Pavloic Re-Signs

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<div class='quotetop'>QUOTE </div><div class='quotemain'>The Cleveland Cavaliers and restricted free agent Sasha Pavlovic have agreed to a three-year deal, Pavlovic's agent Marc Cornstein told ESPN.com.</p>

Cornstein refused to give the numbers on the contract.</p>

"Sasha is very excited to be returning to the Cavs," Cornstein said. "I believe he can help the Cavs build on the success they had last year."</p>

The two sides had been at a standstill for much of the summer. Cornstein said that there was little movement until the last few days when Cleveland began to put a more serious offer on the table.</p>

"Cleveland made great strides in the last few days to show how much they truely value Sasha and to ensure that we closed on this deal for the start of the season," Cornstein said.</p>

When will he return to the Cavs?</p>

Pavlovic is in Serbia at the moment and is preparing to return to the United States. He'll likely return to Cleveland on Wednesday but it's unlikely he'll play.</p>

When his contract gets done, Cornstein said Pavlovic is ready to play.</p>

"He's been working out twice a day with a personal coach. He'll be in excellent condition. Once everything is official he'll be ready to go."</p>

The Cavs' other restricted free agent holdout, Anderson Varejao, remains unsigned with sources close to the negotiations claiming that the two sides are still far apart with little movement over the last week.</div></p>

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Wow. I didn't really expect this to happen...I expected him to actually play in Europe.</p>

So, what's to become of Nichols? I'd like to know if he's going to stay with the team.</p>

Obviously, this lowers the possibility of Nichols getting any burn during the season...I'm sorta disappointed in that. I would've liked to see what he can do in the NBA.</p>

 

Good for the Cavs. They need Pavlovic.</p>

 

I bet Rashard Lewis type money.</p>

 

This is great news for the Cavs, but Varejao is the more important player to get back on board. I honestly expected Pavs to play in Europe and for Varejao to return. Maybe I'm wrong though...</p>

 

Maybe it's just me but I don't think Varejao is worth anywhere near 9-10 million a year..realisticly all he does is run around like a crackhead, flop, and grab boards, I would think you could find a similar player for alot cheaper.</p>

 

I don't think anyone thinks that Varejao is worth $10 million. But the Cavs do need him back.</p>

 

I don't think Varejao should get any more than $4 million per year.</p>

About Sasha, I heard it was a 4-year deal a couple days ago.</p>