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Cleveland Cavaliers Offseason Moves & Analysis

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UNDER CONTRACT: F-C Anderson Varejao, F Luke Walton, G Kyrie Irving, G Daniel Gibson, F Tristan Thompson, F Alonzo Gee, F Omri Casspi, F Luke Harangody, G-F C.J. Miles, G Kelenna Azubuike, F Jon Leuer, G Jeremy Pargo, C Micheal Eric, F Kevin Jones DRAFT PICKS: G Dion Waiters, C Tyler Zeller FREE AGENTS: None MOVES: The Cavaliers did very little in free agency, partially because they were tangientally involved in the Dwight Howard trade talks and partially because Cleveland is not a preferred destination,

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European Championship Qualifying Update – Part II

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11. Petteri Kaponen, Guard, Finland, (Dallas owns draft rights) Kaponen has been moving up the food chain in European basketball since he was drafted in the first round back in 2007. Kaponen is the clear leader of the undefeated Finnish squad, pouring in 22.8 points a game to go along with 5 assists, as he prepares to take the step up to the Euroleague with the Russian giant, Khimki Moscow. He has excellent size for a point guard at 6’5”, and

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Tweet of the Night: Dion Waiters

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Lebron james RT @: @ What player are you looking forward to play against the most?
August 21, 2012 9:30 pm via EchofonReplyRetweetFavorite
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Tweet of the Night goes to Dion Waiters – the fourth overall pick of the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2012 Draft – for looking forward to the challenge of facing LeBron James, the best all-around player in the NBA. Of course, Waiters won’t exactly match up against James given that they play two different positions and Waiters is much smaller in size, but it’s probably music to Dan Gilbert’s ears nonetheless. Before Waiters sets his sights on James, though, perhaps

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NBA Free Agency: Who Still Needs What?

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With the opening of training camps in late September, there is now more offseason behind us rather than in front of us. With six weeks to go, many teams are looking to fill the final spot or two on their rosters. And as we pointed out last week, there is not much to choose from. Although there has been talk about some of these teams possibly adding another player, Chicago, Dallas, Detroit, Golden State, Indiana, the Los Angeles Lakers, Memphis, New York, Oklahoma City

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Bernucca: Howard’s farewell tour should be a doozy

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Earlier this week, our Mark Heisler reported that the Orlando Magic would be willing to wait until next summer to trade Dwight Howard if that is what it takes to get fair value for the superstar center. It’s hard to imagine Howard even coming to training camp with the Magic, let alone playing the entire season in Orlando, where he is slightly more popular than George Zimmerman and Casey Anthony. But what if he did? The NBA schedule was released Thursday, and more

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Dwight Watch, Year 2: Magic willing to wait until next summer

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Here’s an update for all of you who want to gag upon hearing another Dwight Howard scenario: Tough luck. A source told Sheridan Hoops that trade talks involving Howard, which the Orlando Magic just put on hold, could go on all summer – of 2013. The Magic seemed ready to take the best current offer – such as the Brooklyn Nets’ package headed by Brook Lopez – but are now determined to draw out the process in hope of getting better offers. ESPN’s Chris

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SH Blog: Kobe holds court in Barcelona, but LeBron is King of Team USA

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The two biggest names in this game we love remain Kobe Bryant and LeBron James. And as free agency slows to a crawl after three frenetic weeks, the basketball world’s focus is on Barcelona, Spain, where Bryant, James and the rest of Team USA practiced and held court with the international media, one day before their “friendly” vs. Argentina on Sunday. In terms of popularity, Bryant is the unquestioned king. His jersey is the top seller internationally, while James is third, trailing Derrick Rose.

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Dwight Howard willing to sign long-term with Lakers

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Dwight Howard is dominating the offseason news again. On Wednesday, we told you there was an ESPN report detailing the early framework of a three-team deal in which the Orlando Magic would send Howard to the Los Angeles Lakers, who would send Andrew Bynum to the Cleveland Cavaliers, who would send Anderson Varejao and a package of draft picks to the Magic. Now comes a report from RealGM.com that says Howard is willing to commit long-term to the Lakers. In other words,

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