Tag: Sam Merrill
Dribbles: New-look Cavs having themselves a time, wallop Wizards along the way
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 138-113 win over the Washington Wizards on Wednesday.
1. This is the type of fun the Cavs and...
Dribbles: Cavs’ endings are different now, as stars deliver to knock off Nuggets
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ thriller of a 119-117 road win over the Denver Nuggets on Monday.
1. That’s how you end a West Coast...
Dribbles: Not always pretty, but Cavs close like contenders in James Harden debut
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers’ 132-126 road win over the Sacramento Kings on Saturday night.
1. It was messy. It was awkward. It was uncomfortable...
Inside the Cavs’ early vision for James Harden
The Cavaliers didn’t hesitate once the deal was done.
Within hours of landing James Harden, head coach Kenny Atkinson was already thinking about how to...
A look at Cavs’ new roster after NBA trade deadline
The Cavaliers didn’t tiptoe into the 2026 NBA trade deadline. Far from it.
Instead, president of basketball operations Koby Altman and his team jumped in...
Dribbles: Cavs show new pep in step, trounce Clippers after trade
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' easy 124-91 road win over the Los Angeles Clippers on Wednesday. ...
1. Well, if this is how it's gonna...
Dribbles: Cavs handle Blazers behind Jarrett Allen’s utter eruption
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 130-111 road win over the Portland Trail Blazers on Sunday.
1. NBA fans arrived in Portland expecting to see Jarrett...
Dribbles: Cavs topple Kings, but still searching for their best version
CLEVELAND -- Random dribbles from the Cavaliers' 123-118 win over the Sacramento Kings on Friday night.
1. It is not always pretty. It is not...
Cavs reminded how far they have to go in sobering loss to Thunder
This one wasn’t about excuses. It was about standards.
The Cavaliers walked into a Monday matinee against the reigning champion Thunder and got a blunt...
Latest on Cavs’ Darius Garland, Sam Merrill
The Cavaliers are holding their breath again.
Point guard Darius Garland and wing Sam Merrill were both injured during Wednesday’s win in Philadelphia and are...
Cavs’ Jaylon Tyson doesn’t want to ‘make it about me,’ so teammates do it for him
This one felt bigger than a single night.
The Cavaliers were short-handed again, on the road again, and staring down a tight finish against the...
Cavs again show poise, get 39 from Jaylon Tyson in sliding past Sixers
This one had every reason to go sideways. Short-handed roster. Sloppy start. Late mistakes. And yet the Cavaliers walked out with it anyway.
They beat...
Jonathan Kuminga, Sam Merrill, others now officially trade-eligible
The Warriors-Jonathan Kuminga situation is about to reach its first real inflection point.
Nearly three months after signing a two-year, $46.5 million contract, Kuminga becomes...
Dribbles: Cavs finally look the part, steamroll Sixers in Philly
Random dribbles following the Cavaliers' 133-107 hammer job of a road win over the Philadelphia 76ers on Wednesday.
1. What a way to kick off...














