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Pollard, known as much for his ever changing hair and sideburns, signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Friday. |
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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 wild-haired, 6-foot-11, 265-pounder will give the Cavs more inside muscle and can provide needed energy along with Anderson Varejao. |
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The Bulls traded Basden to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Martynas Andriuskevicius on Friday. |
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Basden played in 19 games for the Bulls last season, averaging 2.1 points, 1.5 rebounds. |
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Gooden agreed to terms on a three-year, $23 million deal to re-sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers Monday. The restricted free agent forward had been hoping for a deal similar to the six-year, $60 million contract Nene Hilario signed with the Denver Nuggets. |
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The former University of Kansas star averaged 10.7 points and a team-high 8.4 rebounds for the Cavs last season. His inside presence helped Cleveland go 50-32 and make the playoffs for the first time since 1998. Gooden was originally drafted by the Memphis Grizzlies in 2002 before playing two seasons with the Orlando Magic who traded him to Cleveland in 2004. |
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James signed a three-year contract extension worth about $60 million with the Cavaliers on Tuesday, finalizing a deal announced last week and keeping him with the team through the 2009-10 season. The deal, which includes a player option for a fourth year, is for two fewer years than the deal the Cavaliers offered. It will make James an unrestricted free agent by the summer of 2010. |
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James will make $5.8 million next season, the final of his rookie contract. The 21-year-old phenom averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists last season and was voted the youngest All-Star Game MVP in history. |
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James agreed to a three-year contract extension worth about $60 million with the Cavaliers on Wednesday, keeping him with the team through the 2009-10 season. The deal, which includes a player option for a fourth year, is for two fewer years than the deal the Cavaliers offered. It will make James an unrestricted free agent by the summer of 2010. |
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James will make $5.8 million next season, the final of his rookie contract. The 21-year-old phenom averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists last season and was voted the youngest All-Star Game MVP in history. |
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Brown signed his rookie contract with Cleveland on Friday. The guard was the 25th overall pick out of Michigan State. He is able to play both guard positions, although the Cavaliers will likely keep him at shooting guard, since they drafted Daniel Gibson, a point guard, with the 42nd pick. |
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Gibson signed his rookie contract with Cleveland on Friday. The 42nd pick out of Texas, Gibson is being groomed as the Cavaliers' point guard of the future. Terms of the deal were not available. |
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Finally ending any speculation, James agreed Saturday to sign a maximum contract extension with Cleveland that will pay him about $80 million over the next five years. The All-Star forward had waited a week after the Cavaliers offered the deal, prompting some to question whether or not he would stay with Cleveland. Had James not chosen to re-sign, he had the option to become a restricted free agent after next season. |
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James averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists in his third season in the league, leading the Cavaliers to the second round of the playoffs. He grew up in nearby Akron and both delighted and relieved Cavs fans who feared he would leave the team for a bigger market. The contract keeps James in Cleveland until 2012-13. |
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The Cavaliers acted quickly, offering James a five-year maximum contract extension, worth about $80 million, shortly after the NBA's free agent season began at 12:01 a.m. Saturday. James has said he doesn't plan to leave, but he can't officially sign anything until July 12. |
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If James chooses not to sign, he could become a restricted free agent after next season. But he'll likely sign with Cleveland, since he grew up in nearby Akron and is the leader of the up-and-coming Cavaliers. In just his third season in the NBA, the small forward averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists. This long-term deal would keep him with the Cavs until 2012-13. |
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Hughes is expected to play in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference semifinals on Sunday after missing four games following the death of his younger brother. The Cavaliers' shooting guard rejoined the team for Game 6 against Detroit but didn't see any action in Friday's 84-82 loss. Cleveland coach Mike Brown said Hughes is still a game-time decision, but there's a decent chance he'll play. |
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Hughes started the first two games of the series with Detroit, scoring eight points in each contest, and is averaging 11.3 in the postseason. |
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Hughes is expected to rejoin the Cavaliers for Game 6 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons on Friday. The guard played in Games 1 and 2 before leaving the team to be with his family after the death of his younger brother. Coach Larry Brown said he will not start Hughes on Friday."It wouldn't be fair to put him in after missing a week of basketball," Brown said. "We've made some changes in what we're doing offensively and defensively." |
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Flip Murray started in place of Hughes for the last three games. He averaged 9.3 points during those starts while Hughes averaged eight points in Games 1 and 2 against the Pistons. |
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James was the top vote-getter in Wednesday's announced All-NBA first team. The Cleveland Cavaliers' small forward received 116 first-place votes and 610 points from the 126-member media panel to pace fellow first team members Kobe Bryant (Los Angeles Lakers), Steve Nash (Phoenix Suns), Dirk Nowitzki (Dallas Mavericks) and Shaquille O'Neal (Miami Heat). |
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James averaged 31.4 points, 7.0 rebounds and 6.6 assists in leading Cleveland back to the NBA playoffs for the first time since 1998. |
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James earned a triple-double with 21 points, 10 assists and 10 rebounds in the Cavaliers' 86-77 win over the Detroit Pistons on Saturday in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals. The small forward played all 48 minutes in the game and also recorded four steals. The Cavs trail the series 2-1. |
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Hughes is not expected to play for the Cavaliers in Game 3 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. The shooting guard left the team on Thursday to be with his family after the death of his younger brother. When he will return to the team is uncertain. |
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Hughes is averaging 11.3 points with 3.9 assists in eight playoffs games this season for the Cavaliers. Flip Murray is expected to start in place of him. |
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The Cleveland Cavaliers still aren't sure if Hughes will return for their Game 3 matchup with the Detroit Pistons on Saturday. There's a chance the Cavs' guard will return with Cleveland trailing 2-0 in the semifinals series, but LeBron James said after Friday's practice that he didn't anticipate having Hughes in uniform for the game. "Honestly, no," James said. "I don't expect him to come back. It would be a big surprise if he did." |
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Cavaliers coach Mike Brown had not spoken to Hughes since he left town on Thursday to join his family following the death of a younger brother. Brown said it was most important that Hughes be with his family and did not plan to contact him. |
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Hughes left the Cleveland Cavaliers Thursday following the death of his younger brother. The Cavs' guard joined his family in St. Louis and no timetable for his return has been set. At the very least, Hughes will miss Saturday's Game 3 against Detroit. The Cavs and Pistons play Game 4 on Monday. |
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James scored 22 points in the Cavaliers' 113-86 loss to Detroit on Sunday in Game 1 of their semifinal series and didn't play in the fourth quarter after the Pistons turned the game into a rout. The third-year small forward was held scoreless in the third quarter and was triple-teamed at times by the Pistons, who were determined not to let the young star beat them. |
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James averaged 35.7 points in Cleveland's six-game win over Washington in the first round. Despite shooting 9-for-18, he couldn't overcome the Detroit defense, producing his lowest output of the postseason. |
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James set a new franchise playoff record with 45 points--breaking the mark of 41 he set in Game 3--in Cleveland's 121-120 overtime Game 5 victory over Washington on Wednesday. James scored the game-winning layup with 0.9 seconds left in overtime and also went 17-for-18 from the line, setting new club playoff records for free throw attempts and makes. |
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James' 41 points in Game 3 was an NBA record for most points scored by a player in his first career road playoff game and the Cavs' star became just the third player to post a triple-double in his first playoff game after getting 32 points, 11 rebounds and 11 assists in Game 1. He is averaging 36.4 points, 7.6 rebounds and 5.4 assists in the playoffs. |
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Hughes scored 24 points in the Cavaliers' 121-120 overtime Game 5 victory over the Wizards on Wednesday. |
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Hughes entered the games averaging 10.3 points in the first four playoff games, but scored 11 points in the opening quarter. Hughes is now averaging 13.0 points, 2.8 rebounds, 2.6 steals and 2.4 assists. |
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Jackson will undergo back surgery on Thursday, his second operation in less than two years. The Cavaliers' small forward had X-rays and an MRI exam over the past week, revealing a herniated disc. |
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Jackson, the 10th overall pick in 2004, has played in just 46 games over two seasons for the Cavaliers, averaging 2.7 points. |