This is where we wanted to be,” Merrill told cleveland.com during a one-on-one interview at halftime of the Cavs’ Summer League game.

There are things Jaylon Tyson offers that the Cavaliers will really need. Energy. Offense. Intensity. Ball-handling in a pinch. And with Isaac Okoro sent to Chicago in the Lonzo Ball trade, the Cavs will likely need Tyson more than ever.

The Cavaliers announced the Lonzo Ball trade and other moves as NBA free agency formally tipped off July 6. Here is a breakdown of the transactions.

Brown was hired as the Cavs’ new head coach on June 2, 2005, for the first time. He came back in 2013, but that’s another story. Twenty years ago, Brown became an NBA head coach for the first time. Twenty-years later,

Jawad Williams has plenty of memories as a kid in Cleveland. He returned as a young adult to play professional basketball. Now, he's ready to make more memories and help coach his hometown team.

The Pacers trailed by as many as 16 points, but rallied behind Quenton Jackson (24 points) and RayJ Dennis (26 points) to steal a 116-115 win.

Inside Cox Pavilion — the smaller of the two arenas on the campus of UNLV — the Cavs continued Summer League play with their first victory of the July tournament.

LeBron James and the Los Angeles Lakers appear to be on the outs, opening up the possibility that he plays for another team in 2026-27. He could also request a trade or a buyout, leading to an earlier departure.