The Cleveland Cavaliers have been one if not the best, team throughout the first half of the NBA season.

However, the front office will have to answer a tough question in the coming weeks: Should they make a blockbuster trade before the deadline?

Even though the Wine and Gold still have some areas on the roster that could be upgraded, the Cavaliers appear hesitant to make a deal.

According to a recent report from Marc Stein and Jake Fischer, Cleveland is answering the phone and listening to what other teams have to offer, but they’re not too interested in breaking up their roster.

“Beyond its four mainstays, Cleveland is said to be listening to pitches but generally reluctant to do any sort of trade-deadline tinkering given how good the chemistry has been during the Atkinson Era,” Stein and Fischer wrote.

The “mainstays” the duo of writers are referring to include Cleveladn’s core four of Darius Garland, Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen.

However, there are other intriguing trade candidates, such as Caris LeVert because of his expiring contract and Jaylon Tyson being a rookie with a positive upside.

It’s understandable that the front office would be hesitant to break up something that’s clearly working so well.

This current Cavaliers roster is a special group both on and off the floor. Their bond is evident, and it’s one of the reasons they’re on pace for a historically good record.

Time will tell if Cleveland ultimately makes a trade in the end. However, the Cavaliers have proved this season that they’re capable of contending in the postseason with their current roster.

On Thursday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers played the Oklahoma City Thunder (in Oklahoma).

The Cavs were blown out by a score of 134-114.

After the game, Dan Gilbert sent out a post (via X) that had over 900 likes and 20,000 impressions in one hour.

Gilbert wrote: “Well it wasn’t a pretty one, but it’s just one game. Let’s learn what we can from it and move on. #LetEmKnow”

Even with the loss, the Cavs are still the first seed in the Eastern Conference with a 34-6 record in 40 games.

They have gone 8-2 over their last ten.

One of the biggest reasons for Thursday’s loss was the play of All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell.

He finished with just eight points, two rebounds, two assists and one steal while shooting 3/15 from the field and 1/4 from the three-point range in 21 minutes of playing time.

Via StatMuse: “Spida against OKC this season:

11 PTS | 6 REB | 4 AST
8 PTS | 2 REB | 2 AST

on 19.0 FG% and 27.0 3P%”

The Cavs will play their next game on Saturday when they visit the Minnesota Timberwolves.

They are 14-4 in the 18 games they have played away from Ohio.

As for the Thunder, they improved to 34-6 in their first 40 games, which has them as the first seed in the Western Conference.

They are in the middle of a four-game winning streak.

Via StatMuse: “The Thunder tonight:

— No Chet
— No Hartenstein
— Benched starters for 4Q

Smoked the best team in the league.”

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The 18-year-old charged in the double homicide in the city’s Slavic Village neighborhood early this week pleaded not guilty at his arraignment in Cleveland Municipal Court Thursday.

The judge set Phoenix Brown’s bond at $2 million.

Cleveland police and EMS were called out to Warner Road and Jeffries Avenue around 1 a.m. on Jan. 14 for a report of a car hitting a pole.

When they arrived, they found two teenagers suffering from gunshot wounds.

Both victims were pronounced dead at the scene.

The Cuyahoga County Medical Examiner identified both of the deceased as Khalyn White, 17, and Julius Barron, 16.

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