On Thursday night, the Cleveland Cavaliers will play their first game of the 2026-27 NBA season when they visit LeBron James and the Philadelphia 76ers.
The Cavs head into the year expected to be among the top teams in the Eastern Conference.
Cleveland Cavaliers Make Jarrett Allen Announcement
UPDATE (via Danny Cunningham of The Inside Shot): “Allen says the plan is to play tonight.”
UPDATE (via Chris Fedor of cleveland.com): “#Cavs Jarrett Allen (knee; questionable) is here at shootaround this morning.”
For the game, the Cavs could be without one of their best players, as Jarrett Allen is listed as questionable on the injury report.
Underdog NBA wrote: “Jarrett Allen (knee) listed questionable for Thursday.”
Allen is coming off a season where he had averages of 15.4 points, 8.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists and 1.0 steals per contest while shooting 63.8% from the field in 56 games.
Looking At Allen
Allen was the 22nd pick in the 2017 NBA Draft out of Texas.
He spent the first 3.5 seasons of his career playing for the Brooklyn Nets.
The Nets traded Allen to the Cavs during the middle of the 2020-21 season.
ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski (then with ESPN) wrote on January 13, 2021: “Reporting w/ @RamonaShelburne : Brooklyn’s acquiring James Harden in a three-way deal with Cleveland. Caris LeVert, Dante Exum, Rodions Kurucs, four 1st round picks – including Cavs’ 2022 first via Bucks — and 4 Nets pick swaps to Rockets. Jarrett Allen, Taurean Prince to Cavs.”
Allen is going into his 7th season with the Cavs.
He made the 2022 All-Star Game.
Looking At The Cavs
The Cavs are coming off a year where they reached the Eastern Conference finals.
They lost to the New York Knicks.
UPDATE: Cleveland Cavaliers Make Jarrett Allen Announcement Before 76ers Game