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The Cleveland Cavaliers and its General Manager, David Griffin, have mutually decided not to extend David’s current contract, which ends June 30, 2017.

On behalf of the entire organization, I would like to thank Griff for his leadership and many contributions during his time here, including most recently, his role in the franchise’s first NBA Championship.

We have no announcement at this time related to new leadership of the Cavaliers basketball operations group, but we are confident our current front office will continue to aggressively explore and pursue opportunities to improve our team in the weeks ahead.

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Statement From Cleveland Cavaliers Chairman Dan Gilbert

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2017 Legacy Project

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Listen in as host Mike Snyder sat down with GM David Griffin in our first episode of CavsHQ Conversations, driven by Ganley Auto, that aired Sunday on the Cavaliers Elk &amp; Elk Radio Network.

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CavsHQ - April 16, 2017

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2016 Media Day with GM David Griffin

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The Discount Drug Mart Cavaliers Insider Show returned on Tuesday, January 26th on Cavs. Com, Newsradio WTAM 1100 and the Cavaliers radio network.

Listen in as host, Mike Snyder, goes one-on-one with Cavs G.M. David Griffin and radio play-by-play man, John Michael.

You’ll also hear from Head Coach Tyronn Lue following Tuesday's practice and LeBron James and Matthew Dellavedova following Monday's win against the Minnesota Timberwolves at The Q.

All of that, plus "Five Fast Ones" with Richard Jefferson.

Listen to more here: Insider Show Archive

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Discount Drug Mart Cavaliers Insider Show - January 26, 2016

Cavs GM David Griffin Press Conference - January 22, 2016

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The Cavaliers wrapped up the most successful season in franchise history down two-thirds – two-thirds of their Big Three and two-thirds of the three elements LeBron James laid out for winning a Championship: playing well at the right time, being healthy and being lucky. Despite those incredible obstacles, the Wine and Gold still finished the season two wins away from the NBA title.

On Thursday afternoon, the architects of that successful season – GM David Griffin and head coach David Blatt – wrapped things up from Cleveland Clinic Courts, which will be bustling with basketball activity again in just a few weeks.

Last year, right around this time, the Cavaliers were just in the process of hiring Blatt -- one of the most successful coaches in international hoops history – to coach a group of young guns that had missed the playoffs in the previous four seasons. But over the summer, his job description changed dramatically. LeBron made his historic return to Northeast Ohio, the team traded the previous two top overall picks for three-time All-Star Kevin Love and proceeded to fill out the roster with seasoned veterans.

But Blatt knows exactly what his team – and their expectations – will be heading into the 2015-16 season.

”We went through an awful lot of growing pains this year, and the process was long and arduous until we sort of found our stride and got our roster to where we wanted to,” said Blatt. “Then we were able to incorporate things on a professional level that we needed to be successful.  Of course, we had to change it all over again due to injuries.  But to have that experience and to have that continuity and consistency under our belt on what is already a very, very good team will just be fantastic.”

David Griffin had about as successful a season as a general manager can have – hitting a home run in the offseason and pulling off a pair of major mid-season deals that took an already very good team and made it great.

In fact, once Griffin assembled the squad that rumbled into the postseason, they were borderline unbeatable.

"That group was 33-3 in their last 36 games, including the playoffs, when the Big Three were healthy,” said Griffin. “No matter what success you have in the playoffs, you look at that as a group that's the potential to be special, special good. We certainly played to that, to a great part of the season, and we anticipate that we'll take that group forward in very large measure.”

With Kyrie Irving, Kevin Love and King, preseason expectations for the team were daunting. And two months into the season, the squad was floundering around the .500 mark and riding a six-game losing streak into a West Coast trip. LeBron had taken two weeks off to rest a pair of nagging injuries and Anderson Varejao was lost for the season with a ruptured Achilles.

But the early-January deals to acquire J.R. Smith and Iman Shumpert from the Knicks and Timofey Mozgov from the Nuggets turned the season around. And after the Wine and Gold swept the Staples Center – knocking off the Lakers and Clippers in successive nights – the Cavaliers came home with a vengeance, winning 18 straight at The Q and rolling into the Eastern Conference Finals as one of the hottest squads in basketball.

But season-ending injuries to Love – who separated his shoulder in the deciding Game 4 in Boston – and Irving – who suffered a fractured kneecap in overtime of Game 1 in Oakland – essentially derailed the Cavaliers’ Championship run.

With the Warriors taking the title on Tuesday night at The Q, the Wine and Gold will back to the drawing board quickly – with the Draft exactly one week away (and the Cavs picking 24th and 53rd overall) and some pending free agent situations still to work out.

“In some ways, having the run go this long as close to free agency and draft, I think it feels like you start behind a little bit,” admitted Griffin.  “But because we have it so fresh in our minds what that looks like, what that level of competitiveness needs to look like, it helps us a great deal in terms of understanding what we need to be about.”

In his first year in the NBA – one with no shortage of adversity – Blatt was forced to adapt styles and lineups as the season progressed, taking an offensive juggernaut into the postseason and having to mold into a stingy defensive squad two rounds later.

The Cavaliers should go into next season again as one of the league’s favorites. The team that nearly ran the table in the season’s second-half should be mostly intact and when Training Camp tips off this fall.

“I feel that we really, really found our way offensively and defensively,” said Blatt, referring to the squad’s second-half renaissance. “We had a very clear identity; a very clear idea of how we wanted to play. We were potent on the offensive end, and we were great on the defensive end.”

And Blatt learned some valuable lessons along the way.

”Stay the course, believe in what you're doing, and stay healthy,” concluded the Cavaliers coach, when asked what he learned this season.

The Cavaliers were stellar in the first two-thirds of those requirements. If they can complete the trio, we might be talking title at this time next season.

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Wine and Gold Wrap-Up

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The “ALL IN” spirit of the 2015 Cavaliers NBA Playoffs was embraced by the team, fans and community alike in Cleveland and across the region. On Thursday, a reflection of that special community spirit was announced as over $260,000 in total was donated to the Greater Cleveland Food Bank and Shoes and Clothes for Kids organizations, as a result of the Cavs Finals Watch Parties at The Q! In addition, the Cavaliers Youth Fund (CYF) has made other grants totaling more than $100,000 to several other deserving local charities.

Shoes and Clothes for Kids and Greater Cleveland Food Bank each received over $130,000 apiece, as tickets for the three NBA Finals road game watch parties at The Q, presented by Bud Light, were $5 each, with 100% of the funds going to the two organizations.

The Cavs presented checks to the two groups at Cleveland Clinic Courts on Thursday.  General Manager David Griffin and Head Coach David Blatt were joined by the Executive Director of Shoes and Clothes for Kids, Valerie F. McCormack, and the President and CEO of Greater Cleveland Food Bank, Kristin Warzocha, for the presentation.

“When the ALL IN theme was launched at the beginning of the playoffs, our team and fans embraced it and it then grew organically across our community and beyond into something very special and meaningful,” said Griffin.  “Being able to have this level of impact with two very deserving community partners is something our entire organization and every Cavs fan can be very proud of. Working together with our fans to turn our Finals watch parties into a platform to help those in need is something that will always be one of our favorite memories from this special season.”

Other organizations receiving CYF grants this quarter include:

Breakthrough Schools, Domestic Violence Child Advocacy Center, Effective Leadership Academy, HELP Foundation, Minds Matter Cleveland Chapter, Project Love, University Settlement and Youth Challenge.

During the six-game NBA Finals, an additional $30,000 was also collected for various local charitable groups through the 50/50 raffle program at home games and road game watch parties at The Q.

During the Finals the Cavs also partnered with the NBA to refurbish space at the Broadway location of the Boys &amp; Girls Club of Cleveland, unveiling the new Cavaliers NBA Cares Learn &amp; Play Center between Games 3 and 4.  The newly-renovated space features new furniture, electronics, school supplies and more, all for the benefit of the Cleveland-area children who frequent the Club.

ABOUT CAVALIERS YOUTH FUND Cavaliers Youth Fund (CYF), the Cavs’ charitable arm and a fund of the Cleveland Foundation, supports programs for children, families and young adults designed to positively impact the community in the areas of education, health, recreation, employment, entrepreneurship and life skills. Grants are made by CYF in response to invited applications from organizations serving the needs of the community. All applicants must be qualified tax-exempt organizations and the geographic area for consideration is Northeastern Ohio.  Since its inception in 1993, more than $22 million dollars has been granted to local nonprofit groups.

ABOUT GREATER CLEVELAND FOOD BANK Throughout Northeast Ohio, one in six people is food insecure – meaning they may not know where their next meal will come from. The Greater Cleveland Food Bank seeks to bridge the meal gap, connecting individuals with the nutritious meals they need to succeed.  The Greater Cleveland Food Bank is the largest hunger relief organization in Northeast Ohio having provided 45 million meals in 2014 to hungry people in Cuyahoga, Ashtabula, Geauga, Lake, Ashland and Richland counties. Their mission is to ensure that everyone in our communities has the nutritious food they need every day.

ABOUT SHOES AND CLOTHES FOR KIDS Shoes and Clothes for Kids (SC4K) is the only non-profit organization in Greater Cleveland providing new shoes and clothes at no charge throughout the year to thousands of children in need. For the past 46 years, Shoes and Clothes for Kids (SC4K) has positively impacted the lives of area children by giving them the pride and confidence that comes from having new shoes and clothes. Pride and confidence that are essential to a child's success in school – and in life.  Today, SC4K distributes only brand new items, including quality clothing basics like socks, underwear, t-shirts, pants and coats. In 2008, SC4K began purchasing the majority of its clothing items through a direct purchasing program.  Through a network of wholesalers that sell children's clothing at deep discounts, SC4K is able to purchase between $15.00 and $20.00 worth of brand new clothing for every $1.00 spent.  SC4K distributes its items through a network of 35 distribution partners located strategically throughout Greater Cleveland.  By providing new shoes and clothes through these partner agencies, SC4K connects families to other important programs and services that improve and enrich their lives.  Every year they serve 25,000 children in Greater Cleveland.

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Cavs Go “ALL IN” with the Greater Cleveland Community

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