Cavaliers news, features and notes
- Jason Lloyd: Lottery victory brings Cavs plenty of options through trades and draft
- Cleveland Cavaliers win draft lottery, will pick No. 1 again
- Cavs win draft lottery, will pick No. 1 in NBA Draft
- NBA Draft lottery: Cavs’ third-best odds have history of turning into top selection
- 2103 NBA Scouting Combine: GlenOak graduate C.J. McCollum hopes to be a lottery pick
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Cleveland Cavaliers focus on drafting good players, not overall strength of draft
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Otto Porter seems like perfect fit for Cleveland Cavaliers but no meeting on agenda
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine notebook: Nerlens Noel won’t play until late December but still interests Cavaliers
- Projected top pick Nerlens Noel won't be ready for start of season, targeting Christmas
- Former Ohio State star Deshaun Thomas refuses to give NBA team his phone number at combine
Random thoughts on Mike Brown's return to Cleveland
Random thoughts this morning while waiting for Mike Brown’s afternoon press conference…
* The Cavs front office isn't going to spend a lot of time today dwelling on three years ago, but Dan Gilbert will inevitably be asked about the decision to fire Brown and now bring him back. And Gilbert, in so many words, is expected to admit firing Brown three years ago was a mistake. A series of decisions culiminated in the Cavs feeling forced to fire Brown to appease LeBron James. It didn't work out so well.
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Cavs announce return of Mike Brown as head coach
The Cavaliers announced the return of Mike Brown as coach this morning. The press conference will be held at 2:30 p.m. today at Cleveland Clinic Courts.
"I am thrilled to return to Cleveland to coach the Cavaliers," Brown said in the release. "The commitment ownership and management have shown in their efforts to build a successful team and organization is deep and I am excited to lead the team forward. Nothing would mean more to me and my family than to help bring success to this very special community and to all of our committed and loyal fans."
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Report: Stan Van Gundy not interested in Cavs
Stan Van Gundy is not interested in the Cavaliers, according to a report in today's Orlando Sentinel.
Van Gundy has 371 career victories, a .641 career winning percentage and has never had a losing season in eight years as a coach. He is high on the Cavs' list of replacements for Byron Scott, but that may not matter anymore.
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Video: Dion Waiters 'shocked' Byron Scott was fired
Cleveland Cavaliers rookie guard Dion Waiters said he was "shocked" that head coach Byron Scott was fired.
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Video: Kyrie Irving reacts to Byron Scott getting fired
Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Kyrie Irving speaks to the media following the firing of head coach Byron Scott.
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