Me, every time Tarik Skubal gets a call on a ball that is one centimeter out of the zone.

The #Cavs are once again expecting Evan Mobley to take a leap. “He's been locked in. He is really serious about taking that leap to being a top five player in the league,” Koby Altman said. That and more from today's presser at The Inside Shot open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

Will have a notes column from today at The Inside Shot later this afternoon/evening! You can subscribe here to get it right in your inbox! theinsideshot.substack.com

Going to open it up for a Locked On Cavs mailbag episode this Friday! Last one before training camp starts! Drop any #Cavs questions here or email them to me at LOCavsmailbag @ gmail dot com

Atkinson: "You'll notice how much stronger [Evan Mobley] has gotten...You just sense that he's ready to make another jump...He's different. I don't know how to exactly define that, but there's a confidence brewing there that maybe we haven't seen before."

Atkinson: "[Lonzo] was in here yesterday, he hooped yesterday, looked great. With his history, we obviously have to have a smart plan in place."

Atkinson: "I thought [Lonzo Ball] was a phenomenal pick up...We hit it out of the park with our offseason moves." Talked a bunch about Larry Nance Jr., too.

Atkinson: "My gut says [Jaylon Tyson] is going to be a real contributor on this team."

Koby Altman: "[Darius Garland] is back on the court now. He's doing basketball activities now." Altman declined to put a timetable on his return to game action, though.

Kenny Atkinson: "We still want to improve. We still want to approach the regular season with a winning mindset that we're going to keep our processes in place, that we're going to improve everyday."

And we're back!

The Cavaliers will need a new starter to begin the season at small forward with Max Strus out. I make the case for it to be De'Andre Hunter here: open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

The Cleveland Cavaliers will hold media day one week from today.

What do you want to hear this week on Locked On Cavs?

The #Cavs addition of Lonzo Ball comes with the "if he's healthy" warning label. However, I think there are a few ways he will really optimize Cleveland's lineup that you might not realize. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

The #Cavs addition of Lonzo Ball comes with the "if he's healthy" warning label. However, I think there are a few ways he will really optimize Cleveland's lineup that you might not realize. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

And we're back for Season No. 2 open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

The image of Tom Brady sitting in the coaches booth wearing a tuxedo and a headset is objectively hilarious.

Diving into three questions that I think will be season-defining for the Cleveland Cavaliers on today's Locked On Cavs live now on Youtube! youtu.be/DaKV2pKFdRI pic.x.com/AFzjMt0VwL Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e... Spotify: open.spotify.com/episode/19Rp...

What do you want to hear about on Locked On Cavs this week?

The Cleveland Cavaliers will hold media day two weeks from tomorrow.

Planning for a Locked On Cavs mailbag later this week! Send any questions here or via email at [email protected]!

#Cavs announce they’ll be holding their training camp at IMG Academy in Bradenton, FL again this season. Camp begins Sept. 30.

No clue what Notre Dame was thinking with the offensive game plan btw, “we’ll use our best player mostly as a decoy” never works as well as “using your best player”

If you’re in or around Downtown Cleveland, I’d anticipate hearing the Thunderbirds in a half hour or so.

Locked On NBA with @dannycunningham.bsky.social: -Why Hawks should wait on a Trae Young extension... then probably do it -The Mavs are up to something with a move coming -This or that: Rockets or Nuggets? 📺: www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvlf... 🎧: open.spotify.com/episode/2IrK...

Just recorded tomorrow's Locked On Cavs with my thoughts on the impact the Max Strus injury will have on the team. It'll be up in the morning wherever you get your podcasts and Youtube! Subscribe! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/l...

#Cavs announce that swingman Max Strus suffered a Jones fracture and underwent surgery to fix the issue. He is expected to return to basketball activities in three to four months.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will open up the regular season on the road against the New York Knicks on Oct. 22 On ESPN, the NBA announced this morning.

No Locked On #Cavs today (got married this weekend!) but the show will be back tomorrow. What do you want to hear about this week?

What do you want to hear about this week on Locked On Cavs?

Friday's episode of Locked On #Cavs is going to be a mailbag episode! Drop questions here or email them to me at [email protected]!

#Cavs are starting Jaylon Tyson, Tyrese Proctor, Craig Porter Jr., Nae’Qwan Tomlin and Norchad Omier in their Summer League opener this afternoon.

Lonzo Ball spoke with the media in Cleveland for the first time yesterday and two things were crystal clear: Winning is the priority and basketball is the thing he loves to do. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

Bet MGM has unveiled its NBA regular season win totals for the 2025-26 season. They have set the line for the #Cavs at 55.5 wins, the highest number in the Eastern Conference and the second-highest number in the NBA behind Oklahoma City.

Both Tyrese Proctor and Lonzo Ball are scheduled to speak with the media today for the first time as members of the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The #Cavs trade for Lonzo Ball has been made official.

#Cavs have released their summer league roster. Notably features Jaylon Tyson, Craig Porter Jr., and Tyrese Proctor. Omar Cook will be the head coach.

Think the Larry Nance Jr. signing for the #Cavs is a great fit. He can play alongside either big and is still solid on both ends of the floor. Not sure there was a better fit on the minimum for them than he is.

Welcome to the 2025-26 NBA Season, everyone!

The #Cavs did not tender two-way wing Emoni Bates, making him an unrestricted free agent, per source. They did tender Luke Travers, making him a restricted free agent.

Cleveland is getting a WNBA team beginning in 2028, the league announced this morning.

The Lonzo Ball trade looks great in a vacuum, but it cannot be looked at in a vacuum. It needs to be looked at as part of a series of moves that includes likely losing Ty Jerome. I'm not sure it makes the #Cavs better, but it makes them different. open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

This feels like a free agency where we sort of know everything that's going to happen by next weekend.

I would view Ty Jerome returning to the #Cavs as rather unlikely at this point. Started to get that feeling this week, and today's moves point to that.

The #Cavs summer league schedule has been released. 7/10 vs IND, 5P ET 7/12 vs MIL, 3:30P ET 7/13 vs MIA, 7:30P ET 7/16 vs SAC, 3:30P ET The first three games will be in Cox Pavilion and televised on NBATV and the fourth will be in the Thomas & Mack Center and on ESPN2.

The #Cavs were thrilled that Tyrese Proctor was available to them at No. 49 overall. "We had him almost as a first round grade," general manager Mike Gansey said. He wasn't still available at No. 49 by accident. Intel from draft night: open.substack.com/pub/theinsid...

Initial thoughts with @spindavies.bsky.social on the #Cavs draft last night where they selected Tyrese Proctor and Saliou Niang! Apple: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/c... Youtube: youtu.be/upfII3wWCXw

#Cavs GM Mike Gansey confirms that Saliou Niang will stay overseas this season. The hope is that he will play Summer League with the team.