<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CENTERS Assuming Shaquille O'Neal does not opt out of his $30 million contract with Miami, Cleveland's Zydrunas Ilgauskas is the No. 1 free agent among centers. He is unrestricted and will likely be renounced by the cap-conscious Cavs, who might try to re-sign him at a price that would help them pursue some free-agent help in the backcourt. It's an interesting plan: team LeBron James with Ilgauskas and Redd - or Allen - and Cleveland could quickly move into a contending position in the Eastern Conference. Ilgauskas earned $14.6 million last season, and he isn't keen on taking much of a pay cut. In April, the Cavs offered him a three- or four-year deal that would have averaged about $10 million annually, but Ilgauskas turned it down. Seattle center Jerome James isn't a household name, but he was a key to the Sonics' division championship and playoff run. A former second-round pick by Indiana, he didn't do much with the Pacers, but latched on with Seattle and improved as last season went along. A nice payday awaits, either with the Sonics or another team looking for an up-and-coming 7-footer. Others on the list of unrestricted centers are mostly veteran backup-types such as Andrew DeClerq, Ervin Johnson, Elden Campbell and Dikembe Mutombo. </div> Source
Mutumbo is still a serviceable player and he's still good enough to wave fingers, so if it were up to me I'd bring him in as a backup or even starter if there was a rookie player on the roster that could share the minutes. Big Z isnt returning to Cleveland if they get a big name SG like Allen or Redd but if they manage to land someone like Bobby Simmons for a lower price than the formentioned players they could have quite a good chance of resigning him. If I were Z I see no reason not to resign with Cleveland for an annual 10 000 000 dollars and play along side Lebron James.
i think alot of teams should go after free agent center dan gadzuric of the bucks. he gave some good numbers for the limited playing time he received. i could see the hawks offering some of there MLE for him.they are in need for a center
