<div class="quote_poster">Quote:</div><div class="quote_post">With the impending signing of free agent Drew Gooden, which should occur either tomorrow or Tuesday, the Cavaliers will have a full roster of 16 players. After adding center Scot Pollard on Friday, there's still some tinkering to be done with the roster. Plus, the Cavaliers still plan on inviting veteran combo guard David Wesley to training camp if a deal can be worked out. ''We have some things we can do,'' Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry said. ''From there, we'll sit back and see what happens.'' If Wesley is added, that would give them 17 players. Eventually, two players will have to go. As the roster improves every year, trimming it becomes more difficult. But there are ways to do it. Here are some possible solutions: - Shooting guard Eddie Basden's $664,000 contract isn't guaranteed for this season. He is expected to be cut sometime in training camp. - Swingman Stephen Graham could also be vulnerable. He's in the same exact boat as Basden. Both have $664,000 contracts that aren't guaranteed. The problem is, Graham might fit the mold of a backup in coach Mike Brown's system more than holdovers Ira Newble, Luke Jackson or Sasha Pavlovic. - The Cavaliers could make a two-for-one trade, or they could send one of their veteran swingmen to another team for a draft pick or cash. However, a team source said there's nothing brewing regarding a possible trade involving Newble, Jackson or Pavlovic. - Also, the Cavaliers could buy out one of the players in the last year of his deal, like Jackson or Pavlovic. That might not make sense since they both have value on the trade front. The Cavaliers will not pick up Jackson's fourth-year option by Oct. 31. Several sign-and-trades were proposed to the Cavaliers in the Gooden situation, but none made sense. They were never close to making any deals, a source said. The Cavaliers have until the last week in October to trim their roster. A lot could -- and probably will -- happen between now and then.</div> Source
