The Cleveland Cavaliers started the party at the NBA trade deadline on Saturday night.

The Cavs flipped De’Andre Hunter to the Sacramento Kings in a three-team trade with the Chicago Bulls. In return, the Cavaliers received Keon Ellis and Dennis Schröder from the Kings.

Schröder and Ellis are prime examples of under the radar trade targets for the Cavaliers to improve their playoff situation. There will be plenty of pressure on the Cavs to find postseason success after failing to get further than the second round in the Donovan Mitchell era.

Here are three more moves the Cavs can make that could make a big difference for the postseason.

1. Trade Lonzo Ball

A bit of addition by subtraction to get the ball rolling – no pun intended.

Ball has wildly underwhelmed during his first season with the Cavaliers. The Cavs traded Isaac Okoro to the Bulls over the summer to land Ball. He’s having a career-worst shooting season and hasn’t made any difference on the court.

By adding Ellis and Schröder, the Cavs have a major backlog of backcourt depth. Trading Ball can ensure that both newly acquired guards can get minutes while continuing to develop Craig Porter Jr. and Tyrese Proctor. At some point, Max Strus will make his season debut for the Cavs after missing over half of the season with a fractured foot.

2. Bobby Portis, Milwaukee Bucks

All eyes are on the Milwaukee Bucks at the trade deadline, as they are listening to offers for superstar forward Giannis Antetokounmpo.

Cavs president of basketball operations Koby Altman is an aggressive trader, and has probably enquired about Antetokounmpo. But would the Bucks, who are partially owned by Cleveland Browns owner Jimmy Haslam, really trade one of the NBA’s biggest superstars to Dan Gilbert’s Cavaliers?

It’s much more likely that the Cavs could involve themselves in a trade for Antetokounmpo as the third team. Even if Antetokounmpo doesn’t come to Cleveland, the Cavs can buy low on Bobby Portis, who was a key contributor to the Bucks’ title run in 2021.

3. Herb Jones, New Orleans Pelicans

The Cavs have not gotten much out of Larry Nance Jr. or Thomas Bryant, who were supposed to be the big offseason acquisitions to provide more depth in the frontcourt.

Perhaps the Cavs can use their surplus of guard depth to help Zion Williamson’s Pelicans by returning Jones, the 6-foot-7 forward that would be a nice, long upgrade – especially in a world without Hunter on the roster.

CLEVELAND, Ohio – We sipped five beers from four breweries throughout Ohio for our review this month.

The range of styles crosses a pretty wide palate, from a hot peppery amber ale to a Double India Pale Ale.

As usual, all should be available on local store shelves. Our photos show what the beers look like, and we note our favorite at the end.

Cheers!

Old Ohio

Twin Oast Brewing, Port Clinton, Blonde Ale, 4.7%

Clean tasting, refreshing beer. Slight lemon and a smidgen yeastiness. Does not have the tanginess that Blonde Ales sometimes do. Would be a solid summer supper. Decent body, with alcohol under 5. “Oast” refers to a kiln used for drying hops.

Cryo Cold Budded

Columbus Brewing Co., Columbus, Double India Pale Ale, 8.5%

You know you are drinking a DIPA with this one. Orange is among the citrus flavors coming through. Alcohol does seep in on a lingering finish, but it’s not overwhelming.

Original Pale Ale

Columbus Brewing Co., Columbus, Pale Ale, 5.6%

Orange pith inches its way through in this smooth-tasting ale. Pale Ale is a style that seems to be a forgotten stepchild at times, and it’s nice to see these land on store shelves.

Hot Honey Strings

Heart State Brewing, Carroll, Amber Ale, 5.4%

This is like drinking two beers in one. A malty brew hits your palate immediately, and then. … after a couple of seconds delay … heat. A fiery burn gets you in the back of the throat. Not for the faint of heart. Sweetness is pretty nominal in this ale, which the brewery describes as “malty, crisp, spicy, sweet.” The brewery is near Columbus.

Seeing Colors

MadTree Brewing, Cincinnati, Hazy India Pale Ale, 6.5%

Really balanced. Hazy for sure but more than that. Some orange and a bit of pine seeps in. Long finish.

This month’s favorite: Some very different beers in this lot. We’ll give a hat tip to Cryo Cold Budded.

A 12-pack of brewery news

• Great Lakes Brewing Co. is launching The Float Shoppe, its first full line of THC-infused beverages. It’s set for release in late February.

• Gandalf’s Pub & Restaurant in Valley City is having its annual wild game dinner featuring beers from Great Lakes Brewing Co. on Monday, Feb. 23.

• Winking Lizard has scheduled Beer Bottle Tuesdays for those who are signed up for the 2026 Tour of Beers. Tourists will receive two points for select bottles on Tuesdays.

• The Cleveland Brewery Passport is open with 42 breweries, all within a 30-mile radius from downtown Cleveland.

• Terrestrial Brewing Co. is moving ahead with plans for its deck, patio and event-center space.

• HiHO Brewing in Cuyahoga Falls is selling $5 pints of Touchdown Brown, an American Brown Ale at 5.6% alcohol, today – Sunday, Feb. 1.

• Blue Monkey Brewing Co. has released Mooks Chocolate Milk Stout, billed as a smooth, balanced stout to support the Ohio Craft Brewers Association. The brewery is in North Royalton.

• Tröegs Independent Brewing in Hershey, Pennsylvania, has released Daylight Chaser, a dark IPA that joins the brewery’s lineup of seasonally rotating beers alongside Field Study, Leaf Seeker and Blizzard of Hops. It has Simcoe, Mosaic and Citra hops and is 6.3% alcohol. It’s available on draft and in 12-ounce bottles and cans.

• Stone Brewing of Escondido, California, is marking 30 years in business with sweepstakes, fan-favorite throwbacks, collaborations and limited-time packaging. The brewery kicked off the year by spotlighting its flagship Stone IPA with limited-time gold packaging.

• Von Ebert Brewing of Portland, Oregon, has launched non-beer offerings. The three non-alcoholic sparkling hop waters are called Boost, Flow and Chill. Also, hard teas, hard fruit punch and hard seltzer are in the works.

• New offerings from nitro-focused Left Hand Brewing Co. of Longmont, Colorado, include the brewery’s first new nitro seasonal, Chocolate Orange Nitro, a Milk Stout variant. Later in the year Left Hand plans to release Ginger Snap Nitro, a winter warmer featuring ginger spice.

• Coronado Brewing Co. has released Hazy Weekend IPA, the newest year-round addition to its Weekend Brand Family. It joins flagship Weekend Vibes IPA and its counterpart BIG Weekend Double IPA.

Our reviews: Most of the beers we buy come from Northeast Ohio retail shops and stores. We choose from Heinen’s, Red, Wine & Brew; Acme, Giant Eagle, Mustard Seed Market, Whole Foods and others.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Fire Department rescued a woman from the roof of a house fire on Saturday morning.

At around 6 a.m., Cleveland firefighters were on the scene of a 1 1/2 story house fire in the 3600 block of West 134th Street.

According to Cleveland Fire, a woman called and said she was trapped in the house.

A dispatcher told her to get onto a porch roof, and firefighters rescued her from there.

The woman and a man were taken to the hospital for smoke inhalation.

According to Cleveland Fire Lt. Mike Norman, one dog escaped, and two dogs died.

The estimated damage to the home amounted to about $200,000, and likely a total loss.

A house nearby also caught fire, causing about $50,000 in damage.

The Red Cross is assisting two adults from the nearby house.

Cleveland Fire said extra crews responded for extra manpower due to the extreme cold.

The fire remains under investigation.

This is a developing story. Return to 19 News for updates.

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