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ABJ

8/19/06

Cavaliers report

Pollard signed for one year by GM Ferry

Cavaliers also deal with Bulls, get guard for Andriuskevicius

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

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General Manager Danny Ferry made two roster moves Friday in an effort to shore up some weak spots and add more defenders.
Of most relevance was signing veteran big man Scot Pollard to a one-year, $2 million contract. The Cavs also traded project big man Martynas Andriuskevicius to the Chicago Bulls for Eddie Basden, a second-year guard.
Pollard played the last three seasons with the Indiana Pacers, forming a relationship with Cavs coach Mike Brown when he was an assistant there. A rugged reserve for most of his career, Pollard is known for being a solid rebounder and defender. At 6-foot-11, the nine-year veteran is also able to play both center and forward.
The Cavs have been looking for another big man who can play multiple positions to match with current reserves Donyell Marshall and Anderson Varejao. The Cavs were criticized for not being a tough team at times last season, Pollard adds that dimension as well.
``I'm not a pretty player; I go in there and do the dirty work,'' Pollard said.
``I dive on the floor, I take charges, I set screens. I've found my niche and I'm sticking to it.''
Pollard averaged 3.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 17 minutes per game last season. He was limited to 45 games due to a series of back problems that have plagued him. According to team insiders, the Cavs put him through an intense physical to check the status of his back before committing to the contract.
Pollard was also courted by the Sacramento Kings, with whom he cut his teeth as an NBA player before being traded to Indiana.
Acquiring Basden, a 6-foot-5 guard who made the Bulls after going undrafted last summer, adds to a glut of reserve swingmen. Known for being a solid defender, twice winning Conference USA Defensive Player of the Year honors at UNC-Charlotte, he is the kind of player Brown likes.
He played in 19 games with minimal impact for the Bulls last season. Basden can play a little point guard, but it isn't his specialty.
The Cavs have flexibility with him; his $660,000 contract is not guaranteed for the upcoming season.
Ferry is believed to be exploring trades for Sasha Pavlovic and Luke Jackson, swingmen in the final year of their contracts. The Cavs have also been seeking offers for Damon Jones.
Both Basden and Stephen Graham, another undrafted rookie from 2005 who made the Cavs last season, will likely be battling for a roster spot in training camp, if Ferry can't make a move.
Andriuskevicius, who has a $660,000 guaranteed contract, was a long-term project the Cavs really didn't have room for on the roster. The 7-foot-2 teenager was not all that impressive during summer league in Las Vegas.
Gooden deal not done
The Cavs are still attempting to finalize terms of Drew Gooden's new contract, and it will likely drag into the middle of next week or later. The biggest issue appears to be the payment schedule, as the sides continue to work out how the $23 million will be doled out over the three years.
The Cavs might be trying to construct a deal that decreases in annual salary each year to ease the luxury-tax burden.
Cavs work out pick
After resolving some pesky visa issues, the Cavs were finally able to work out second-round draft pick Ejike Ugboaja in Cleveland this week. The Nigerian forward will not be signed by the team this season so that he can continue to develop and be tracked overseas.
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8/19/06

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Cavs bulk up with signing of Pollard

Saturday, August 19, 2006

Tom Withers
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CLEVELAND — Scot Pollard promises to lead the Cavaliers in bruises and floor burns.
"I’m not a pretty player," he said. "I go in there and do the dirty work. I dive on the floor. I take charges. I set screens. I do a lot of things guys don’t like doing. I found my niche and I’m sticking with it."
Pollard, a free agent known as much for his ever-changing hair and sideburn styles, signed a one-year contract with the Cavaliers, who also traded center Martynas Andriuskevicius to the Chicago Bulls for guard Eddie Basden yesterday.
Financial terms were not available.
Pollard averaged 3.8 points and 4.8 rebounds in 45 games — 32 starts — last season for the Indiana Pacers, his third NBA team. The 6-foot-11, 265-pound Pollard will give the Cavs more inside muscle and can provide needed energy along with Anderson Varejao, Cleveland’s mop-topped Brazilian.
"I’m a piece to a championship puzzle," Pollard said from his home in Indianapolis.
The 31-year-old has worn his hair in a variety of ways during his NBA career. This summer, he went for a new look.
"I cut all my hair off," he said. "I got tired of taking care of it. Right now, it’s a summer cut, but who knows what I might have by the time the season gets here."
Pollard has made 460 career starts and appeared in 57 playoff games since he was drafted by Detroit in the first round (19 th overall) in 1997.
"Adding Scot to our roster gives us more depth, size, toughness and experience," Cavaliers general manager Danny Ferry said.
Pollard played 33 games with the Pistons in his first season before being dealt to Atlanta for Christian Laettner. After being waived the Hawks, Pollard signed as a free agent with Sacramento and spent six seasons with the Kings.
He was traded to the Pacers in a three-team deal in 2003. He felt restricted as the Pacers played a slower pace than he was used to with the Kings. He’s looking forward to the chance to get out and run with LeBron James and the Cavs.
"This is definitely a team on the upswing," he said. "We’ve got a chance to be one of the top two or three teams in the East, and we have a legitimate chance to get out of the East."
Andriuskevicius was a project for the Cavaliers, who acquired the 7-foot-2 Lithuanian last year from Orlando for a second-round draft pick and cash. He played just nine minutes in six games for Cleveland, spending most of the season in the NBA’s Developmental League. Basden, 23, played in 19 games for the Bulls last season, averaging 2.1 points and 1.5 rebounds.
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I like the trade for the Bulls a lot. Andriuskevicius is a kid that is worth taking a chance on. I think the Bulls are going to try to keep beefing him up for 2-3 years while working on his offensive skills; and hopefully when Big Ben is showing serious signs of slowing down about 3 years into his contract Andriuskevicius will be able to get a few minutes, then take over at the end of Big Bens contract. Although I'm aware many people don't see him ending up at the center position.
 
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Little Z has show zero improvement (that I have seen) since he was drafted. He llooked lost in the Summer league games this year. I can't imagine how he'll ever play the center position.

I think they just looked at him and realized he was much more of a project than they had envisioned. After watching him in Vegas, I thought to myself that he's a very long way from giving any meaningful contribution to this team.

The future is now, and lz is not in it.

Plus, the guard they picked up has a contract that is not guaranteed. When they're this close to the threshold, every dollar counts.
 
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Count me as someone surprised that the Cavs gave up on "Little Z" so quickly...
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I think management realized that big slow centers aren't what the Cavs need. Even if Little Z was the second coming of Big Z (which I doubt) he wouldn't be much of an asset to the team. The Cavs need an athletic center that can run the floor with Lebron. Right now they have 4 big men who are going to be able to run and hopefully they will be able to cut back Z's minutes enough that he won't get worn down like he did last year. IMO we are going to see a lot of Varejao, Marshall, Gooden, and Pollard out there together to make other teams have to run more. The Cavs need to become a ball movement and shooting team rather than a throw the ball to the center and let him try to make a move team.
 
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8/21/06

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It's been a while since I've been here, so I'm going to do a little catching up. First, I have to comment on the Michael Reghi and Ronnie Duncan firings.

I was shocked.

Not because I liked either, but because there were so many fans out there of Michael Reghi. I guess my question to Michael Reghi fans would be 1) Why? and 2) Why?

WKNR's Kenny Roda, a Reghi fan, read a press release on the air shortly after the firing stating the Cavs wanted to go in a different direction. He then played a montage of Reghi calls. (It was almost unbearable to listen to. Seriously, saying "Bang!" repeatedly is a ridiculous way to call a game-winning shot.) After the montage was over, he asked, "Why would you want to go in a different direction than that?"

I'm not one to talk to myself while driving, but I said out loud, "Because it's awful."

What proved to me how ridiculous and over-the-top Reghi's calls were was when ESPN showed Cavs highlights and, inevitably, it was Reghi's call they played over them. I think we all know that ESPN, in all they do, is more concerned with style than substance. (But that's a whole different discussion.)

For me, personally, I watched Cavs games one of two ways: With the sound down and Joe Tait on the radio, or, if it was a national telecast, I watched the national feed. I'd rather listen to Bill Walton than Michael Reghi. (Yes, the same Bill Walton who called Robert Horry one of the great defenders of his generation. No wonder scoring in the NBA has been on the rise.) Actually, maybe Bill Walton is the one guy I'd want to listen to less than Michael Reghi.

And as far as Ronnie Duncan is concerned, there should be no excuse for making mistakes, yet Duncan somehow did it. Is there an easier job than PA announcer at a basketball game? You announce who made baskets, committed fouls and the score at the ends of quarters. Occasionally you read a promotion or work to get the crowd pumped up. You tell the crowd to please drive safely when the game is over. I don't know how much PA announcers make, but if it's more than minimum wage, they are grossly overpaid.

So while some out there are angered over the firings of Reghi and Duncan, I am not. The only beef I have is that Dan Gilbert waited until late in the off-season to let Reghi go, making it difficult to find another NBA job. But as far as I'm concerned, never having to hear "Bang!" from Reghi or "Eric Snow-ho-ho-ho" from Ronnie Duncan is not a bad thing.

Welcome back Drew

As some of you may know, I've been a proponent of re-signing Drew Gooden. There wasn't much else out there, and Gooden still has some room to grow. I also said he's not worth more than $6-8 million, and his deal is somewhere in the $7 million range.

In a market where some crazy money was thrown at a couple of big men (Ben Wallace and Nene are not worth $60 million), the Cavs got an above average player with the ability to score and get rebounds. Donyell Marshall clearly isn't starting material, but his value off the bench is decent, and Anderson Varejao is still too foul-prone to start regularly. Gooden basically guarantees the Cavs they'll have an athletic big man who can run the floor for the next three seasons. The plan, I would guess, is to start Gooden, rotate him with Marshall and Varejao at the 4 and to spell Z at the 5. Late in games, expect to see either Marshall, Varejao, or both on the floor.

Gooden certainly has his mental lapses and will disappear from time to time, but 6'10", athletic players that can give a team 10-15 ppg and 8 rpg is rare.

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ABJ

8/22/06

LeBron seriously means business

Cavaliers star says goal is to become first athlete in world to be billionaire

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

<!-- begin body-content -->SAPPORO, JAPAN - Just inside room 748 at the Renaissance Hotel, two mannequins guarded the door and marble hallway like Nike sentinels.
Dressed head-to-toe in Team USA basketball garb -- a valuable association Nike has paid millions to exploit -- on their feet were LeBron James' two newest shoe designs. The walls were plastered with James photos, model action shots, studio shots and high-fashion glamour shots.
In front of gold curtains and a giant rack of Nike basketballs, the man himself lounged on a black leather couch, his back resting against a throw pillow with his picture on it. James listened intently to questions in broken English. His answers instantly were translated into a microphone and beamed to more than a dozen reporters' earphones as flashbulbs popped endlessly.
After a while, the Chinese media were halted and ushered out by bilingual Nike public relations staff members. James stepped into another room in the suite, past the black glass bar, to hang out with friend and teammate Chris Paul while Japanese journalists were hustled in for their face time.
It might seem routine or inconsequential, another bland press conference on a gloomy Monday afternoon, but this was billion-dollar business. James might indeed be in Asia to help Team USA win the 2006 FIBA World Championship without salary, but it is all part of a giant marketing scheme with massive stakes.
Whether he'll make it or not, James has set the goal of becoming the world's first athlete billionaire. Those ambitious plans go well beyond the saturated U.S. market.
They aim to tap the massive growth potential for basketball in all of Asia, where millions of teenagers are awakening to basketball in an exploding marketplace.
Athletic shoe and apparel retailers are growing in China. The two major shoe companies, Nike and the newly merged adidas-Reebok, are battling in the massive market, and James smells opportunity.
``I say all the time, and I tell my friends and teammates, that you have to go global,'' James said. ``In basketball and business.''
It is more than just talk.
James and his new company, LRMR Marketing, have made China and Japan huge targets. As they outlined at a seminar last month in Akron, James has a strategy to increase his exposure in Asia by Aug. 8, 2008, the opening of the Beijing Olympics.
That's why it was a lock that he would be playing for Team USA this summer in the world championship. Additionally, the Cavaliers are in talks to open the NBA season next year playing in China, and he's planning on being back in 2008 for the Olympics.
``It is only going to help my business,'' James said. ``Once I knew the world games were going to be in Japan, I knew I was going to be on board.''
There is serious competition, especially from Reebok pitchman and Chinese national hero Yao Ming and adidas' top endorser, Tracy McGrady. But James is working on it, even taking Mandarin Chinese lessons with the hope of being able to conduct interviews by 2008.
The interview session Monday came on an afternoon when Team USA was off and no media access was granted to players. Nike organized the James press conferences to make sure the large Asian media contingent could get exclusive access when there were no games or other interviews to distract them.
Nike's influence on Team USA is extensive and has been criticized. Some have dubbed Team USA as ``Team Nike'' because nine of the players have Nike ties. Some have suggested that head coach Mike Krzyzewski, who has a Nike contract at Duke, was part of the plot. Of course, when Reebok's Allen Iverson wasn't asked to join the team, the conspiracy theory only deepened.
Nike designed a new campaign for the world championship dubbed ``The Ambassadors,'' featuring James, Argentina's Manu Ginobili, Spain's Pau Gasol, France's Tony Parker, Germany's Dirk Nowitzki and the next potential Asian star, Yi Jianlian of China.
Other campaigns have been directed specifically to the Chinese, including an initial launch of just 1,000 pairs of a special edition James shoe last winter that had teenagers lining up at stores like American teens used to clamor for Michael Jordan's new signature designs.
Team USA's appearances in exhibition games this month in Guangzhou, China, and Seoul, South Korea, fueled the rapid interest.
``There is a craving (in Asia) for basketball. You can see it in people's eyes,'' Krzyzewski said. ``You get that atmosphere with that populous. I see this being the global sport eventually.''
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ABJ

8/27/06

More of the same is fine with Cavs

After years of change, team wants some stability

By Brian Windhorst

<!-- begin body-content -->TOKYO - One of the buzzwords the Cavaliers' administration has used during the past year is ``corporate knowledge.''
Basically, it is a belief that there's value in stability.
That ideology was no doubt one of the things Danny Ferry discussed in his interviews when he wanted to become the team's general manager last summer based on his experience with the San Antonio Spurs. It clearly has rubbed off on coach Mike Brown and owner Dan Gilbert, who both freely use the term in press conferences.
The signature star isn't using the same verbiage, but apparently he's buying into the idea as well.
LeBron James knows the Cavs didn't make significant additions to their roster this offseason, and it is OK with him. He said he's feeling good about the returning roster from last year's 50-32 team.
``I think it is good for us,'' James said while preparing to face Australia with Team USA earlier today at the 2006 FIBA World Championship. ``Just to have the chemistry will help us.''
During James' second season, there were nine players added to the Cavs' roster. Last season, there were seven new faces during the course of the season.
As of now, it appears the roster will include just three new faces for sure, two of them being draft picks Shannon Brown and Daniel Gibson.
Backup big man Scot Pollard is the only veteran addition thus far; backup Flip Murray is the only veteran subtraction. Drew Gooden and James have re-signed, which means Brown's opening-night rotation might not be all that different from the one used most of last year.
``We don't have to make a whole new system. We don't have to teach a whole new system like we've done the past few years,'' James said. ``So I think that will be good. And the addition of Scot is going to help us.''
Of course, having James is the most important factor. And getting Larry Hughes back 100 percent healthy is expected to make an impact, as well.
At least that is the feeling now. There is no doubt Ferry is speaking with other general managers to gauge what trades could be available once the season gets going. But for now, it appears stability is the most important value.
Dribbles . . .
• According to Cavs team officials, Anderson Varejao's bizarre leg injuries are not believed to be a serious issue.
Varejao complained of strange fatigue and weakness in his legs during Brazil's run in the world championship. He also had minor knee and foot injuries during the offseason. Some who watched Varejao in Japan felt he looked a little out of shape. Regardless, the Cavs are hoping six weeks of rest will do him good before training camp.
• James has been bothered by the smaller, slicker ball being used by FIBA.
``It was a struggle at first, to tell the truth,'' he said.
He has lost control of the ball when changing direction on drives to the basket during the tournament. The Japanese-made ball is synthetic leather, not unlike the new ball that will be used in the NBA this season. There might be an adjustment period then, as well.
• Former Cavs first-round pick Dajuan Wagner is healthy again after taking a year off to have serious colon surgery. He has been working out in Philadelphia, and a handful of NBA teams reportedly have sent scouts to look at him. He has some overseas offers but probably will end up in someone's training camp in October.
• James has two new tattoos he is sporting at the worlds. On his right calf is the word ``Witness,'' a reference to the highly successful Nike campaign during the playoffs. Also, on his right arm, below his elbow, is a large ``330,'' a reference to his hometown, with four stars around it. It is popular for NBA players to get tattoos referring to their telephone area code.
``I got some things to debut to the fans,'' James said.
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ABJ

8/30/06

Brown intends to stick to plan

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sportswriter

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Australia's Aaron Bruce, right, reaches in on USA's LeBron James during their game at the world basketball championship, Sunday, Aug. 27, 2006, in Saitama, Japan. USA won the game 113-73.
<!-- begin body-content -->SAITAMA, JAPAN - It has been more than three months, but Cavaliers coach Mike Brown can't bring himself to watch the Cavs' last game.
He won't anytime, soon, either.
Brown attended Team USA's practice Tuesday outside Tokyo with Cavs General Manager Danny Ferry in support of LeBron James. After the FIBA World Championship, Brown will be off with his wife and sons to an NBA Basketball Without Borders event in South Africa, where game film will be one of the furthest things from his mind.
The point is this: He's not allowing the way last season ended to dictate how he'll coach next season.
Despite some offensive woes, the raw nerve being the 79-61 Game 7 loss to the Detroit Pistons in the Eastern Conference semifinals, Brown is sticking to his system.
He didn't make any changes to his coaching staff in the offseason, and no major strategy changes appear to be in store for training camp, which starts in about six weeks.
``In this business, there is a lot of change, and change isn't always the answer,'' Brown said.
``We want to get better at what we do. We have a foundation, and we want to build on that.''
Some fans might not receive that well. The Cavs' offense faltered under pressure last season, often leaving James to try to score by himself.
The only play that seemed to work with consistency against the Pistons was Anderson Varejao spinning the Pistons' defenders in circles, setting up unscripted pick-and-rolls with James.
Despite investing millions on free agents to support James on offense last summer, the Cavs' scoring average increased by about a point.
James' points went up, and his assists went down, the inverse of the expectation.
Larry Hughes, who missed 40 games with a finger injury, also said at the end of the season that he hoped to change his role within the attack.
Brown defends his offense, which is based on a system assistant coach Hank Egan used with the San Antonio Spurs. It relies heavily on pick-and-rolls to the side, and player reads away from the ball. Brown maintains that it worked when Hughes was healthy early in the season.
``I don't think we were bad offensively,'' Brown said. ``I don't know where we finished at, but at the start of the year when Larry was healthy, we were averaging 102 points and 15 fastbreak points a game. If we'd had Flip (Murray) or Larry on the wing the entire year, I think we'd have finished in the top 10 offensively.''
The Cavs actually finished right in the middle, 15th in the league in scoring, but went meekly against the Pistons. In a division that features two contenders devoted to defense, the Pistons and Chicago Bulls, improvement in the half-court game is imperative.
``I trust what we're doing,'' Brown said. ``Detroit did a nice job of settling into their stuff against us, but they were more experienced than us.''
Brown's thoughts on some other pressing issues:
• On James' minutes: ``Something has got to be done. I have to address it; his minutes have to go down. When Larry got hurt, I had to jump his minutes, and I was never able to get them back down.''
• On his front-court rotation, which includes Zydrunas Ilgauskas, Drew Gooden, Donyell Marshall, Varejao and Scot Pollard: ``It's tough to play five guys in two spots. We won't play five. I'll try to be as upfront as possible, and that's one of the hard decisions it is my job to make.''
• On whether Varejao's role could expand: ``It could; he had a heck of an end of the season for us. People forget Andy wasn't there for training camp last year, and that's really going to help him out this year. I'm excited to see his progress come training camp, especially after he played with Brazil all summer.''
Germans await
Team USA will take on Germany at 6:30 a.m. today in the world tournament quarterfinals. Coming off an impressive 40-point win over Australia, the Americans have been on guard against overconfidence.
Dallas Mavericks star Dirk Nowitzki is the leading scorer remaining in the tournament, at 24.5 points per game. Two years ago, the Germans pushed Team USA to the brink in an exhibition game before the Olympics.
``It is pretty much the same German team as two years ago, so they have a comfort level,'' U.S. coach Mike Krzyzewski said. ``For us, it will be important to play well defensively and limit how Dirk can set up his teammates because he's an unselfish player.''
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3:28 p.m.

The Cavaliers announced today they have reached a new multiyear television rights agreement with FSN Ohio and WUAB Ch. 43.

Each season, 70 Cavaliers regular-season games will be carried by FSN Ohio, beginning with the upcoming 2006-07 campaign. Five of those 70 games will be simulcast on WUAB.

Of the other 12 regular-season games, seven will be shown on ABC and five on TNT.

- From staff reports, [email protected]
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Cavs likely to sign David Wesley

Veteran guard slated to take physical today, could get one-year deal

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<!-- begin body-content -->The Cavaliers appear close to finalizing their roster for the upcoming season.
According to team sources, free-agent guard David Wesley is expected to take a physical in Cleveland today, and if everything checks out, he will likely sign a one-year deal with the Cavs over the weekend.
The 13-year veteran can play point guard and shooting guard, giving the Cavs depth behind Eric Snow and Damon Jones. Wesley averaged 9.9 points and 2.9 assists in 71 games with the Houston Rockets last season.
Over his career, mostly spent with the Hornets in Charlotte and New Orleans, the 35-year-old Wesley has averaged 12.9 points and shot 37 percent from 3-point range.
If the Wesley deal is completed as expected and Drew Gooden officially signs, the Cavs will have 16 players under contract. One player will have to be released before the start of the season and the competition for the final spot will probably come down to Eddie Basden and Stephen Graham, who both have nonguaranteed contracts.
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Cavaliers ticket packages will go on sale Sept. 9
Saturday, September 2, 2006


CLEVELAND - The Cavaliers will put 10- and 21-game season ticket plans on sale at 10 a.m. Sept 9.
The 21-game packages start at $525. The Wine Plan features matchups against the Detroit Pistons on Feb. 4, Dallas on March 21 and NBA champion Miami on April 5. The Gold Plan includes games against Chicago on Nov. 9, Phoenix on Jan. 28 and the Los Angeles Lakers on Feb. 11.
There are three 10-game plans that start at $250, which include upper-level seating in the $35 and $25 price classes. Packages include weekday only, weekend only and a combination of the two.
The partial season-ticket plans also include NBA playoffs ticket purchase priority for all postseason home games as well as the ability to purchase tickets to Quicken Loans Arena concerts and events prior to availability to the general public.
Full-season packages also are on sale. Individual game tickets go on sale in early October. For information or to purchase tickets, call (216) 420-2100 or visit: www.cavs.com.
CAVS SET TV DEALS
The Cavs have reached new multi-year television rights agreements that call for 70 regular season games to be televised by FSN Ohio beginning this season.
WUAB-TV 43 will simulcast five of the 70 games carried by FSN Ohio. Playoff games will be simulcast on WUAB and FSN Ohio. The remaining 12 regular season games will be televised by TNT and ABC.
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<H1 class=red>Guard Wesley close to signing

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Saturday, September 02, 2006

Branson Wright

Plain Dealer Reporter

Free-agent guard David Wesley is expected to sign a two-year deal with the Cavaliers with the first year guaranteed.
But the deal will hinge on Wesley passing Friday's physical.
The Cavaliers will learn the results of that physical today or Sunday. General Manager Danny Ferry said he will not comment on Wesley until the results of the physical are in.
Wesley, 35, has been in the league since the 1993-94 season. He averaged 9.9 points per game with the Houston Rockets last season and that was the first time he didn't average in double figures since his second year in the NBA. His best year was during the 2002-03 season when he averaged 16.7 points per game and shot 42.4 percent from 3-point range for New Orleans.
Wesley, at 6-1 and 185 pounds, is one of the shortest shooting guards in the league.
The addition of Wesley would cause a logjam at the guard position. Wesley would join guards Eric Snow, Damon Jones, Larry Hughes, Ira Newble, Daniel Gibson, Sasha Pavlovic, Shannon Brown, Luke Jackson, Stephen Graham and newly acquired Eddie Basden.
To reach this Plain Dealer reporter:
[email protected], 216-999-4671
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