Jimmy Watkins

1 month ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Koby Altman can see his team’s future across the Cuyahoga River. The Cavs’ future practice facility, located along the waterfront, may look like a construction site. But when Altman drives by, he sees a symbol of Cleveland‘s core values. We’re talking patience and player development, not panic. And during Altman’s 48-minute chat with reporters on Monday, the Cavs’ top exec reiterated his stance on playoff overreactions. Trade-machine pencils down.

1 month ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cavs guard Donovan Mitchell wants the blame like he wants the ball, which is to say he wants it all the time. During Cleveland‘s most recent premature playoff exit, Mitchell logged the 16th-highest usage rate (37.1%), which measures how many possessions a player “finished” with a shot, turnover, or free throw attempt, in playoff history (per basketball reference).

1 month ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cavs guard Darius Garland limped throughout the fourth quarter. Backcourt mate Donovan Mitchell wore a calf brace into his postgame interview. And center Evan Mobley told reporters Tuesday that somebody kneed his leg on Tuesday, which made it harder to move on his sprained ankle. But none of them deserve a crutch. Nope. The Cavs should leave this series, which ended with Tuesday’s 114-105 Game 5 loss to the Pacers, performing the Limp of Shame. No excuses, no blaming the injury bug.

1 month ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Count those regular-season wins, and take them to Cancun with you. For the third straight season, the Cavs are booking vacations earlier than expected. This time, the Indiana Pacers beat Cleveland 114-105 on Tuesday to end this series in five games. And this loss will sting more than all the others. Because this season was supposed to be different. Shedeur Sanders excitement puts fellow Browns quarterback in a difficult position — Jimmy WatkinsMay.

1 month ago | cleveland.com | Jimmy Watkins

BEREA, Ohio — Dillon Gabriel’s family clapped, hugged, kissed and cried when the Browns picked him 94th overall in last month’s NFL Draft. From the Gabriel living room, where Hawaiian leis adorned every neck, a kid from the islands fulfilled his life’s work. Back in Green Bay, however, the live draft crowd offered mixed reviews of Cleveland’s selection. “Ahhh,” “ooooo,” “Woooooah.” The fans, along with NFL Network draft host Rich Eisen, expected to hear a different quarterback’s name.