bulls: Julian Philips

36. Milwaukee Bucks: Andre Jackson Jr.

37. Denver Nuggets (via Thunder): Hunter Tyson

38. Boston Celtics: Jordan Walsh

39. Atlanta Hawks: Mouhamed Gueye

40. Los Angeles Lakers: Max Lewis

41. Charlotte Hornets: Amari Bailey

42. Washington Wizards: Tristan Vukcevic

43. Portland Trail Blazers: Rayan Rupert

44. San Antonio Spurs: Sidy Cissoko

45. Memphis Grizzlies: GG Jackson 

46. Atlanta Hawks: Seth Lundy 

47. Indiana Pacers: Mojave King 

48. Los Angeles Clippers: Jordan Miller

49. Cleveland Cavaliers: Emoni Bates

50. Oklahoma City Thunder: Keyontae Johnson

51. Brooklyn Nets: Jalen Wilson

52. Phoenix Suns: Toumani Camara

53. Minnesota Timberwolves: Jaylen Clark

54. Sacramento Kings: Jalen Slawson

55. Indiana Pacers: Isaiah Wong

56. Memphis Grizzlies: Tarik Biberovic

57. Golden State Warriors: Trayce Jackson-Davis

58. Milwaukee Bucks: Chris Livingston

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Cavs Have Turned Down Trade Offers For Jarrett Allen

Jun 22, 2023 5:31 PM

The Cleveland Cavaliers have been approached by several teams with trade offers for center Jarrett Allen. To this point, none of the offers have been close enough for Cleveland to seriously consider them.

The Dallas Mavericks are one team who reached out the Cavs on Allen's availability. Dallas have been known to be offering the 10th pick in the 2023 NBA Draft, as well as Tim Hardaway Jr. The Mavs have been looking to upgrade around Luka Doncic and hopefully for Dallas' sake a re-signed Kyrie Irving.

Chris Fedor/Cleveland.com

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Pacers, Cavs, Pistons Interested In Tobias Harris

Jun 22, 2023 1:17 AM

Tobias Harris has drawn trade interest from the Indiana Pacers, Cleveland Cavaliers, and Detroit Pistons, sources told Keith Pompey of The Philadelphia Inquirer.

The Pacers have reportedly shown the most interest.

Sources add that the Sixers are overvaluing Harris and demanding “outrageous packages in return."

Harris is set to make $39.2 million next season. 

 

Keith Pompey/The Philadelphia Inquirer

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