The NBA’s second apron is basically a pair of handcuffs placed on franchises that consistently are over the NBA’s soft salary cap. But instead of it being just

Donovan Mitchell #45 of the Cleveland Cavaliers celebrates with the fans during the third quarter of game one of the first round of the Eastern Conference Playoffs against the Miami Heat at Rocket Arena on April 20,

This is not how anyone—especially those inside the Cleveland Cavaliers organization—foresaw the season ending before the middle of May. Even the most optimistic Indiana Pacers fan likely couldn’t have dreamed of a scenario where they’d dismantle the top-seeded Cavaliers in five games.

The Cleveland Cavaliers lost their second series to the Indiana Pacers. This second-round exit is hugely disappointing for a team that won 64 regular season games and appeared to be genuine championship contenders.

With another failed campaign in the books, Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers may consider parting ways to explore new ways to be successful. With this in mind, we look at potential landing spots for the Cavs guard.

The Indiana Pacers fought back from a 19-point, second-quarter deficit to eliminate the top-seeded Cleveland Cavaliers from the NBA playoffs and reach the Eastern Conference Finals for a second straight year.

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn’t have the ideal ending to their 2024-25 NBA season. On Tuesday, the Cavaliers had a 114-105 defeat against the Indiana Pacers, ending their best-of-seven series.

If the NBA playoff courts were a school playground, the Cavaliers would be the kid hesitant to leave his classroom out of fear that the school’s meanest bully would steal his lunch money. The