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The Bobcats place a priority on player-development and Tibbetts got high marks in that regard from Cavs All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving. The day Irving was named rookie of the year last spring, he singled out Tibbetts for the constant attention and advice Tibbetts delivered. Charlotte Observer

Charlotte Bobcats, Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Kyrie Irving, Nate Tibbetts 

Oklahoma City, Phoenix, Utah and Cleveland are interested in Scotty Hopson, currently playing for Israeli team Hapoel Eilat. Hopson could play the Summer League with one of these teams. Walla Sport

Cleveland Cavaliers, Oklahoma City Thunder, Phoenix Suns, Utah Jazz, Summer League, Scotty Hopson 

The Cavs own a team option on swingman C.J. Miles' $2 million contract for next season. It's not cut-and-dry that they pick it up, like once thought. News-Herald

Cleveland Cavaliers, Free Agency, CJ Miles 

Kuester, 58, returned to the NBA the following season as Brown's lead assistant with the Los Angeles Lakers. He was relieved of his duties after one season and became an advance scout. So, does he want to get back in the league? Sources are torn whether he'll join Brown's staff. He was an assistant under Brown with the Cavs in 2007-09. News-Herald

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, John Kuester 

One name that makes sense is former Cavs guard Eric Snow, who was an assistant under Larry Brown at SMU this past season. He doesn't have vast coaching experience, but he seems like he'd be a Brown-type guy. He's disciplined, hard-working and no-nonsense. Snow, a Canton native, played for the Cavs from 2004-08. The Cavs could keep one of the holdovers from Coach Byron Scott's staff — Jamahl Mosley or Nate Tibbetts — or perhaps Canton Charge coach Alex Jensen. One former player who likely called Brown is ex-Cavs forward Donyell Marshall, who is living in the Cleveland area. He coached in the NBA Development League two years ago. News-Herald

Cleveland Cavaliers, Byron Scott, Coaching, Donyell Marshall, Larry Brown, Jamahl Mosley, Eric Snow, Nate Tibbetts 

The whispers are becoming louder around the league. They say the Cavaliers might be willing to part with some of their young talent in trades. They went through all the growing pains with Dion Waiters and Tristan Thompson, and now they’re going to include them in trades? Sorry, I don’t buy it. If the Cavs are ever going to have a chance to get their hands on players like LaMarcus Aldridge or Kevin Love, they’ll have to deal players like Waiters and Thompson, and much more. Morning Journal

Cleveland Cavaliers, Trade 

The Cavs’ most prominent free agents are guards Wayne Ellington and Shaun Livingston and center Marreese Speights. The Cavs would like to sign Ellington. That means presenting him a qualifying offer of $3 million. It’s not as easy with Speights. It appears as if they hope he opts out of his deal. He might not fit their culture. Livingston emerged as a top-notch backup point — not quite as good as Golden State’s Jarrett Jack — but still a quality guard, nonetheless. He’ll likely ask for $3 million or $4 million, and settle for something like $2 million or $2.5 million, a source said. Morning Journal

Cleveland Cavaliers, Free Agency, Shaun Livingston, Wayne Ellington, Marreese Speights 

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown is piecing together his coaching staff in Cleveland. One of his first calls likely went to former offensive coordinator John Kuester. Brown would like to add him to his staff. However, sources say he might be reluctant to return to the NBA. Morning Journal

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Mike Brown, John Kuester 

The Lakers will receive 20% to 50% of the money they owe former coach Mike Brown, a person familiar with the situation said. They owe Brown about $7 million over the next two seasons but could recoup anywhere from $1.5 million to $3.5 million because he accepted a job to coach the Cleveland Cavaliers with a reported five-year, $20-million contract. Los Angeles Times

Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, Mike Brown 

Marc J. Spears: New Cavs coach Mike Brown has a long list of assistant coach candidates he is considering & will begin making contact next week, source said Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Mike Brown 

Ex-Lakers coach Mike Brown and his wife Carolyn put their six-bedroom Anaheim Hills estate up for sale this week at $3.75 million. The timing coincides with news reports that Brown has been rehired by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Orange County Register

Cleveland Cavaliers, Mike Brown, Real Estate 

Mike Brown: “They reached out to me at the end of last week for the first time and after getting over the initial shock of hearing from these guys again I spoke with my wife and thought about all the things that made this job attractive while I was here to begin with. The level of commitment from Dan Gilbert and his group, the thorough work ethic that Chris Grant and his staff display and you look at the roster with the young nucleus and then with Anderson (Varejao) and then the city and passion that the fans have for not only the Cavs but for all their sports teams, for us it was definitely an exciting thing that we were definitely interested in pressing forward with.” Sports Radio Interviews

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Chris Grant, Dan Gilbert, Mike Brown 

During a discussion on Detroit's future at the annual "Pancakes & Politics" breakfast, savvy businessman Dan Gilbert suggested that the Detroit Pistons move to downtown Detroit. Gilbert is the Chairman and founder of Quicken Loans and is the majority owner of the NBA's Cleveland Cavaliers. The Michigan Gaming Board also approved Gilbert's plan to purchase the majority stake in Detroit's Greektown-Casino Hotel. wxyz.com

Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Dan Gilbert, Owners 

Gilbert compared the crowd that attends NBA games in Cleveland versus attendance numbers for Pistons games at the Palace of Auburn Hills. He told the crowd that on average, attendance numbers for Cleveland NBA games are 15,000 to 16,000 compared to 3,000 to 4,000 for Pistons games in Auburn Hills. wxyz.com

Cleveland Cavaliers, Detroit Pistons, Dan Gilbert, Owners 

When Mike Brown was fired from his job as head coach of the Los Angeles Lakers just five games into the 2012-13 season, his youngest son Cameron had two immediate questions for him. 1. "Dad, are you OK?" 2. "Can we move back to Cleveland?" Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Mike Brown 

"When we're here, you feel the people," Mike Brown said. "You're walking around town, you're walking around Westlake or wherever, you feel the passion of the people when they speak of not only the Cavaliers but any organization and sports franchise here in town. So yes, to a certain degree you want to bring them that (championship) so that they can tell their grandkids and their grandkids can tell their grandkids and so forth. Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Mike Brown 

A few other things have changed in the three years since Brown left the Cavaliers. For one, former center Zydrunas Ilgauskas is no longer is a player. He's the Cavaliers' special assistant to the general manager. Still, Brown said he'd stick some sneakers on the big man if he needed a veteran presence on this Cavaliers squad. "Z is your boss," general manager Chris Grant interjected. Brown's eyes widened before he responded, "I've got to get used to that one." Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Chris Grant, Mike Brown, Zydrunas Ilgauskas 

Mary Schmitt Boyer/Jodie Valade: Gilbert asked about elephant in the room (LeBron in 2014): We understand why it's in the media, it's of interest to everyone. There's so much that happens in an NBA year you can't even speculate. You can't get too far ahead of yourself. Twitter @PDcavsinsider

Cleveland Cavaliers, LeBron James, Dan Gilbert, Owners 

Tom Withers: #Cavs owner Dan Gilbert says "it was a mistake" to fire Mike Brown three years ago. Twitter @twithersAP

Cleveland Cavaliers, Coaching, Dan Gilbert, Mike Brown, Owners 

Dave McMenamin: D'Antoni said he was happy for Mike Brown to get the Cleveland job. He said he has not thought about how it could impact his coaching staff Twitter @mcten

Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers, Coaching, Mike D'Antoni, Mike Brown