i believe steve nash is a free agent fellas. but utah is gonna go hard after him, and i dont know if i see him leaving his good friends finley and dirk. nash would be VERY NICE IN A CAVS UNII! unprotect kedrick brown. i like battie he is solid. go cavs!
Battie has 2 years left on his deal and has some major sore knees. I am not sure I would want to put up with playing him limited minutes and not having him on back to back games. That's why I say we unprotect him and go HARD after Chris Andersen. I could not stress enough how great it would be to have thi guy's energy off the bench every game.
I've been saying all year that its time the Cavs stop looking to the draft to find players to fill gaps. They need a shooter desperately right now, and nobody out of the draft is going to be able to come right in and be a legit threat right away. The Cavs need to bring in a proven shooter over the summer via free agency or by trading. If they have to give up their first round pick, then so be it. We are just a very good shooter and a little better point guard away from being a very good team in 2 years, possibly even next year. If we sneak into the playoffs this year, it will make Cleveland a much more enticing place for free agents.
Free Agents Worth Looking At This guy is no star, and does have a little bit of an attitude problem. But Stephon Jackson is likely to be a free agent (get out clause in contract) at seasons end. Jackson is a good range shooter, ball handler, and excelled passing into the post with Duncan (handy for Z). Jackson fed well off San Antonio's bigs last year, and is a solid 16ppg scorer in Atlanta amoungst all the turmoil. His defense at least last year was also quite good. If Newble or anyone is picked up by the Bobcats, is he an option??? Other free agents worth looking at......????
He is worth a look simply because he is experenced in being on a title team with a big time post threat and he can shoot the rock fairly well. Depends on his contract demands.
His contract demands are likely to be above what we can offer. Unless we let Boozer walk! And that's really gonna happen here.
Karma He did play good D last year in the SA system, which is a great D to begin with and Pop forces them to play D. That still is what would really be most compelling. He also would provide a stroke that we could really use. and hey I made it to the site...
Welcome Mustafa. Good to see you here, you'll love it! You and Stephon Jackson will be good additions to the team!
If you are looking for a clutch shooter then Buckets is your guy. He has proved plenty of people wrong this year and had a very good season. Not totally sure how much you can offer players for next season but playing with Bron would certainly be something Stephen would consider.
I would be greatly surprised if Newble was picked up by the Bobcats. I don't think they would want to tie their hands with many long term contracts. The only way we're getting rid of Newble is to package him with Z in all likelihood.
Newble's alright, his contract isn't huge or anything and he's a solid defender, that should be able to knock down the open shot. If I were the Bobcats, I'd take him.
BTW, Thanks Karma! <font color="Red">not to be an ass, but please use the edit feature instead of making consecutive posts. It can be construed as post padding, though I realize that thats probably not what you had in mind. Thanks. - redscoon. </font> sorry about that I just read what karma had just said and forgot about just posting.
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting mustafa_shakur:</div><div class="quote_post"> and hey I made it to the site... </div> Welcome, and love the avatar. One of the class acts of the NBA who left us too soon. He's missed.
We do need an athletic big man. Chris Anderson is valid. Or do we pick up someone like that in the draft?
If we add a wing player in the offseason, we need to look no further than NE Ohio's own James Posey. This guy is hustle, gets losts of steals, can shgoot the 3 decent and is still young. I'd definitely try and sign him if E Will walks and even consider him as an option over E Will.
Stephen Jackson has a quite high contract, he could fit in Cavs system, but I would like another free agent instead, I'll soon come back with a list with players that will be free agents this season. Then we can talk what that fits best in with what Cavs need and who fits with the team chemistry and things like that. So stay tuned guys
<div class="quote_poster">Quoting MirORich:</div><div class="quote_post">If we add a wing player in the offseason, we need to look no further than NE Ohio's own James Posey. This guy is hustle, gets losts of steals, can shgoot the 3 decent and is still young. I'd definitely try and sign him if E Will walks and even consider him as an option over E Will.</div> Posey isn't a free-agent, he was signed to a 4 year deal this summer by Memphis
List of free agents for this summer! Players bolded worth a look! Player Team Type Obinna Ekezie Atlanta Free Agent Dion Glover Atlanta Free Agent Chris Mills Atlanta Free Agent Mamadou N'Diaye Atlanta Free Agent Wesley Person Atlanta Free Agent Joel Przybilla Atlanta Restricted Free Agent Zeljko Rebracca Atlanta Free Agent Bob Sura Atlanta Free Agent Jacque Vaughn Atlanta Free Agent Lindsey Hunter Boston Free Agent Chris Mihm Boston Restricted Free Agent Rick Brunson Chicago Free Agent Jamal Crawford Chicago Restricted Free Agent Ronald Dupree Chicago Free Agent Marcus Fizer Chicago Restricted Free Agent Kendall Gill Chicago Free Agent Ruben Boumtje Boumtje Cleveland Free Agent J.R. Bremer Cleveland Free Agent Eric Williams Cleveland Free Agent Travis Best Dallas Free Agent Marquis Daniels Dallas Free Agent Scott Williams Dallas Free Agent Chris Andersen Denver Free Agent Jon Barry Denver Free Agent Michael Doleac Denver Free Agent Mark Pope Denver Free Agent Jeff Trepagnier Denver Free Agent Rodney White Denver Free Agent Tremaine Fowlkes Detroit Free Agent Darvin Ham Detroit Free Agent Mike James Detroit Free Agent Mehmet Okur Detroit Free Agent Rasheed Wallace Detroit Free Agent Brian Cardinal Golden State Free Agent Calbert Cheaney Golden State Free Agent Adonal Foyle Golden State Free Agent Avery Johnson Golden State Free Agent Mark Jackson Houston Free Agent Scott Padgett Houston Free Agent Mike Wilks Houston Free Agent Kenny Anderson Indiana Free Agent Jamison Brewer Indiana Free Agent Matt Barnes L.A. Clippers Free Agent Keyon Dooling L.A. Clippers Restricted Free Agent Josh Moore L.A. Clippers Free Agent Doug Overton L.A. Clippers Free Agent Olden Polynice L.A. Clippers Free Agent Quentin Richardson L.A. Clippers Restricted Free Agent Bobby Simmons L.A. Clippers Free Agent Horace Grant L.A. Lakers Free Agent Stanislav Medvedenko L.A. Lakers Free Agent Bryon Russell L.A. Lakers Free Agent Stromile Swift Memphis Restricted Free Agent Jake Tsakalidis Memphis Restricted Free Agent Rafer Alston Miami Free Agent Rasual Butler Miami Free Agent Bimbo Coles Miami Free Agent Samaki Walker Miami Free Agent John Wallace Miami Free Agent Loren Woods Miami Free Agent Wang Zhizhi Miami Free Agent Damon Jones Milwaukee Free Agent Toni Kukoc Milwaukee Free Agent Trenton Hassell Minnesota Free Agent Fred Hoiberg Minnesota Free Agent Oliver Miller Minnesota Free Agent Gary Trent Minnesota Free Agent Hubert Davis New Jersey Free Agent Eddie Griffin New Jersey Free Agent Kenyon Martin New Jersey Restricted Free Agent Tamar Slay New Jersey Free Agent Courtney Alexander New Orleans Restricted Free Agent Stacey Augmon New Orleans Free Agent Bryce Drew New Orleans Free Agent Steve Smith New Orleans Free Agent Robert Traylor New Orleans Free Agent Shammond Williams New Orleans Free Agent DerMarr Johnson New York Free Agent Desmond Penigar Orlando Free Agent Sean Rooks Orlando Free Agent DeShawn Stevenson Orlando Restricted Free Agent Rod Strickland Orlando Free Agent Zendon Hamilton Philadelphia Free Agent Amal McCaskill Philadelphia Free Agent Keon Clark Phoenix Free Agent Donnell Harvey Phoenix Free Agent Antonio McDyess Phoenix Free Agent Omar Cook Portland Free Agent Darius Miles Portland Restricted Free Agent Rodney Buford Sacramento Free Agent Vlade Divac Sacramento Free Agent Lawrence Funderburke Sacramento Free Agent Tony Massenburg Sacramento Free Agent Jabari Smith Sacramento Free Agent Alex Garcia San Antonio Free Agent Manu Ginobili San Antonio Free Agent Jason Hart San Antonio Free Agent Sean Marks San Antonio Free Agent Ron Mercer San Antonio Free Agent Hidayet Turkoglu San Antonio Restricted Free Agent Charlie Ward San Antonio Free Agent Kevin Willis San Antonio Free Agent Brent Barry Seattle Free Agent Richie Frahm Seattle Free Agent Ansu Sesay Seattle Free Agent Robert Archibald Toronto Free Agent Lonny Baxter Toronto Free Agent Michael Curry Toronto Free Agent Morris Peterson Toronto Restricted Free Agent Carlos Arroyo Utah Free Agent Jarron Collins Utah Free Agent Gordan Giricek Utah Free Agent Tom Gugliotta Utah Free Agent Mikki Moore Utah Free Agent Greg Ostertag Utah Free Agent Michael Ruffin Utah Free Agent Mitchell Butler Washington Free Agent Brevin Knight Washington Free Agent Etan Thomas Washington Restricted Free Agent Chris Whitney Washington Free Agent