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Derrick Rose Wants To Return To Cavs

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2 years ago

December 3, 2017

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Derrick Rose is reportedly looking to return to the team, according to Jason Lloyd of The Athletic.

Rose, 29, has appeared in just seven games for the Cavs this season, averaging 14.3 points and 1.7 assists in 26.9 minutes per contest.

Rose has been absent due to a personal issue while also recovering from a sprained left ankle.

Reports circulated that the veteran guard was seriously considering retirement and questioning his desire to continue to play, reports stating that Rose was “reevaluating his future in the NBA” and that there was “growing uncertainty inside and outside the franchise about whether he will return to the team.”

The report states:

Where he fits now remains to be seen. Rose has been in contact with Cavs general manager Koby Altman in recent days and has expressed a desire to return. The Cavs are expected to have an announcement regarding Rose on Sunday.

Cavs’ teammate LeBron James voiced his support for Rose:

“Whenever he’s ready to tell us or whatever, we’re ready for that. You don’t ever fast-track someone’s process of what they may be going through. When they’re ready to talk about it or ready to bring it to the forefront, as his teammates, we’ll be ready for it.

“I don’t know what the organization’s stand on that is. That’s different. From us as players, we don’t need an answer from him. We want him to be as great as he can be, off the floor first before he even thinks about being on the floor.”

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Cavaliers, Raptors Interested in Dragan Bender

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3 months ago

July 16, 2019

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The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Toronto Raptors are interested in former Phoenix Suns forward Dragan Bender.

Bender was a major bust with the Suns, who drafted him with the fourth overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft, but he is still only 21 years old.

Bender can still turn his career around, but he has issues with 3 point shooting and the physicality of the NBA game.

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Cavs Expected to Waive and Stretch J.R. Smith

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3 months ago

July 15, 2019

Anthony DiMoro

The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to waive guard J.R. Smith after failing to find a suitable trade, according to The Athletic’s Joe Vardon.

According to Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor, the Cavs plan to stretch his contract over the next three years.

Smith played in only 11 games during the 2018-19 season as the Cavs veered towards a youth movement.

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Cavs’ Larry Drew Discusses Brandon Knight’s Play of Late

Published

8 months ago

February 12, 2019

Anthony DiMoro

The Cleveland Cavaliers knew that when they acquired Brandon Knight in a trade deadline deal with the Houston Rockets, that they were acquiring a player that may be a ways away from returning to form.

Knight, who missed the entire 2017-2018 season and appeared in only 14 games this season due to a torn ACL, has been showing signs of a return to form in his short stint with the Cavs, and it has caught the attention of Cavaliers’ head coach Larry Drew.

“I know what he’s gone through over a period with the injury and trying to come back from it,” Drew said of Knight, according to Joe Vardon of The Athletic.

“I know what he’s capable of doing. I know what type of player he is. He’s a fierce competitor. Not only does he do it from an offensive end, but defensively, he’s a tough kid. That addition in our lineup gives us a little versatility as far as we can move people around. … And I know how bad he wants to get back to the Brandon Knight of old. Certainly if he can get back to that, you guys are going to see a terrific player.”