<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">CLEVELAND, Oct. 28 ? The Cleveland Cavaliers have picked up the team?s option on the 2005-06 contract of forward Drew Gooden, Cavaliers President and General Manager of Basketball Operations Jim Paxson announced today. ?In his short time here, Drew has been very productive on the court and quickly impressed us with his work ethic and dedication to becoming the best player he can be,? Paxson said. ?He has been a great fit for us and we expect him to continue to develop and grow." Gooden, the fourth overall pick by Memphis in the 2002 NBA Draft, averaged 11.6 points and 6.5 rebounds in 27.0 minutes for Orlando in 79 games last season. In his two-year career, the 6-10 forward, has averages of 12.0 points and 6.5 rebounds in 149 games. In six preseason games with the Cavaliers, Gooden is averaging 13.0 points and an NBA pre-season league-leading 11.2 rebounds. Gooden was acquired by the Cavaliers from Orlando on July 23, 2004 along with center Steven Hunter and the rights to forward Anderson Varejao in exchange for forward/center Tony Battie and two future second-round draft picks.</div> http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/gooden_option_041028.html
