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Daily News - July 30, 2016

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Cleveland Cavaliers have Terry Talkin' Ty Lue contract, Dion Waiters, Dwyane Wade -- Terry Pluto
Author: Terry Pluto
Publication: Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- It's hard to imagine any coach in NBA history having a better half-season than Tyronn Lue.

He took over the Cleveland Cavaliers at exactly the midpoint of the 2015-16 season. General manager David Griffin was convinced Lue was the best bet to lead the Cavs to a title, so he fired David Blatt despite a 30-11 record.

Lue took over in a tough spot. No training camp. He wanted to change the team's style, especially on offense. He had been Blatt's top assistant, so the players knew and respected him. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

Kyrie Irving paces Team USA during 80-45 win against Venezuela
Author: Chris Fedor
Publication: Cleveland.com

CLEVELAND, Ohio – The Chicago crowd -- one that featured NBA legend Scottie Pippen and the newest member of the Chicago Bulls, Dwyane Wade -- arrived expecting a highlight show from the ultra-talented United States men's basketball team that had shredded its previous three opponents by an average of 45.3 points.

The throng inside the United Center had to wait until the final few minutes, but was eventually treated to some eruptive moments.

Late in the fourth quarter, Kyle Lowry chased down the loose ball underneath his basket and saved it from going out of bounds by tapping a pass to Jimmy Butler who was on the other end of the impromptu alley oop, one that caused the bench to erupt. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

Cavs’ Irving key as US batters Venezuela
Author: Sam Amico
Publication: AmicoHoops.net

It was an unsightly game with plenty of defense and a fair share of lousy shooting. That’s not typical of this U.S. Olympic basketball team.

But the result sure was, with the Americans laying down another hammer job. This time it was the good ol’ USA scoring an 80-45 exhibition win over Venezuela on Friday in Chicago.

For the first time, it wasn’t pretty. For the fourth time, it was a blowout victory. The United States will gladly accept such outcomes when the real thing begins in early August. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

Despite sluggish shooting night, Team USA rolls to win
Author: Steve Aschburner
Publication: NBA.com

CHICAGO — A miserable shooting night by both teams kept highlights to a minimum, but the USA Basketball men's national team beat Venezuela 80-45 Friday night at United Center.

A sellout crowd eager to see both the Chicago Bulls' Olympic representative, Jimmy Butler, and newest acquisition, Dwyane Wade -- watching from the front row after his Bulls introductory news conference earlier in the day -- did most of its noise-making during introductions.

At least, that's how it went until DeAndre Jordan's alley-oop throwdown of a pass from Kevin Durant gave them something to roar about, putting Team USA up 62-37 with 6:47 left. Then Butler threw one down with 1:47 left to satisfy the locals. - CLICK HERE to read full story.

Kyrie Irving helps U.S. to ugly 80-45 exhibition win over Venezuela
Author: AP Writer
Publication: ESPN.com

CHICAGO -- Moments after his successful return to Chicago with the U.S. national team, Jimmy Butler pulled on a T-shirt with a picture of Brazilian soccer star Pele on the front.

Yup, it's almost time for Rio.

Kyrie Irving scored 13 points, DeMarcus Cousins powered a dominant performance in the paint, and the United States pulled away from Venezuela for an ugly 80-45 exhibition victory Friday night. - CLICK HERE to read full story.