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Abdur-Rahim's zeal for Cavs tied to 'Z'
Friday, June 24, 2005
Roger Brown
Plain Dealer Columnist
If the Cavs don't re-sign center Zydrunas Ilgauskas - and they shouldn't - it will definitely hurt their chances to land at least one attractive free agent this summer.
Aaron Goodwin, agent for Portland star Shareef Abdur-Rahim, says while his client is "definitely interested" in signing a free-agent deal with the Cavs, the forward's enthusiasm will cool considerably if Cleveland doesn't keep Ilgauskas, another potential free agent.
"[Abdur-Rahim's interest] changes if they lose [Ilgauskas]," Goodwin says of the Cavs. Last season, Abdur-Rahim averaged a solid 16.8 points and 7.3 rebounds per game for Portland. While he's approaching his 10th NBA season, Abdur-Rahim is only 28 years old.
Source | Plain Dealer
Only 28 years old. Young! In his prime!
Last time I checked, Zydrunas Ilgauskas is 30, but he's old, way past his prime, and inefficient.
Roger Brown is a silly man.
However, SAR is a decent post option for us if we do indeed lose Z. But what about the big man in the middle? Jerome James? Poop on that.