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Ilgauskas named to All-Star team

Jan 28, 2003 1:19 PM EST

Via ESPN

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Smart gets first victory as Cavs take Clippers

Jan 28, 2003 1:19 PM EST

Via Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Lebron Will Never Play for the Cavs

Jan 23, 2003 12:54 PM EST

According to ESPN, the Cleveland Cavaliers might have opened up a bigger can of worms after the firing of head coach John Lucas.

Monday's move might have damaged relations with high school phenom LeBron James, the 6-8 senior from St. Vincent-St. Mary who is the projected No. 1 pick in the NBA draft.

Citing a source close to the SVSM team, the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Thursday that the firing did not go over well with James.

"I tell you what, LeBron will never play for the Cavs after this," the source told the newspaper. "LeBron really likes coach Lucas. He was mad when he heard about it."

James and Lucas' connection goes back to last summer, when James attended a private workout with some of the Cavaliers. The NBA suspended Lucas for two games at this season's start and fined the team $150,000 for a violation of league rules.

Lucas apparently also heard about James' reported feelings about his dismissal.

"I appreciate what LeBron said, but now I want my money back," Lucas told the newspaper, laughing.

James has no control over which team drafts him in June, but if he did not want to play for that team, he has some choices.

A team that drafts a player in the first round owns that player's rights until next year's draft if the team makes the player an offer by July 15. If the player does not sign, he can re-enter the draft and can be selected by any team. James could sit out a year, or according to the report, use the "threat" of not playing as trade leverage.

"Kobe [Bryant] and a lot of other guys have had a say about which franchises they wanted to play for, and this might make LeBron cross the Cavs off his list," the source told the Plain Dealer.

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Cavaliers Jan 2003 Archive

  • Dunleavy could be future target

    ESPN | Jan 21, 2003

  • Paxson should have fired himself

    ESPN | Jan 21, 2003

  • Cavs fire lucas; Smart named interim coach

    Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jan 20, 2003

  • Cavs Boot Lucas

    | Jan 20, 2003

    The Associated Press reports that John Lucas was fired Monday as coach of the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have the NBA's worst record and have shown few signs of development this season.

  • Cavs' solid start has repeat ending

    Cleveland Plain Dealer | Jan 19, 2003

    The Cavaliers followed two of their most disappointing losses of the season with a yet another defeat last night in similar fashion -- they fell flat in the second half.

  • Utah scares Sloan, wins

    Deseret News | Jan 19, 2003

    Despite his advancing years, Jerry Sloan seems like a guy who can handle the most-dizzying of roller coasters.

  • Scorebook: Jazz spurts won't work vs. Nets

    Standard-Examiner | Jan 19, 2003

    The Jazz put together several nice stretches of basketball Saturday night and they won by 17 points, but there were plenty of stretches that also worried coach Jerry Sloan.

  • Jazz cruise past Cavs

    Standard-Examiner | Jan 19, 2003

    Ricky Davis was a one-man team for two quarters Saturday night, so when the Jazz shut him down in the second half, they also shut down the Cleveland Cavaliers.

  • Streaky Jazz keep Sloan in sweat

    Salt Lake Tribune | Jan 19, 2003

    Jazz basketball is getting to be like Utah weather -- if you don't like what you see right now, just wait a couple of minutes.

  • Krieger: Sometimes, you can win for losing

    The Rocky Mountain News | Jan 18, 2003

    Dave Krieger wastes your time w/ a column about last nights "LeBron Bowl".

  • Nuggets best the very worst

    The Rocky Mountain News | Jan 18, 2003

    Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountian News writes about the Nuggets 97-80 victory over the Cleveland Caveliers.

  • Tomasson: Last place could give Cavaliers edge

    The Rocky Mountain News | Jan 17, 2003

    Chris Tomasson talks about Cleveland and their "Catch 22" when it comes to HS Lebron James.

  • Nuggets Preview

    The Daily Camera | Jan 17, 2003

    The Cleveland Cavaliers are in town to play the Denver Nuggets.

  • Sky-high schooler

    | Jan 6, 2003

    Chris Tomasson of the Rocky Mountain news has a long article on Lebron James.

  • Miles trade winds still blowing in Chicago?

    | Jan 4, 2003

    Remember Sam Smith's Darius Miles to Chicago scenario just last week? The one which suggested the Bulls trade Jamal Crawford and a Lebron James-protected first round pick to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Darius Miles? Well Roman Modrowski of the Chicago Sun-Times today wrote the exact same scenario.

  • Rumors about knee sore spot with Miles

    | Jan 2, 2003

    Branson Wright of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that Darius Miles hears the rumors… and he knows they’re false.