LeBron James News

LeBron James’ toughest season as a professional basketball player begins tonight against the Dallas Mavericks. via The Morning Journal

“There’s no better feeling than being the last team standing”

San Antonio Spurs forward Tim Duncan reacts against the Cleveland Cavaliers in the second half of Game 1 of the NBA Finals in San Antonio in this June 7, 2007 file photo. via WTOP

“The Cavs have always been overlooked”

‘Great leader’ James says he will not allow his team to struggle after poor preseason The Cavaliers aren’t going to struggle this season. via The News-Herald

“He’s just very excited to have this behind him and be back in Cleveland where the fans really embrace him, and continue on the path they started last year and hopefully take it one step further”

Sasha Pavlovic agreed to a three-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday, ending his lengthy holdout. Pavlovic’s agent, Marc Cornstein, confirmed the deal but declined to discuss financial terms.

After a summer-long stalemate extended through the Cavaliers’ preseason, Cornstein said talks picked up over the last couple days with major concessions made by both sides.

‘There was a little sense of urgency with opening night being tomorrow,’ he said. ‘From Sasha’s side, it really bothered him being at home, not being with his teammates.’ Read more

“If we can be consistent throughout the long haul, then hopefully we’ll be the team at the top — and not just the top of the Atlantic, but the top of the Eastern Conference.”

Being out of the spotlight in the Eastern Conference is just fine with the New Jersey Nets. via The Jersey Journal

“It’s for cardiovascular, sure. But more than anything, it’s a balance, pivoting, center-of-gravity kinda thing that helps when you’re rebounding and playing defense”

BY AL HAMNIK ahamnik@nwitimes.com 219.933.4154 PRO BASKETBALL NBA PREVIEW The San Antonio Spurs return 12 players from their NBA championship team and are shooting for their fifth title in the last 10 years. via The Times

“He can help us. We need a guy to play down low.”

CLEVELAND - Dejected over not getting to play in Minnesota with Kevin Garnett, Juwan Howard could end up teammates with another superstar: LeBron James. via Port Clinton News Herald

David Stern has been the commissioner of the NBA since 1984. During his tenure, he has advanced the NBA into one of the premier leagues in sports. via Cleveland.com

Here’s an interesting way to start the NBA season: Pistons star Rasheed Wallace claims the league wanted LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in last year’s NBA Finals instead of Detroit. via WisInfo

“I would’ve considered the Cavaliers. Sure, I didn’t play much the last time I was there, but it wasn’t like I was upset. To be on a team that was in the Finals and to play with LeBron [James] and Big Z [Zydrunas Ilgauskas] would’ve been a nice fit.”

The Cavaliers did not make any major trades or sign any top free agents during the off-season, unlike many of their rivals in the Eastern Conference. via The Plain Dealer

“We’re definitely capable and we have the potential. But we have to keep getting better . . . We’ll see where we end up in April.”

They were watching the playoffs yet again last spring, watching as the Cleveland Cavaliers made the magical run the Knicks, to a man, believed they had in them. via Newsday.com

In BUSINESSWEEK, Frederik Balfour writes “It may only be a preseason exhibition game between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Orlando Magic, but for Chinese who have paid up to $550 per ticket for a chance to … via NBA.com

“I’d like everybody to give it up for the Red Sox”

Ray Allen scored 20 points and Paul Pierce 12. Allen hit a pair of 3-pointers during a 15-5 run to close the third quarter, turning a close game into a blowout. via The Globe and Mail

By GFO on Oct 25, 2007 in Cavaliers Information There isn’t a whole lot that David Sabino from Sports Illustrated likes about the Cavaliers this year. via CavsNews.com

“I know Scott (McCullough, the team’s athletic trainer) is trying out different braces, trying to find something light that will still make him feel confident he can do the things he needs to do”

The sleeve that covers his left knee goes from a few inches below the joint to a few inches above, providing Chris Bosh with support. via The Toronto Star

“He’s got to take care of the basketball”

‘ For starters, the Cavaliers have five good ones. In reserve, they don’t have much. via Medina County Gazette

“He’s one of the hardest-working guys I know”

Cavaliers’ backup center impresses staff with his defense on Magic’s Howard Nobody in the NBA is going to shut down Orlando center Dwight Howard. via The News-Herald

“It could be five games; it could be one or two games. We don’t know”

Instead, the Cavaliers’ LeBron James was chosen as the likely MVP by GMs who voted in the sixth annual NBA.com GM survey. via SFGate

San Antonio enters the 2007-08 campaign as the defending world champions. The Spurs captured their fourth title in nine years, as they swept LeBron James and the Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Finals. via Seattle Post-Intelligencer

MACAU: The Orlando Magic beat the Cleveland Cavaliers 100-84 here yesterday in a pre-season clash that completed the teams’ brief visit to China to promote the NBA in its fastest-growing market. via The Star Online