Today's the last day the Cavs will have a chance to pick up the options on Jumaine Jones and Trajan Langdon or lose them to free agency.
Langdon's fate, however, has already been decided.
"[General Manager] Jim Paxson told me today that they're not picking up my option," said Langdon, an hour before tip-off of the Cavs' 108-89 loss to the Celtics last night. "It's not something I've worried about because I don't have any control. I enjoy it here but I'll play hard for whoever I'm with next year."
The Cavs made Langdon the 11th overall pick in the 1999 draft. He's averaged 5.8 points a game in two seasons.
The Cavs still could sign Langdon after the season, but chances of that are slim.
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The future of the Cavs had trouble keeping his shorts up and his shirt tucked in.
He also forgot to tell Chris Mihm that he was supposed to leave the game, meaning the Cavs ended up with six men on the court.
Not that it mattered last night, as Boston bounced the hometown by a 108-89 count before an announced crowd of 17,748 at the Gund, which meant about 3,000 of them must have been dressed as blue seats.
His name is DeSagana Diop. He's only 19. He's from Senegal. He has been in the USA for a mere three years and after averaging a modest 15 points in high school.
He spent most of his six minutes pulling up his pants and trying to catch his breath. He took one shot -- a 15-foot jumper -- that chipped the paint off the front of the rim. He heaved that rock the first time he touched the ball, a mere four seconds after he stepped on the court.
He left the game when he grabbed the back of his left knee, which the Cavs said wasn't hurt. They can only pray that's true, because this franchise seldom gets a break that doesn't require a suite at the Cleveland Clinic and a cast.
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This is John Lucas' winning formula for the Cavaliers: shoot 30 free throws, outrebound the opponent and play solid defense.
His team failed on all three last night, and Paul Pierce and Antoine Walker made the Cavs pay dearly behind their 29 and 23 points, respectively, as the Boston Celtics cruised to a 108-89 victory before an announced crowd of 17,748 in the season opener at Gund Arena.
Wes Person and Trajan Langdon led the Cavs with 13 points each, and Jumaine Jones and Ricky Davis each scored 12.
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Cavaliers Oct 2001 Archive
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| Oct 30, 2001
The Cavaliers open the regular season tonight.
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| Oct 30, 2001
Chester "Bubba" Person knows the cure to whatever ailed his brother, Wesley, during the past two seasons with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
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| Oct 29, 2001
The 2001-02 Cavaliers' season was destined for a positive change when the organization fired coach Randy Wittman and hired John Lucas during the off-season.
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| Oct 28, 2001
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| Oct 28, 2001
Nearly everybody figures the Cavaliers are long shots this season to do anything.
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| Oct 27, 2001
After a preseason dominated with news of injuries to starters Tyrone Hill and Zydrunas Ilgauskas, the Cavaliers finally have something to smile about.
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| Oct 27, 2001
The NBA welcomes two new faces and two recycled ones to its coaching fraternity this season, and all four of them are sure to have headaches by Halloween.
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| Oct 26, 2001
A day after losing Mason, Miami gets Gatling
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| Oct 26, 2001
The development of Cavaliers assistant coach Jerry Eaves began while he was growing up in the basketball hotbed of Louis ville, Ky.
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| Oct 25, 2001
Tuesday night is the season opener, when the Celtics visit Gund Arena.
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| Oct 24, 2001
Rodrick Rhodes, Reggie Slater and Makhta Ndiaye are the final contestants in the Cleveland Cavaliers' version of musical chairs.
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| Oct 24, 2001
Well, it is finally official.
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| Oct 23, 2001
The waiver wire and free-agent list will become documents of interest for Cavaliers General Manager Jim Paxson and coach John Lucas next week.
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| Oct 21, 2001
Cavaliers center Zydrunas Ilgauskas will likely miss at least the first month of the regular season, Cavaliers GM Jim Paxson confirmed Friday.
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| Oct 21, 2001
Trajan Langdon figured it would only be a matter of time before his shooting stroke would return despite making only one shot from the field during the preseason.
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| Oct 20, 2001
The Cavs' front line is in shambles.
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| Oct 19, 2001
For the franchise, the message is clear: Right now, no one cares about this team.
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| Oct 18, 2001
The Cavaliers took the floor last night without their two starters in the post.
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| Oct 18, 2001
"He had a good night," said Chuck, a volunteer assistant for the Cavs.
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| Oct 17, 2001
The days of Earl Boykins being defined as a novelty act are over.
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| Oct 16, 2001
Cavaliers rookie center DeSagana Diop, who missed the first two weeks of training camp due to a sore left foot, was cleared to begin doing light work on the court yesterday after a visit to the doctor.
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| Oct 15, 2001
The Cavaliers arrived late for the first half.
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| Oct 14, 2001
The franchise is stuck in neutral, and drafting a high school center with a bum foot was not the best way to get it moving forward (seventh place, Central Division).
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| Oct 14, 2001
Coming soon to a city near you, it's a two-headed cow, a bearded lady and a man who eats nails.
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| Oct 14, 2001
"I was in shock when I got traded," Jones said.
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| Oct 13, 2001
Entering his 12th NBA season, Hill anticipated playing his first pro game in his hometown of Cincinnati ever since the Cavs acquired him from the Sixers in a trade over the summer.
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| Oct 11, 2001
Pistons big man Ben Wallace has a way of putting a damper on Chris Mihm coming-out parties.
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| Oct 10, 2001
Fortunately it was an exhibition game, and fortunately the Cleveland Cavaliers play again this weekend.
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| Oct 9, 2001
The Cavs signed Slater to a free-agent contract on Oct.
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| Oct 8, 2001
One of the reasons Del Harris said he didn't take the Cavaliers head-coaching job last spring was because he couldn't be sure he'd have often-injured center Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
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| Oct 7, 2001
When Chris Mihm wasn't exactly sprinting, Lucas yelled, ``I don't want to see a Barry Bonds trot.
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| Oct 6, 2001
Due to Tyrone Hill's injury, Chris Mihm, who wears No.
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| Oct 6, 2001
The role often associated with a free agent signed in time for training camp is providing the team with a warm body.
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| Oct 5, 2001
From the court: It's evident the Cavs are getting comfortable with some of the new offensive and defensive plays because of their aggressive play during scrimmages.
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| Oct 4, 2001
Center Trevor Winter will try to make the Cavs in training camp, but the free-agent signee has other things on his mind.
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| Oct 4, 2001
"Last year was rough because I got injured and never began to feel good," Coles said.
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| Oct 3, 2001
The Akron Beacon Journal reports that the Cavaliers did the obvious yesterday, picking up the option for a fourth season on point guard Andre Miller.
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| Oct 3, 2001
From the court: Yesterday was the first of coach John Lucas' "Morning Madness" practices, when the team took the floor at 6 a.
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| Oct 2, 2001
Branson Wright of the Plain Dealer reports that Tyrone Hill will miss the start of the Cavaliers' training camp with back spasms.
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| Oct 1, 2001
"I believe in being in shape," Lucas said.
