J.R. Smith has officially been waived and will have a $1.45M cap over the next three seasons. Cleveland will receive a $555K set-off if Smith signs a $2.6M veteran minimum exception with another team. The per year cap hit would be reduced to $1.27M. The Cavaliers are now $2.85M below the luxury tax with 13 guaranteed contracts.
JR Smith has been waived by the Cavaliers, but sources have told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski that joining the Lakers and reuniting with LeBron James is unlikely.
New Orleans Pelicans EVP of Basketball Operations David Griffin joins Adrian Wojnarowski to go inside the Anthony Davis trade, the art of the superstar trade, the rapidly changing discipline of NBA team building, why the journey to the Cavaliers 2016 championship missed joy and Zion Williamson.
Seeking more time to work out a trade, the Cavaliers and J.R. Smith have agreed to push back the guarantee date of his contract from Sunday night until July 15, sources tell ESPN's Brian Windhorst.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have come to an agreement with J.R. Smith to push back the guarantee date of his contract from Sunday night until July 15 to allow the team more time to trade him, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst. Only $3.9 million of Smith's $15.6 million salary was guaranteed, making him an option for teams looking to clear salary room. In consideration of Smith pushing the date back, his guarantee increased to $4.4 million, sources said.
The Cavaliers envision 2019 first-round pick Darius Garland and 2018 first-round pick Collin Sexton playing in the same backcourt, despite their similar skill sets.
USC guard Kevin Porter Jr. is headed to Cleveland after the Cavaliers worked out a trade with the Detroit Pistons for the No. 30 pick of the NBA draft, sources told ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski.
Darius Garland is a high risk, high reward pick by the Cavs, per ESPN's NBA Draft projections. Garland has the fifth-highest chance to reach an all-star level in the class (6%) but he also has a 33% chance to end up at a non-NBA level — highest among players in Jonathan Givony's top 30.
Cleveland GM Koby Altman is still entertaining offers for the No. 5 pick, league sources tell ESPN.
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert was released from the hospital and will move to a rehab center as he recovers from a stroke.
Newly hired Cavaliers Assistant Coach Lindsay Gottlieb joins the show to discuss her new role in Cleveland, the impact of her hire, her expectations for her time in the NBA, how she still plans to support women's basketball and much more.
Vanderbilt's Darius Garland granted private workouts to both the Los Angeles Lakers and Cleveland Cavaliers in L.A., sources told ESPN's Dave McMenamin.
Lindsay Gottlieb has become the first women's collegiate head coach to join an NBA team, leaving Cal-Berkeley to join John Beilein's staff with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
In a landmark appointment for the NBA, the Cleveland Cavaliers are hiring University of California-Berkeley women's head coach Lindsay Gottlieb to be an assistant coach on John Beilein's staff, league sources tell ESPN. Gottlieb – a Final Four and seven-time NCAA Tournament head coach – is the first women's collegiate head coach recruited to an NBA coaching staff.
Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert's recovery from a recent stroke will "take time," according to Quicken Loans CEO Jay Farner.
| RD(PK) | PLAYER | POS | SCHOOL |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1(5) | Darius Garland | PG | Vanderbilt |
| 1(26) | Dylan Windler | SF | Belmont |
| 1(30) | Kevin Porter Jr. | SG | USC |
| YEAR | W | L | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2018-19 | 19 | 63 | .232 |
| 2017-18 | 50 | 32 | .610 |
| 2016-17 | 51 | 31 | .622 |
| 2015-16 | 57 | 25 | .695 |
| 2014-15 | 53 | 29 | .646 |
