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Cleveland Cavaliers (current) off-season rumors

  • hoops23
    Cavs have reportedly signed Joey Graham to a 2 year deal.

    Deal is expected to be worth 2.1 million.
  • thedynasty1998
    Sounds like a placeholder.
  • hoops23
    thedynasty1998;436760 wrote:Sounds like a placeholder.

    Yep. This is from W&G on RCF, who despite what people say, has hit on more than he's missed. He nailed the LeBron fiasco during the Boston series when he said James isn't the same guy he's known over the years and said James cut off all communication with the team.
    Everyone needs to adjust their thinking and expectations so that they are in-line with the team's longterm plan.

    Every move we make for the next two to three years is going to center on makiing us as stroing and competitive as possible in year 2012-2013 forward.

    That means seeing that we have great cap flexibility and space for the summer of 2012 and 2013 ...and also building up as many draft assets in terms of picks on into the foreseeable future.

    This team will never be centered around just one singular mega-star ever again. We are looking to develop talents longterm in the mold of how the Spurs have done through foreign leagues, and D-Leagues ... and we are looking to get lotterly picks and as many additional picks as well so that regardless of where the ping pong balls fall, we will have assets to move up and get our dream pick.

    We want to draft a star or stars in the lottery ....try and hit on high upside projects like Eyenga via longterm projection and development ... then, when we have attractive high quality pieces in place, we go after a high profile free agent to bolster and already strong young base.

    Getting this casino in place will help as well. I will offer attractive opportunities for players looking to take care of family/friends, and give us alternatives and angles that other teams don't have.

    But, it will be a process ...a process that will rely on us throwing kids in there and taking lumps like the NJ Nets of this past season. Building a strong future nucleus, that may not win much at all ...but, keep your eye on the future when evaluating moves we make.

    We may have false prophets like Ricky Davis types. Guys that we'll bring in and build their resume's with numbers, and then turn them into picks ...things of that nature.
  • thedynasty1998
    Yea, I think for that reason, and I thought that was common knowledge, this is a good signing.

    Sign him for two years, he's a guy who will play hard and is pretty cheap. Then hopefully in a few years you start acquiring those young players and developing them.
  • devil1197
    Good move by not tying up a lot of cap and it continues to fill out the roster.

    W&G nailed it imo. Cleveland will continue to fill out rosters with guys like Graham for 2 yr/2mil for the next couple years before going all out with our cap space.

    Clearing cap space, collecting draft picks/trade assests, and developing our young players should/is our main focus for the next 2-3 years.
  • jpake1
    Eh, maybe they can become an 8th place team.
  • devil1197
    jpake1;437483 wrote:Eh, maybe they can become an 8th place team.

    They don't "want" to become a 8th place team.

    They want to collect their own lottery picks to combine with the late 1st and 2nd's they will have every year.
  • jordo212000
    devil1197;437585 wrote:They don't "want" to become a 8th place team.

    They won't have to worry about that with signings like Joey Graham. The Cavs best chance at a revival is just dropping an atomic bomb on this coming season and then getting a guy like Harrison Barnes or any other top NCAA recruit
  • wes_mantooth
    I found this article amusing...didn't want to start a new thread...

    http://www.celebjihad.com/celeb-jihad/south-beach-scandal-d-wade-chris-bosh-gangbang-lebrons-mom
  • hoops23
    jordo212000;437600 wrote:They won't have to worry about that with signings like Joey Graham. The Cavs best chance at a revival is just dropping an atomic bomb on this coming season and then getting a guy like Harrison Barnes or any other top NCAA recruit

    I'd love to grab Harrison Barnes. He's a great player and even better person. However, the chances that Cleveland gets the #1 pick next year is 0%. Even if we finished with 8 wins.

    These moves enable the Cavs to have a fun team to watch and entertain the crowd with high flying acts of athleticism, while still sucking.

    I also think Joey Graham was signed to "goon" LeBron :)
  • lhs07
    Looks like the Cavs are unveiling new uniforms tomorrow. De-Lebronization continues
  • mucalum49
    lhs07;453542 wrote:Looks like the Cavs are unveiling new uniforms tomorrow. De-Lebronization continues

    Only change according to Windy is the script Cleveland and Cavaliers is going back to block letters. My guess is it is the same color scheme but these letters

  • Art Modell
    Really, Is the Cavs even relevent anymore?
  • Benny The Jet
    Art Modell;453674 wrote:Really, Is the Cavs even relevent anymore?

    That there be sum gud english!
  • hangonsloopy
    He even edited his post haha
  • hoops23
    mucalum49;453608 wrote:Only change according to Windy is the script Cleveland and Cavaliers is going back to block letters. My guess is it is the same color scheme but these letters


    The Cavs are no longer wine and gold, but the actual color scheme is much closer to the jerseys you posted. It's a "yellow" now.
  • Cleveland Buck
    Art Modell;453674 wrote:Really, Is the Cavs even relevent anymore?

    You is gonna have to learn to write English before you get your GED.
  • Heretic
    Art Modell;453674 wrote:Really, Is the Cavs even relevent anymore?

    Deliverance Country meets teh Interwebz!
  • Commander of Awesome
    mucalum49;453608 wrote:Only change according to Windy is the script Cleveland and Cavaliers is going back to block letters. My guess is it is the same color scheme but these letters


    Those are hidieous jerseys. I wish we would go to the blue alternative jerseys full time.
  • Rotinaj
    Art Modell;453674 wrote:Really, Is the Cavs even relevent anymore?

  • BR1986FB
    Commander of Awesome;453950 wrote:Those are hidieous jerseys. I wish we would go to the blue alternative jerseys full time.

    I love that color scheme along with the opposite, mostly wine, scheme.
  • like_that
    Art Modell;453674 wrote:Really, Is the Cavs even relevent anymore?

    Why is ya don dididly change yo name fom capone? can N E of yallz explin dis to meh?
  • grodt
    http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/jersey_unveil_100817.html

  • jordo212000

    I love the whites, the reds are solid too. Just kind of feel like "Cleveland" could have used a white outline.
  • grodt
    I really like the whites....meh on the wine. I hope they keep the dark blue jerseys or some other alternate like them