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🏆10 Years since the greatest NBA Finals of all time🏆
Grab "A Wine and Gold Winner" and relive the best moments of the Cleveland Cavaliers' 2016 title in illustrated essay form.
32 pages of art, words, stats, quotes and original reporting.
Art by @oliverbarrett.
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Has any NBA player ever gained 70 pounds in a career?
Shawn Kemp comes to mind, although his Cavs physique and Mario's current one couldn't be more different.
Mario Herzona came into the league at 6'6, 190 lb.
He's 6'9, 260 lb now.
How?
Take a listen to his super scientific answer to the question everyone wants to know #LetEmKnow
Took almost 3 months, but finally got done for Weems. Well deserved.
Three guaranteed years for a 37-year-old who led all NBA players in playoff turnovers and shot 29% from three. Should age well.
BREAKING: James Harden has agreed to a new three-year, $97 million contract to return to the Cleveland Cavaliers, with a player option and a trade kicker, agents Mike Silverman, Troy Payne and Brandon Grier of Equity Sports told ESPN.
I’m obviously not a Harden fan, but kudos to him for waiting this long to sign a new contract. The Peyton Watson deal doesn’t get done unless James is patient.
Greg Swartz retweeted
Cleveland Cavaliers salary cap situation with Peyton Watson.
They could create a $16.7 million trade exception for Max Strus if they fold in the Dennis Schroder trade and absorb Tre Mann into the Lonzo Ball trade exception.
The Cavs have no first-round picks left to trade.
Cavs trading for Peyton Watson was a good move.
For a team that struggled with toughness, however, losing Strus and Schroder this offseason hurts even more.
Always thought Clippers would help get a Watson to Cleveland deal done. Money is close for Peyton as well.
-Cavs land Peyton Watson to start at SF. Still have $34 mil below 1st apron for Harden deal.
-Nuggets out of 2nd apron, add replacement wing and backup center.
-Pistons get Dennis Schröder for free (trade exception).
-Clippers upgrade wing with Johnson, Strus and stay below tax.
Greg Swartz retweeted
.@BleacherReport’s one question to the Charlotte Hornets: “Was this the best time to trade LaMelo Ball?”
@GregSwartzBR saying: “Deciding to trade Ball was a bold move, although it could be justified. Ball's 72 games were more than his previous two seasons combined and his shooting (41.8 percent overall) for his career was a weak point. The return for Ball (Naz Reid, unprotected 2033 first-round pick, three first-round pick swaps, three second-round picks) was perhaps too good to pass up, even if it left a hole at point guard.”
Greg Swartz retweeted
My guy @GregSwartzBR joins us right now to talk Kings offseason and the future of Sabonis and LaVine 👀 youtube.com/watch?v=pyzme9F0…
-Cavs land Peyton Watson to start at SF. Still have $34 mil below 1st apron for Harden deal.
-Nuggets out of 2nd apron, add replacement wing and backup center.
-Pistons get Dennis Schröder for free (trade exception).
-Clippers upgrade wing with Johnson, Strus and stay below tax.
Cavs need to get that second year partially or non-guaranteed. Jordan and Curry are only guards in NBA history to average 18-plus points at age 37 or older.
REPORT: There is “anticipation” within the NBA that James Harden will get a deal done this week to stay with the Cavs, per @JakeLFischer
Knicks: Won title
Pacers: Haliburton back
Heat: Traded for Giannis
Raptors: Traded for Kawhi
76ers: Traded for Jaylen Brown and signed LeBron
Cavs:
EuroLeague star Mario Hezonja has agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million deal to sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers, Michael Tellem of Excel Sports Management told ESPN.
Greg Swartz retweeted
I'm on The Sunday Show w/ @RuiterWrongFAN coming your way 8am-noon on @923TheFan.
-LeBron to Philly. I'm still sad.
-Browns training camp week
-Guards, we really need you now
-@GregSwartzBR at 9:20a
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I have the Cavs as the 7th-best starting five right now in a new BR article with Max Strus penciled in as a starter.
If Kenny Atkinson commits to Jaylon Tyson at the 3, the ceiling is higher.
Some Cavs-LeBron thoughts now 24 hours removed:
-76ers got LeBron because of the Jaylen Brown trade, period.
-Cavs messed up by staying quiet. It also would have been the wrong move to do a Mobley-Anthony Davis trade given his health + new extension at $70 mil a year.
The Cavs need to get defensive wing help. LeBron and Kawhi are now in the East, joining Giannis, Tatum, Brown, Jalen Johnson, OG + Mikal, Franz +Paolo and Cade.
An area of weakness is even more of a concern with no Dean Wade now.