As we inch closer to the NBA trade deadline on February 5, the most desperate teams will make their move. The trade deadline has shown that no player is safe.

With Luka Doncic being traded for Anthony Davis, the sports world was left in shock, and the Mavericks still haven’t recovered as they sit as the No. 12 seed in the Western Conference.

While on the topic of desperate teams, The Ringer has labeled Cleveland “the most desperate team heading into the deadline.”

So it leaves the question of what the Cavs will do heading into year four of the Garland, Mitchell, Allen, and Mobley experiment. Could Cleveland’s GM Mike Gansey and Koby Altman decide to move one of their stars before the deadline to try and rally the team?

Names to watch for the Cavaliers

Michael Porter Jr. is a name that’s being shopped around to teams. He’s already proven that he can play in a winning system; after winning the title with Denver in 2023, his elite shooting, efficiency, and size would be beneficial for any contender. 

Jonathan Kuminga is another name floating around. He currently sits on the Golden State Warriors with a very diminished role, often going entire games without logging a single minute. Kuminga would be much cheaper than Porter with the possibility to reach a new level of play himself. We all know there are no guarantees in this sport; there’s a reason Steve Kerr sits Kuminga in these games. 

Cleveland could go as far as calling up Dallas to set up blockbuster trades in back-to-back years by checking for the availability of Davis. A dominant big man that can bring the winning culture to Cleveland. Davis may have the most question marks out of everyone. The injuries that have caused him to miss time just this season are eye-popping. You don’t really know what you’re going to get if you trade for Davis.

Desperate times call for desperate measures, right?

The Cavs could decide that this team just won’t make it and trade one of their superstars, Donavan Mitchell or Evan Mobley, and go all in on trying to win this season by trading for more star power. 

Or they could take a different route and blow the team up and trade them away to contenders. Mobley is more than likely the most untouchable, considering how young he is and the versatility he brings to the game. 

The NBA trade deadline is only a couple of weeks away and its decision time for the Cavs to do what’s best for their future.

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – Police are investigating after a man was critically injured in a shooting on the city’s West side late Tuesday.

Cleveland police and Cuyahoga Metropolitan Housing Authority (CMHA) police officers responded to The Village at Riverside Park in the 4700 block of Rocky River Dr. around 11 p.m.

This is in the city’s Hopkins neighborhood.

Cleveland EMS said the victim, a 40-year-old man, was transported to MetroHealth Medical Center.

His name has not been released.

19 News has reached out to police for additional information.

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Oh the weather outside is … freezing. Actually, it’s much colder than that.

Temperatures in northeast Ohio are expected to peak at a high of 16 degrees on Tuesday, with a low of 9 degrees, according to the National Weather Service. Wind chills dipped between -15 and -20 degrees this morning and are expected to remain near-zero or slightly below into the evening. The sub-zero temperatures forced a number of Cleveland-area school districts to close on Tuesday.

Later this week, air temperatures in Cleveland could reach as low as -4 degrees on Friday night, according to NWS’ extended forecast.

When’s the last time that happened? Perhaps to no surprise, the last time temperatures dropped below zero in Cleveland was just last year, in late January.

Air temperatures in Cleveland reached a low of -5 degrees on January 22, 2025, with a high of only 16 degrees. The day before, temperatures peaked at 10 degrees with a low of -3 degrees. Those were the only two days last year that air temperatures reached sub-zero in Cleveland.

Going even further back, the coldest day in Cleveland on record was -20 degrees on Jan. 19, 1994. The high that day was a balmy -3 degrees.

Official air temperature records in Cleveland have been recorded at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport — located about 14 miles southwest of downtown Cleveland — since 1938. Prior to that, records were kept near Lake Erie in downtown Cleveland.

Below-zero temperatures can also create problems inside your home: Freezing and bursting pipes. The American Red Cross suggests opening cabinet doors underneath the sink in your kitchen and bathroom to help warmer air circulate around the plumbing, cleveland.com’s Julie Washington and Megan Sims previously reported.

Veterinarians also recommend pet owners take precautions to keep their four-legged friends warm amid the unusually cold temperatures.

“Frostbite and hypothermia are the two biggest threats facing pets in cold weather, which is made worse with temperatures less than zero degrees,” Beth Malinich, doctor of veterinary medicine at the Animal Hospital of Fairview Park, told cleveland.com.