Cleveland Cavaliers

Fantasy Snapshot: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland CavaliersApril 3, 2020

Where are the Cavs at with the season on hold? A look at who was helping fantasy GMs and what the team has done to gear up for the future.

Season So Far: Cleveland Cavaliers

Cleveland CavaliersApril 2, 2020

The Cavs have been bad, and yet better than many expected them to be despite their usual turmoil.

Cavs take low-risk gamble in surprising Andre Drummond…

Cleveland CavaliersFebruary 6, 2020

You'd be hard pressed to find anyone that predicted Andre Drummond would end up on the rebuilding Cavs. Leaving Detroit's specter of mediocrity might help, but there are plenty of questions that will need answering.

Kevin Love wants to go to a contender,…

Cleveland CavaliersDecember 10, 2019

Kevin Love wants to go to a contender and the Cavs want to deal Kevin Love for futures. You can't always get what you want.

What to watch for in the preseason: Eastern…

Atlanta HawksOctober 7, 2019

With preseason mercifully upon us, we've picked one thing to keep an eye on as the exhibition games play out. We'll try to find meaning in certain areas for each team in the league.

Recent News ♦ Fantasy Analysis

Dylan Windler

SF, Cleveland Cavaliers

Dylan Windler, who missed his entire rookie season after undergoing surgery for a stress reaction in his left tibia, is cleared for 5-on-5 play.

Windler became a bit of a forgotten man since he didn’t touch the floor after September, but Cleveland’s upcoming mini-camp will be a chance for him to establish his footing again. He’s a name to remember for next season’s deep-league drafts with the Cavs likely to make minutes available for any young player with potential. Windler shouldn’t be considered a lock for the rotation just yet, however, so hopefully his time in the Cavs’ bubble goes well.

Source: The Athletic

September 20, 2020, 12:33 pm

Andre Drummond

C, Cleveland Cavaliers

Andre Drummond revealed earlier today that he underwent corrective eye surgery on Wednesday.

Drummond was moved at the trade deadline prior to the league going into shutdown but failed to reach any great heights. Despite an underwhelming end to the season, he still ended as a fringe second-round option thanks to his elite rebounding and prolific defensive production. Drummond's ability to stay on the floor increased after nasal surgery back in 2017 and so perhaps this recent eye surgery can lift his free-throw shooting out of the doldrums.

Source: Andre Drummond on Twitter

September 3, 2020, 4:01 pm

Collin Sexton

PG, Cleveland Cavaliers

Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com is reporting that the Cavs are not entirely on the same page and are currently having a healthy debate over who should be the top guard/forward, or swingman-type, on their draft board.

The candidates are Auburn's Isaac Okoro, Israel's Deni Avdija and Florida State's Devin Vassell, as each one of them is expected to be available in the 4-7 range. The Cavs have some time to figure it out since the NBA Draft is at least one month away, very tentatively scheduled for the middle of October. Cleveland could also consider trading the pick entirely, either in a package for a proven young veteran, or for a pick somewhere lower in the draft, or a combination of both and rumors should intensify as we get closer to the draft night.

Source: Cleveland.com

September 2, 2020, 9:17 am

Ante Zizic

Team, International

Ante Zizic is officially a member of Maccabi Tel Aviv as announced by the Israelian powerhouse on Tuesday.

Zizic returns in Europe after three seasons in the NBA with the Cavs where he failed to make a big difference. His lack of speed and versatility was evident and he looks to be a better fit playing in Europe in an offense will slower pace and more traditional bigs.

Source: Sportando

August 25, 2020, 8:36 am

Collin Sexton

PG, Cleveland Cavaliers

According to Sam Amico of SI, it’s too early to say what the Cavs have planned for the draft, but one opposing executive insists that they don't really want to bring in another young unknown.

The Cavs are coming off a second consecutive 19-win season and owner Dan Gilbert wants the team to start winning some games and generating interest. Cleveland started a second-year player in Collin Sexton and a rookie in Darius Garland in the backcourt for most of this past season, while rookie guard Kevin Porter Jr. became one of their key reserves and the team continues to wait for the debut of injured 2019 first-round pick Dylan Windler. Uncertainty surrounds the entire draft at the moment, while commissioner Adam Silver recently said he doesn't even know when next season will begin. Many around the league seem to believe the draft, tentatively scheduled for October 16th, still will be held before November 1st, and it remains to see what the Cavs do after failing to get a top-3 pick in the lottery.

Source: Sports Illustrated

August 25, 2020, 8:22 am

Ante Zizic

PF, Cleveland Cavaliers

Ante Zizic will leave the Cleveland Cavaliers to sign a deal with Real Madrid, reports Johnny Askounis of Euro Hoops.

Zizic will apparently join Real Madrid as preparations for the 2020-21 season get underway. He has had a checkered career thus far in the NBA, often viewed as a player that has been somewhat underutilized. Still only 23 years of age, there is certainly scope for the young center to work his way back into the NBA and it will certainly be interesting to see how has career tracks from this point forward.

Source: Euro Hoops

August 1, 2020, 4:22 pm

Dylan Windler

SF, Cleveland Cavaliers

Dylan Windler was unable to play at all in his first NBA season because of a left tibia stress reaction that eventually required surgery.

Winlder was one of Cleveland's top performers in Summer League but came down with the injury in late September and never recovered. He was able to get back to practice in early December but suffered a setback and went under the knife in January. It's unfortunate that Windler was unable to take advantage of a year that was prime for development, but we'd expect to see him as a regular member of the rotation next season.

July 9, 2020, 12:56 pm

Dean Wade

PF, Cleveland Cavaliers

Dean Wade finished outside the top-400 as a rookie, averaging 1.7 points, 1.6 rebounds, 0.2 steals, 0.3 blocks and 0.2 triples in 6.0 mpg.

Wade only played in 12 contests but the Cavs believe in him, inking the forward to a standard contract during the NBA hiatus. Cleveland has a stocked frontcourt, however, so he's only a consideration in deep dynasty leagues barring some roster changes.

July 9, 2020, 12:52 pm