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Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics Game 2 | #NBAplayoffs presented by Google Pixel Live Scoreboard – NBA

  1. Cleveland Cavaliers @ Boston Celtics Game 2 | #NBAplayoffs presented by Google Pixel Live Scoreboard NBA
  2. Celtics vs. Cavaliers live updates: NBA playoffs, scores, highlights as Boston shoots for 2-0 series lead CBS Sports
  3. Cavaliers (0-1) at Celtics (1-0) Eastern Conference Semifinals Game 2 5/9/24 Celtics Blog
  4. How to watch the Cleveland Cavaliers vs. Boston Celtics NBA Playoffs game tonight: Game 2 livestream options, more CBS News
  5. The Cavs’ biggest challenge; what to do with Bo Naylor; why the Browns like Jerry Jeudy: Terry’s Talkin’ podc cleveland.com

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NC State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Cavaliers Live Score and Stats – March 15, 2024 Gametracker – CBS Sports

  1. NC State Wolfpack vs. Virginia Cavaliers Live Score and Stats – March 15, 2024 Gametracker CBS Sports
  2. Survive and advance? NC State takes three-game winning streak into ACC Tournament semifinal against Virginia :: WRALSportsFan.com WRALSportsFan
  3. Virginia’s Tony Bennett, Isaac McKneely and Reece Beekman discusses OT loss to NC State 247Sports
  4. NC State shocks Virginia with buzzer-beater to force OT, notches 4th win in 4 nights to reach ACC tourney final Yahoo Sports
  5. How to watch UVA basketball vs NC State in the ACC Semifinals and GAME THREAD Streaking The Lawn

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Furman Paladins capitalize on late blunder to pull off stunning March Madness upset against Virginia Cavaliers – CNN

  1. Furman Paladins capitalize on late blunder to pull off stunning March Madness upset against Virginia Cavaliers CNN
  2. NCAA KPIX Survivor challenge: Jocelyn’s upset pick of Furman over Virginia lifts her into first day KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
  3. Virginia’s big blunder in March Madness upset to Furman has social media baffled: ‘What are we doing?!?!?’ Fox News
  4. WATCH: 13-Seed Furman University Upsets UVA With Massive Last-Second Shot The Daily Beast
  5. Furman vs. Virginia – First Round NCAA tournament extended highlights March Madness
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Furman Paladins capitalize on late blunder to pull off stunning March Madness upset against Virginia Cavaliers – CNN

  1. Furman Paladins capitalize on late blunder to pull off stunning March Madness upset against Virginia Cavaliers CNN
  2. NCAA KPIX Survivor challenge: Jocelyn’s upset pick of Furman over Virginia lifts her into first day KPIX | CBS NEWS BAY AREA
  3. Virginia’s big blunder in March Madness upset to Furman has social media baffled: ‘What are we doing?!?!?’ Fox News
  4. Furman vs. Virginia – First Round NCAA tournament extended highlights March Madness
  5. WATCH: 13-Seed Furman University Upsets UVA With Massive Last-Second Shot The Daily Beast
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Celtics lose to Cavaliers in OT after Grant Williams’ pre-FT chirping massively backfires – Yahoo Sports

  1. Celtics lose to Cavaliers in OT after Grant Williams’ pre-FT chirping massively backfires Yahoo Sports
  2. Celtics’ Grant Williams Utterly Fails To Back Up Trash Talk To Donovan Mitchell NESN
  3. Grant Williams Missed Two Free Throws To Beat The Cavs After Telling Donovan Mitchell He’d ‘Make Em Both’ UPROXX
  4. Watch: Grant Williams’s ill-advised trash talk backfires in Celtics’ OT loss to Cavaliers The Boston Globe
  5. Twitter roasts Grant Williams after he misses potential game-winning free throws for Celtics Hardwood Houdini
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Donovan Mitchell trade: Cavaliers acquire All-Star for Collin Sexton, three unprotected picks, per report

The Cleveland Cavaliers have traded for Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell, according to Adrian Wojnarowski. The three-time All-Star guard is going to Cleveland in exchange for a package centered around draft picks and young players. 

The Jazz have acquired Cleveland’s unprotected first-round picks in 2025, 2027 and 2029, plus pick swaps in 2026 and 2028, per ESPN. Also going to Utah, as first reported by Yahoo Sports’ Chris Haynes: Ochai Agbaji, the No. 14 pick in the 2022 draft; Collin Sexton, who will arrive via sign-and-trade; and Lauri Markkanen. 

Sexton’s new contract is for four years and $72 million, according to Shams Charania.

Mitchell, who turns 26 next week, joins a Cavs core that also includes the 22-year-old Darius Garland, the 24-year-old Jarrett Allen and the 21-year-old Evan Mobley. Garland and Allen both made the All-Star team last season, and Mobley finished second in Rookie of the Year voting.

The Jazz, meanwhile, are pivoting to a full rebuild, having already traded Mitchell’s former co-star, Rudy Gobert, for a similar package in a deal with the Minnesota Timberwolves this offseason.

The Cavs are going big and small at the same time 

Cleveland did not have to do anything big this summer. Despite a long list of injuries last season, it won 44 games, which was good enough to qualify for the play-in tournament. Mobley was an All-Defense candidate as a rookie and has franchise-player upside. Garland is ascending, and is equally dangerous with and without the ball. Allen is a premier rim protector, and he’s developing on offense exactly as the Cavs hoped. Had they simply added Agbaji to the mix, reunited with Ricky Rubio and called it an offseason, they would have been on an upward trajectory, with cap space ahead of them next summer. Agbaji, a 3-and-D wing, is exactly the type of player they didn’t have. Maybe they could have brought Sexton back, too.

Instead, with an elite playmaker on the market, Cleveland decided to go for it. The rationale here is simple: For all the good vibes surrounding the Cavs last season, they finished with the 20th-best offense in the NBA (111 points per 100 possessions) and were absolutely horrendous (103 per 100) when Garland was off the court. Garland’s ability to shoot on the move makes him a clean fit with Mitchell on offense, and Cleveland can keep one of them on the floor at all times. Maybe this means Caris LeVert, acquired in a midseason trade with the Indiana Pacers, will be the Cavs’ long-term sixth man; maybe it means he’ll be moved before this year’s deadline. 

Pairing Mobley with Allen — and starting the 6-foot-11 Markkanen next to them — was an interesting experiment in an era where bigs are routinely played off the floor in the playoffs. After a successful bet on their mobility and talent, Cleveland has doubled down, effectively announcing that it believes its exceptionally large frontcourt can mask the weaknesses of its exceptionally small backcourt. In theory, if Garland and Mitchell, both of them 6-foot-1, neither of them a versatile defender, can survive anywhere defensively, then it would be on a team that has Mobley and Allen behind them.

It is reasonable to be skeptical about that. While most of the NBA is trying to acquire as many big, strong, switchable wings as possible, the Cavs have assembled a (wildly talented) core with either one or zero of them, depending on whether or not you think Isaac Okoro can still be considered part of the core. As Daryl Morey likes to say, though, you can’t just go into the superstar store and pick the one you want. If the Cavs had waited, maybe they could have acquired another player of Mitchell’s caliber, without the obvious fit issue. But that perfect trade opportunity might never had presented itself.  

What’s next for Utah?

The Jazz felt they’d hit their ceiling with Gobert and Mitchell, so lead executive Danny Ainge charted a new course. They got four first-round picks for Gobert, only one of them (lightly) protected, plus a pick swap. The Cavaliers sent them three more unprotected firsts, plus two swaps. Between Agbaji and big man Walker Kessler, picked No. 24 by Minnesota in this year’s draft and then included in the Gobert trade, they essentially got two more first-rounders. Utah picked up another first in the deal that sent Royce O’Neale to the Brooklyn Nets. And in a trade with the Los Angeles Lakers, it turned veteran Patrick Beverley, acquired from the Timberwolves, into 21-year-old Talen Horton-Tucker. 

And Ainge isn’t done. 

Mike Conley, who turns 35 next month, is not part of the Jazz’s long-term plans. Neither is Bojan Bogdanovic, who will turn 34 during next season’s playoffs. Jordan Clarkson, 30, figures to be available as well, and the same is likely true of Malik Beasley, who turns 26 in November. ESPN reported that Utah considers Sexton, 23, and Markkanen, 25, to be keepers, but there’s no guarantee that they finish their respective contracts in Salt Lake City.

The Jazz have a large collection of future picks now, and they’ll have even more by the deadline, if not by the beginning of training camp. They’ve set themselves up to lose a ton of games next season, and, if the lottery breaks right, they might get to draft their next franchise player. The losses will be painful, but they’ll come with a side of hope. The same can’t be said of banging your head against the same wall year after year. 

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Cleveland Cavaliers, Darius Garland agree to five-year rookie extension worth up to $231M, agent says

Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Darius Garland has agreed to a five-year, $193 million designated maximum rookie contract extension that could be worth as much as $231 million, his agent, Klutch Sports CEO Rich Paul, told ESPN on Saturday.

Garland’s deal is the richest in Cavaliers history and comes after a breakout third season that included him averaging 21.7 points and 8.6 assists per game, being named an All-Star for the first time and elevating the franchise into the Eastern Conference play-in tournament.

He is one of the cornerstones of a promising Cavaliers core that includes All-Star center Jarrett Allen and emerging star Evan Mobley.

Garland is supermax eligible if he makes one of the All-NBA’s first, second or third teams twice.

The No. 5 pick in the 2019 NBA draft, Garland helped the Cavaliers finish over .500 for the first time since LeBron James left in 2018.

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Bradley Beal, Bobby Portis, Nicolas Batum, Lakers, Nets

One of the top free agents on the market has made a decision regarding his player option.

Below is the latest intel gathered by HoopsHype on some of the top names on the free agent market, including Bradley Beal, and notable prospects in this year’s draft class like Jake LaRavia.

Bradley Beal

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Washington Wizards star Bradley Beal will decline his $36.4 million player option for the 2022-23 season and enter unrestricted free agency this summer, a league source told HoopsHype.

Beal can sign a five-year, $248 million deal with the Wizards in free agency, as our HoopsHype salary cap expert Yossi Golzan outlined in a recent story outlining all the player and team option decisions.

The three-time All-Star is currently ranked fourth overall in our HoopsHype free agent rankings.

Bobby Portis

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After previously taking a discount to re-sign with the Milwaukee Bucks, many around the league expect Bobby Portis to decline his $4.6 million player option for the 2022-23 season and enter unrestricted free agency.

Portis is one of the top free agents on the market this summer after averaging career-highs in points (14.6) and rebounds (9.1) per game. He ranks 12th in our HoopsHype free agent rankings and should command a massive pay raise this summer.

Nicolas Batum

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Nicolas Batum will decline his $3.3 million player option, per ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. From every public indication from Batum, it would be a surprise if he left the Clippers, as LA Times beat writer Andrew Greif noted.

The Clippers can offer him a higher annual rate through his Early Bird Rights. Rival NBA executives who spoke with HoopsHype believe Batum could command an average annual salary of $10 million.

Los Angeles Lakers

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The expectation around the NBA is the Los Angeles Lakers will exercise the $2.35 million team option on forward Stanley Johnson. New Lakers coach Darvin Ham publicly stressed the importance of role players like Johnson. Johnson shot a career-high 46.6 percent with the Lakers.

The Lakers have inquired about buying a second-round pick in this year’s draft, league sources told HoopsHype. The team has worked out several projected second-round picks to prepare for such a scenario.

Brooklyn Nets

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While the latest buzz surrounds Kyrie Irving’s long-term future with the Nets, multiple rotation players have drawn interest on the trade market.

Nets have received calls on swingman Joe Harris and guard Cam Thomas from several teams around the league gauging Brooklyn’s interest in moving either player, league sources told HoopsHype.

Rival executives believe Thomas could command a potential first-round pick in trade talks, and Joe Harris is the team’s most realistic trade asset should Brooklyn try to upgrade at a different position. Rival teams believe Harris could be more available than in years past, with fellow sharpshooter Seth Curry under contract for $8.5 million next season.

However, internally, the Nets believe Harris’ size can help them on the boards next season, and his floor spacing would help Ben Simmons thrive with the team in transition and create driving lanes for the Australian forward. A potential lineup of Irving, Curry, Harris, Simmons, and Kevin Durant would provide maximum floor spacing for Simmons to thrive and be a nightmare to cover defensively.

New Orleans Pelicans

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Pelicans guard Devonte Graham is available on the trade market, league sources told HoopsHype.

Graham, who started 63 of 76 games last season, is owed $36.3 million over the next three seasons, but only $2.85 million is guaranteed for the 2024-25 season, as noted on our HoopsHype Pelicans salary page.

Cleveland Cavaliers

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As reported in our previous HoopsHype aggregate mock draft, the Cleveland Cavaliers are open to moving back in the draft if they can acquire an additional future first-round pick.

Several teams have inquired about Cleveland’s 14th overall pick, including the Minnesota Timberwolves, Memphis Grizzlies, and Milwaukee Bucks, league sources told HoopsHype.

Milwaukee Bucks

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Projected first-round pick Jake LaRavia visited with the Milwaukee Bucks and worked out for the team twice, league sources told HoopsHype.

LaRavia is projected 26th overall in our LIVE aggregate HoopsHype mock draft. Find out why executives and scouts like his game, which former All-Star he’s compared to, and more in our HoopsHype interview.

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Toronto Raptors’ Scottie Barnes edges Cleveland Cavaliers’ Evan Mobley for NBA Rookie of the Year

TORONTO — Raptors forward Scottie Barnes edged Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley to win the 2021-22 NBA Rookie of the Year Award, with the 15-point difference between them marking the smallest gap over the 20 seasons the NBA has conducted the voting under its current format.

Barnes, who returned to action Saturday in Game 4 of Toronto’s Eastern Conference first-round series against the Philadelphia 76ers after missing Games 2 and 3 with a sprained left ankle, had 48 first-place votes and finished with 358 points, while being listed on every ballot.

Mobley, meanwhile, had 43 first-place votes and was named to 99 of the 100 ballots.

Barnes, the fifth overall pick out of Florida State, averaged 15.3 points, 7.5 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.08 steals, 0.74 blocks and 35.4 minutes in 74 games for Toronto, leading all rookies in minutes, ranking third in points and rebounds and finishing fifth in assists, steals and blocks.

He won the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Month Award the past two months of the season, and becomes the third Raptor — after Damon Stoudamire in 1996 and Vince Carter in 1999 — to win the honor as the league’s top rookie.

“What you see on the court is exactly who Scottie is: enthusiastic. Joyful. Athletic. Skilled, and a winner,” Raptors president Masai Ujiri said in a statement. “We — and our fans — loved seeing his development through this season, and we can’t wait to see what the future brings.”

Mobley, who was picked third by Cleveland out of USC, averaged 15 points and 8.3 rebounds in 69 games for the Cavaliers, helping turn them back into a playoff contender for the first time since LeBron James left the franchise four years ago.

Following Barnes, who was honored with the award before Game 4, and Mobley in the voting were Detroit Pistons guard Cade Cunningham, the top overall pick, who received the other nine first-place votes; Houston Rockets guard Jalen Green, the second overall pick, who had one second-place vote; Orlando Magic forward Franz Wagner, the eighth overall pick, who received two third-place votes; and New Orleans Pelicans forward Herb Jones, the 35th overall pick, who picked up a single third-place vote.

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Trae Young’s late heroics rally Atlanta Hawks by Cleveland Cavaliers in play-in game thriller

Despite losing starting center Clint Capela to a first-half injury in Friday’s play-in game, the Atlanta Hawks rallied behind Trae Young’s season-saving second half to beat the Cavaliers 107-101 in Cleveland.

The Hawks advance to face the Miami Heat, the Eastern Conference’s top-seeded team, in a first-round playoff series that begins Sunday in Miami.

Young, the Hawks’ All-Star floor general, carried his team with 38 points, including 30 in the second half and 15 in the fourth quarter alone.

Young shot 4-of-11 from 3-point range and drilled several back-breaking shots that helped the Hawks hold their lead late. He added nine assists.

The Hawks took their first lead late in the third quarter on a 3-pointer from Young, who scored 16 points in the quarter, helping his team overcome a 14-point deficit.

The Cavaliers jumped out to a double-digit lead in the first quarter behind hot 3-point shooting from Lauri Markkanen, who scored 17 first-half points and sank 5 of 8 from 3-point range before intermission. Markkanen led the Cavaliers with 26 points, and Darius Garland added 21.

Cavaliers All-Star center Jarrett Allen returned to the starting lineup after missing 19 games with a broken left finger. Allen hadn’t played since March 6 but finished with 11 points and three rebounds.

The Hawks lost Capela in the first half when Cavaliers center Evan Mobley fell against Capela’s knee. Capela had to be helped off the court with what the Hawks later called a hyperextended right knee. His availability against the Heat is unclear.

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