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Most intriguing name on that list imo is Tryus Thomas. Has always been a great shot blocker which is something the Cavs need badly.

Anyone one know when Andray Blatche is free to sign an NBA deal? He was in China last I heard
 
KB said:
Most intriguing name on that list imo is Tryus Thomas. Has always been a great shot blocker which is something the Cavs need badly.

Anyone one know when Andray Blatche is free to sign an NBA deal? He was in China last I heard
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The CBA season ends in February.
 
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Ivan johnson, 6'8 pf 30 years old. If he was like 2 inches taller he would be perfect. Big, mean enforcer with no fear and play off experience. Mainly scores by dunking off pnr but was working on his 3 point game before being waived by dallas. I am willing to sacrifice some size for the ruggedness he brings.
 
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Ivan johnson, 6'8 pf 30 years old. If he was like 2 inches taller he would be perfect. Big, mean enforcer with no fear and play off experience. Mainly scores by dunking off pnr but was working on his 3 point game before being waived by dallas. I am willing to sacrifice some size for the ruggedness he brings.
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He has a good motor but adding another undersized player is not what this team needs.
 
Cleveland Cavaliers RUMORS: Cavs Likely To Make Trades Or Roster Moves Before Jan. 7?
With the Jan. 7 deadline to waive players approaching, the Cleveland Cavaliers are likely to make a move - be it a trade or releasing a player to open a roster spot for a free agent such as Ray Allen, Emeka Okafor or Jermaine O'Neal.

All salaries become fully guaranteed on Jan. 10, so if a team wants to waive a player on a nonguaranteed contract, they must do so by Jan. 7 to make sure he clears waivers two days later on Jan. 9 - otherwise, they could get stuck paying out his salary.

Cleveland has been linked to trade rumors and free agents all season. The loss of center Anderson Varejao makes it almost certain the Cavaliers will pursue a big man, via either trade or free agency.

Cleveland has three players with nonguaranteed salaries: Lou Amundson, Alex Kirk and A.J. Price. Any of their contracts - prior to Jan. 7 - could be used to sweeten the pot for a deal, if the Cavaliers were to pursue a trade for a big man such as Indiana Pacers center Roy Hibbert, Denver Nuggets center Timofey Mozgov or Memphis Grizzlies center Kosta Koufos.

If a trade doesn't happen for Cleveland, at least one of the aforementioned Cavs players is still likely to be waived before Jan. 7. Cleveland currently has all 15 roster spots filled, but they're believed to be pursuing several free agents who're reportedly waiting until February to sign with a team. If Cleveland wants to save money and create a spot for Allen, Okafor or O'Neal, they'll have to release Amundson, Kirk or Price.

Of the three, Kirk appears to be the most likely to go after playing in only two games this season.

http://www.hngn.com/articles/56109/...-cavs-make-trades-roster-moves-before-jan.htm
 
Do we get an extra spot with Varejao being out or just the salary to bring someone in? If we do get an extra spot do we have to use the exception for that spot or can we sign someone to a minimum contract for the spot and use the exception later?
 
Also one more thing to consider, we can't release too many of those players because we don't have a lot of healthy bodies right now.
 
Why keep Amundson over Kirk? He's terrible. At least Kirk gives some size. Amundson is another undersized frontcourt player, which is the opposite of what we need right now.

I actually wouldn't mind seeing Kirk a bit more. There were a couple times in preseason where he gave some decent minutes. Might as well give him some burn while our frontcourt is hobbled. If he gets torched, it's easy enough to take him out.

Okafor is intriguing to me. I'm not sure how much of an impact he can have regularly anymore, but at least he might be able to provide a bit of defensive presence inside.
 
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Do we get an extra spot with Varejao being out or just the salary to bring someone in? If we do get an extra spot do we have to use the exception for that spot or can we sign someone to a minimum contract for the spot and use the exception later?
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The DPA comes with an extra roster spot, so in other words the Cavs don't have to waive a player to fill the spot.

If the Cavs sign a player to a minimum contract, they wouldn't need to use the DPA, so long as they do waive a player (presumably one of the non-guaranteed guys) to create the spot. Alternatively, I guess they could sign a player to a minimum contract but use the DPA rather than a minimum salary exception and not waive a player.

I'm sure the agents of the few unsigned free agents of any stature still out there (most notably, Ray Allen and I guess Emeka Okafor) are aware the Cavs suddenly are allowed to spend some additional money.

CORRECTION: This actually isn't correct. As Douglar has pointed out in a different thread, the DPE allows the Cavs to spend more money but doesn't give them an extra roster spot, so they would have to cut a player to use the exception. Windy picked up on this in his Ask Windy show yesterday, and claims it means the Cavs will need to waive a non-guaranteed salary player by Jan 7 or 8, so that he clears by the 10th. They could simply waive a player once they sign/obtain a player using the DPE (if they use it), but of course they would be liable for the full salary of the waived player at that point. Teams can petition the league for an additional roster spot, but I believe only if they have 4 players hurt.
 
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Okafor likely to wait on decision
Veteran center Emeka Okafor, who is being tracked by numerous teams in search of frontcourt help, is giving strong consideration to delaying his comeback from a neck injury until next season, according to league sources.

Sources told ESPN.com that Okafor, who missed all of last season after suffering a herniated disk in his neck, is leaning toward waiting until the summer before committing to a new team to give himself more time to continue strength and conditioning work.

Okafor, 32, is "healthy," according to one source, but is reluctant to rush back this season.

Sources say that numerous teams with a need for additional size and rim protection -- Cleveland, Miami and Dallas among them -- had interest in Okafor if he made himself available via free agency at some point this season as originally expected.

Okafor averaged 9.7 points and 8.8 rebounds in 26.0 minutes per game for the Washington Wizards in 2012-13. The Wizards, knowing he was likely out for the entire 2013-14 campaign, used the defensive-minded big man's $14.5 million expiring contract just days before the start of the 2013-14 to acquire Marcin Gortatfrom Phoenix.

Okafor never played for the Suns and became a free agent in July, while Gortat landed a new five-year, $60 million from the Wizards last summer.

http://m.espn.go.com/nba/story?stor...www.rotoworld.com/playernews/nba/basketball"}
 
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