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The Dallas Mavericks entered Tuesday night’s game against the New Orleans Pelicans looking for their second straight win after destroying the Memphis Grizzlies Saturday. In what turned out to be an extremely entertaining contest, the Mavs ultimately fell 113-111. But one thing is for certain, it wasn’t on Luka Doncic. Doncic scored a game-high 37 […]

Remember when the New York Knicks were the front-runners to get Donovan Mitchell. There was a time during the NBA offseason when it was a foregone conclusion that Spida would go back home to New York. The reports even went so far to say that they were the only team in the running for Mitchell. […]

Donovan Mitchell got brutally honest on his relationship with former Utah Jazz teammate Rudy Gobert on JJ Redick’s podcast. “How would we handle being in the bubble together?” Mitchell said in reference to when rumors of a rocky relationship with Gobert emerged. “To be honest with you, our relationship got better after Covid. Because I […]

The Utah Jazz have charted their course for the Victor Wembanyama sweepstakes. But if Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert could’ve had their way, they’d have run it back one more time. In a recent appearance on JJ Redick’s podcast The Old Man and the Three, the new Cleveland Cavaliers guard spoke at length on pleading their […]

The Cleveland Cavaliers had their most exciting season since LeBron James’ first stint with the Cavaliers en route to a 44-38 record in 2021-22. How many games will they win in 2022-23? Let’s take a look at the Cavaliers’ over/under win total for this new NBA season. It is all fun and games until there […]

Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell is a big New York Mets supporter, and just like any fan of the franchise watching the MLB playoffs on Friday, he was in deep pain. Who wouldn’t be, anyway? The Mets got dismantled by the San Diego Padres right from the start of their Wild Card series, with the […]

The Cleveland Guardians received an epic Donovan Mitchell shoutout ahead of their MLB playoff matchup with the Tampa Bay Rays. Playoffs tonight‼️‼️‼️ LETS GOOOO @Mets @CleGuardians #LFGM #ForTheLand — Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) October 7, 2022 Donovan Mitchell, who’s famously a New York Mets fan, has seemingly adopted the Guardians as his American League favorite team. […]

There was a lot of hype leading up to Tuesday night’s matchup between French outfit Metropolitans 92 and the NBA G League Ignite. This is but a non-bearing exhibition match between a little-known Paris-based team and a G League side that is made up of amateurs. However, the main highlight of the contest is without […]

Denver Nuggets guard Jamal Murray made his return to the NBA court less than 18 months after he tore his ACL against the Golden State Warriors back in the 2020-21 season. Murray is one of the most creative and explosive scoring guards in the NBA, and both the league and the Nuggets sorely missed his […]

Just like most baseball fans, Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell has his eyes on New York Yankees slugger Aaron Judge, who now shares the American League record of 61 home runs in a season with Roger Maris. Judge hit one deep against the Toronto Blue Jays off pitcher Tim Mayza. Right after that Aaron Judge […]

Utah Jazz’ Malik Beasley displayed confidence at NBA media day. He also sent Jazz fans a Kawhi Leonard-esque message. Beasley was talking about his goals for the season and ended up explaining his personality and character, per HoopsHype on Twitter. “My off the court situation, I want to make sure that people know that I’m […]

When the Cleveland Cavaliers pushed their chips to the center of the table and traded away Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, four first-round picks, and two first-round pick swaps, it shook up the Eastern Conference in a major way. While most expected to see “Spida Mitchell” end up in Peter Parker’s hometown, as the Knicks had […]

The New York Knicks were linked to Donovan Mitchell all summer long, but the Cleveland Cavaliers ultimately swooped in and traded for the star guard. There were also reports that Gersson Rosas was the lead negotiator that failed to make the deal happen. Leon Rose spoke on just that on Friday, making it clear he’s […]

There’s probably no New York Knicks fan out there that was happy to hear about the team’s botched trade pursuit for Donovan Mitchell. For his part, however, team president Leon Rose is seeing the silver lining in all this. So much so, that the high-ranking Knicks executive believes that the team marked a monumental offseason […]

Donovan Mitchell is among the tens of thousands of people in attendance to watch the Cleveland Browns take on the Pittsburgh Steelers Thursday night. Mitchell, of course, is the shiny new weapon the Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired in the NBA offseason, so he’s just out there trying to get a feel of the football atmosphere […]

Before the Utah Jazz made the decision to trade Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the Los Angeles Lakers were apparently discussing a four-team trade with them alongside the Charlotte Hornets and New York Knicks. In the said trade talks mentioned by The Athletic, the Lakers would have landed both Bojan Bogdanovic and Terry Rozier. […]

When explaining his reason for breaking up the Utah Jazz, team exec Danny Ainge said he saw “a group of players that really didn’t believe in each other.” Donovan Mitchell, however, is not having it. Speaking on ESPN weeks after his trade from the Jazz to the Cleveland Cavaliers, Mitchell basically denied Ainge’s claim. While […]

There’s no denying that the New York Knicks were the biggest losers in the Donovan Mitchell blockbuster trade after the Utah Jazz and the Cleveland Cavaliers surprisingly agreed on a deal for the All-Star shooting guard. It wasn’t just the Knicks who lost out on Mitchell, though. Apparently, the Los Angeles Lakers also had a […]

Before the Utah Jazz traded Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, everybody thought he was going to the New York Knicks. There were plenty of rumors linking him to his home state, and at the time, it looked like it was only a matter of when until he moves back home. Mitchell, for his part, […]

When the Utah Jazz decided to bring in Danny Ainge as a team executive in the middle of last season, you just knew that he was going to make a major impact on the team sooner rather than later. It came just seven months upon his arrival, with Ainge and the Jazz front office deciding […]

There’s been a lot of talk surrounding the Utah Jazz’s decision to pick the Cleveland Cavaliers’ trade offer for Donovan Mitchell over that of the New York Knicks. This is despite the fact that the Jazz were engaged in negotiations with the Knicks for what feels like the entire offseason. Some have even gone as […]

The Utah Jazz will have a completely different roster next season after trading away Rudy Gobert and franchise cornerstone Donovan Mitchell. While many believe this team won’t be good for quite some time, Danny Ainge thinks differently. The CEO of basketball operations spoke out on the plan in place as Utah looks to build this […]

Before the Utah Jazz traded Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks were considered the frontrunners to land the explosive guard. With that said, it certainly surprised many when things took a different turn. Charles Barkley, however, has some inside information on what happened. Speaking on SiriusXM NBA Radio, the NBA legend […]

Chris Paul’s 2011 move to the Los Angeles Clippers still remains to be one of the most contentious trades in NBA history. The Los Angeles Lakers supposedly already had a deal in place, only for then-NBA commissioner David Stern to veto the deal at the last minute. Danny Ainge, who at that time was the […]

The Utah Jazz’s decision to trade Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers has been the subject of discussions and several speculations as of late. The New York Knicks were considered the favorite landing spot for Mitchell, so it came as a surprise that the Salt Lake City franchise sent him to the Cavs instead. Not […]

Danny Ainge is no stranger to making franchise-altering trades. After previously wheeling and dealing in favor of the Boston Celtics, he just pulled off two more in the span of two months for the Utah Jazz. The Jazz executive moved franchise cornerstones Donovan Mitchell and Rudy Gobert in trades netting the team a boatload of […]

New York Knicks fans have needed comforting for the past few days after their favorite franchise, bless its soul, missed out on Donovan Mitchell. A born and raised New Yorker who by all accounts would have loved to play for his hometown squad, Mitchell instead ended up in a very different city that’s hundreds of […]

Thursday marked the end of an era for the Utah Jazz as they traded franchise star Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. It was the last domino to fall after shipping off Rudy Gobert as well earlier in the summer and now, this franchise will have a much different look next season. On Saturday, the […]

Even if the New York Knicks were not involved in any trade, they are the talk of the town once again. As the most obvious rumored destination for Donovan Mitchell, the Knicks faltered this deal as Mitchell got traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a substantial package. Pairing Mitchell with Jalen Brunson would have been […]

On September 7, 1996, Donovan Mitchell was born in Elmsford, New York. Some 26 years later, he had a chance to come back home. For one reason or another, however, the New York Knicks just weren’t able to get this done. Instead, Mitchell is now headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers after the Utah Jazz decided […]

Despite the fact that the New York Knicks were considered the frontrunner to land Donovan Mitchell, the fact of the matter is that they never got their man. The Cleveland Cavaliers emerged at the last minute to steal him away after agreeing to a blockbuster deal with the Utah Jazz. As it turns out, Jazz […]

The New York Knicks are in a dire state of heartbreak right now after missing out on trade target Donovan Mitchell, the ex-Utah Jazz face of the franchise. The epitome of so close, yet so far, the Knicks almost completed a deal with the Jazz that would have had RJ Barrett, the young lefty swingman […]

Not long before news broke that Donovan Mitchell was headed to the Cleveland Cavaliers, the New York Knicks made a major announcement involving RJ Barrett and his massive $120 million extension. The timing was suspicious, to say the least, and apparently, there is indeed more to this than what’s on the surface. According to Knicks […]

Rudy Gobert left a while back. Now, Donovan Mitchell is also on his way out after the Utah Jazz traded him to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Jazz are gutting their core, and there now appears to be a looming fire sale. Right now, one of the names that have been linked to a potential Utah […]

The New York Knicks have ended up on the losing end yet again. After a rumor-filled offseason that saw them emerging as the clear frontrunner to trade for New York native Donovan Mitchell, it all came crashing down for the Knicks on Thursday after it was announced that the Utah Jazz had agreed on a […]

On Thursday, the NBA world was rocked once again with the news that the Utah Jazz had traded All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. On Friday, Mitchell finally spoke out and addressed his former fans and the organization that he came up with.   View this post on Instagram   A post shared […]

As the Utah Jazz and Cleveland Cavaliers hammered out the details and finalized a trade for Donovan Mitchell, it was the New York Knicks who came out looking like the real losers. The Knicks were the perceived front-runners for the former Jazz star for quite some time and did an excellent job collecting assets to […]

There was a great deal of uncertainty surrounding Collin Sexton’s future after he tore his meniscus last year. The former eighth overall pick has had some impressive moments already in his career but was bumped out of the future plans of the Cavs due to the injury and strong play of Darius Garland. There was […]

The All-Star trade that finally looked like it would go the New York Knicks’ way, well, didn’t. The Cleveland Cavaliers swooped in after the Utah Jazz didn’t cave to the hardball stance from Leon Rose and co. Most trade negotiations see the pursuing party gradually increase their offer as time goes by. But that’s not […]