It’s been a hectic couple of weeks for the Cleveland Cavaliers and their front office. After making the playoffs and getting to the conference semifinals for the first time since 2018, they decided it wasn’t good enough.

Cleveland parted ways with J.B. Bickerstaff and is looking to find a new lead man for the organization. The can also offer Donovan Mitchell a massive extension after the NBA Finals and want to keep their star player happy with the head coach.

After interviewing a few different candidates, one certain person has emerged as the frontrunner.

ESPN’s Brian Windhorst appeared on Get Up on Monday morning and discussed the Cavs vacant position. It sounds like James Borrego to Cleveland is gaining some traction.

“Other candidates that they’re interested in, are moving on elsewhere. So James Borrego, who they interviewed about 10 days ago, he’s getting momentum in Cleveland. He’s expected to interview there early this week as a potential leading candidate developing with the Cavs.”

– Brian Windhorst

Borrego is currently the top assistant for the New Orleans Pelicans and is known for being an offensive-minded coach, something that Cleveland is looking for.

Borrego was also the former head coach of the Charlotte Hornets, logging a 138-163 record.

The Cavs felt that Bickerstaff couldn’t connect with the players in the locker room despite their success on the court. Borrego may take a different approach while having a great basketball mind and management could be looking to have the 46-year-old take over.

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CLEVELAND (AP) — Bail was set at $5 million Monday for a woman who authorities say fatally stabbed a 3-year-old boy last week as he sat in a grocery cart outside an Ohio supermarket and wounded his mother.

The ruling by Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court Judge Nancy Margaret Russo concluded an arraignment hearing for Bionca Ellis, 32, of Cleveland, that took three attempts and nearly an hour to complete, Cleveland.com reported.

Authorities have said Ellis was inside the Giant Eagle grocery store on June 3 in the Cleveland suburb of North Olmsted when she saw Julian Wood and his mother, Margot Wood, near the front and followed them into the parking lot,

The mother was about to load her groceries into her vehicle when Ellis ran at them with a knife, stabbing the boy twice, in an attack that took less than five seconds before Ellis walked away. The boy died at a hospital while Margot Wood was treated at a hospital for a stab wound to her shoulder — a wound prosecutors have said she suffered after trying to pull the boy out of the cart during the attack.

Authorities have not given a motivation for the attack, which they believe was a random incident. Ellis is being represented by the public defender’s office, which generally does not comment on cases.

On Monday, Ellis initially appeared via video from the county jail, but stared at the floor as Russo asked if she had a copy of the indictment that charged her with aggravated murder and other related counts. Ellis first told the judge “I don’t know,” then stopped answering despite multiple requests by the judge. Russo then asked Ellis why she wasn’t answering, and Ellis again remained silent.

The judge then moved on to other arraignments but called Ellis again a few minutes later and again asked her if she had the indictment. Ellis again said she didn’t know and an assistant public defender, whose office had represented Ellis in an unrelated matter, told Russo that Ellis had mental health issues and tried to waive Ellis’ right to review the indictment before being arraigned.

Russo refused, saying it wasn’t appropriate because prosecutors could seek the death penalty. She then ordered Ellis to appear in the courtroom and for the public defender’s office to review the indictment with her.

In the courtroom, Ellis said she asked assistant Cuyahoga County Public Defender Linda Hricko not to read her indictment. When Russo asked if Hricko did, Ellis whispered no but Hricko nodded her head yes. The judge then read all ten counts of the indictment aloud, and Ellis appeared to smile.

Speaking at Monday’s hearing as Ellis stood just a few feet away from him with her back turned, Julian’s father told the judge he didn’t want Ellis to be free on bond.

“There’s nothing that could ever replace my son, or anything my wife and I and our other kids are going through. It’s horrendous,” Jared Wood said, struggling to keep his composure. “Just do whatever you can to keep this monster behind bars.”

CLEVELAND, Ohio – Eight large Ohio companies saw stock growth last week, one of which was a Cleveland-area-based company.

This was led by Cincinnati-based clinical pharmacology and laboratory services company Medpace Holdings, which experienced 3.8% growth, or an added $14.85 a share.

Progressive was the only Cleveland-area-based insurance company to see growth last week, at 0.6% or $1.35 a share. Last week, Progressive Corp. had the second-highest growth in the state at 3.6% growth or $7.27 a share.

Here is a listing of the eight Ohio companies with gains, by percent, courtesy of IEX Cloud and Stacker. Stocks are ranked by percent price change from May 31 to Friday.

The listing is limited to companies largely based in Ohio, listed on the Russell 3000 membership list, and with a market cap of over $5 billion on April 14.

No. 8. Welltower (WELL)

Friday Close: $103.81

– Last week’s price change: 0.1% ($0.14)

– Market cap: $62.1 billion

– Headquarters: Toledo

– Sector: Retail estate, rental and leasing

No. 7. Lancaster Colony Corp. (LANC)

Friday Close: $186.06

– Last week’s price change: 0.3% ($0.56)

– Market cap: $5.1 billion

– Headquarters: Westerville

– Sector: Manufacturing

No. 6. Cintas Corportation (CTAS)

Friday Close: $682.17

– Last week’s price change: 0.6% ($4.20)

– Market cap: $69.2 billion

– Headquarters: Mason

– Sector: Public Administration

No. 5. Progressive Corp. (PGR)

Friday Close: $212.53

– Last week’s price change: 0.6% ($1.35)

– Market cap: $124.5 billion

– Headquarters: Mayfield Village

– Sector: Finance and insurance

No. 4. Procter & Gamble Co. (PG)

Friday Close: $167.06

– Last week’s price change: 1.5% ($2.52)

– Market cap: $394.3 billion

– Headquarters: Cincinnati

– Sector: Manufacturing

No. 3. Mettler-Toledo International (MTD)

Friday Close: $1,438.58

– Last week’s price change: 2.5% ($34.49)

– Market cap: $30.7 billion

– Headquarters: Columbus

– Sector: Manufacturing

No. 2. J.M. Smucker Co. (SJM)

Friday Close: $114.98

– Last week’s price change: 3% ($3.34)

– Market cap: $12.2 billion

– Headquarters: Orrville

– Sector: Manufacturing

No. 1. Medpace Holdings Inc. (MEDP)

Friday Close: $401.19

– Last week’s price change: 3.8% ($14.85)

– Market cap: $12.4 billion

– Headquarters: Cincinnati

– Sector: Professional, scientific and technical services

Zachary Smith is the data reporter for cleveland.com. You can reach him at zsmith@cleveland.com.