Cleveland Cavaliers News

Lisa Salter from ABC interviewed Larry Hughes before the game. This is what Larry said:

“I play to enjoy myself, some people take this the wrong way, but winning a championship is not what I base everything on. I was given an opportunity to play basketball, travel around and have fun doing it and that’s what […]

According to Branson Wright from the Plain Dealer, Varejao will be out until after the All-Star break.  “The doctors said it was a pretty bad ankle sprain,” said Varejao.  “They’re not exactly sure how long it’s going to take because there’s still swelling.  They’ll have a better idea once the swelling goes down.”  The doctors […]

The Cavaliers have matched the Charlotte Bobcats’ contract offer sheet signed by Anderson Varejao, General Manager Danny Ferry announced this morning. ‘
The Cleveland Cavaliers have also waived guard/forward Demetris Nichols. He played in three games for Cleveland and scored two points and grabbed one rebound in 14 minutes.
Verejao might join the team in by end […]

ESPN just reported that the the Charlotte Bobcats reached agreement Tuesday on a three-year offer sheet with Cleveland restricted free agent Anderson Varejao, giving the Cavaliers a week to match the deal or lose him.ESPN The Magazine’s Ric Bucher reported the offer sheet is worth $17.4 million, which would fit the Bobcats’ mid-level salary cap […]

The Charlotte Bobcats appear poised to sign big man Anderson Varejao to an offer sheet, although that’s a long way from actually having Varejao on their roster.
A Brazilian publication, UOL Sporte, quoted Varejao as saying he’s signing a three-year offer sheet with the Bobcats.
Varejao is a restricted free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers. That means […]

Some interesting comments from Brian Windhorst  regarding some of the player’s reaction to Andy’s latest comments. There’s a reason that players usually don’t talk to the media during contract negotiations: Sometimes it can do more harm than good.
In speaking with ESPN.com in his first English language interview about the topic on Monday, Anderson Varejao tried […]

This is a great article by Brian Windhorst about the drama between the Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao.
Varejao and his agent Dan Fegan broke their silence yesterday and spoke to ESPN about their contract negotiation with the Cavs.
Varejao was quoted as saying: “It’s gotten to the point that I don’t want to play there anymore. I’m […]

In a rare phone interview with ESPN, Anderson Varejao expressed his frustration with the Cavaliers and Danny Ferry. “I just want to be treated fairly and I don’t think Danny’s done that.” he told ESPN.
“I wanted to come back,” he said. “I love the fans and I really love my teammates. But there are others […]

Terry Pluto from the Plain Dealer gives us a different kind of Dear John letter:
Dear Andy:
Your holdout is the longest in the 37-year history of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
OK, it’s not actually a holdout. You are a restricted free agent, meaning you are not under contract or any obligation to report to the Cavs. You can […]

In a exclusive interview with Marca.com, a Brazilian news web site, Anderson talks about his contract negotiation with the Cavaliers.
Here is the complete translation, or you can view the original version here.
Google Translation from Marca.com:

Anderson Varejao is the most prized free agent market NBA, and speculation about its future and complicated renovation with the Cavaliers […]

This morning, reports were out that the Cavaliers and Anderson Varejao are close to signing a one year deal worth $5 million according to SI.com sources.
Later today, a new report by SI.com that the Cavs apparently have no interest in signing Varejao for one year.

“The team told the player’s agent if the qualifying offer passed, […]