The Cleveland Cavaliers have had the best record in the NBA for most of the season. It’s not usual for a team like that to get better throughout the course of the season, at least roster-wise. However,

The playoff push is heating up in Cleveland, and one new face is making waves across the basketball landscape. The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired De’Andre Hunter before the trade deadline, adding yet another talented piece to their already formidable roster.

Hunter will start Sunday's game against the Trail Blazers, Serena Winters of FanDuel Sports Network Ohio reports.

The acquisition of Deandre Hunter was an underrated move at the trade deadline that is paying off immediately for the Cavaliers.

Bleacher Report's Grant Hughes even identified Hunter as the Cavaliers' main X-factor down the stretch in a recent article. "Not to put too much pressure on him, but De'Andre Hunter might be the difference between disappointment and glory for the Cleveland Cavaliers," wrote Hughes.

The Ty Jerome and De'Andre Hunter reunion is off to a hot start with the Cavs. An old teammate from the national champ Virginia Cavs offers insight.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward De'Andre Hunter, right, celebrates with teammate Darius Garland, left, after a basket in the first half of an NBA basketball game against the Minnesota Timberwolves, Monday, Feb. 10, 2025, in Cleveland. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki) (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki)

Hunter will start Sunday's game against the Trail Blazers, Serena Winters of FanDuel Sports Network Ohio reports.

CLEVELAND — The old Virginia Cavaliers are giving the Cleveland Cavaliers a dynamic one-two punch off the bench. The recent reunion of guard Ty Jerome and wing De'Andre Hunter created by ...

CLEVELAND — The old Virginia Cavaliers are giving the Cleveland Cavaliers a dynamic one-two punch off the bench. “I do think that locker room chemistry can help a lot,” Huff told the Beacon ...