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Cavaliers expected to sign center McCoyThe Cavaliers are expected to sign center Jelani McCoy before training camp opens for veterans Thursday. McCoy, a 6-foot-10, 255-pound center, has five years of NBA experience, playing three years in Seattle, one with the Lakers and last season with the Raptors. He was originally drafted by the Sonics in the second round in 1998 and has averaged 4.9 points and 3.7 rebounds over 242 games in his career. He averaged 6.8 points and 5.3 rebounds in 67 games with 25 starts for the Raptors last year after making the team out of training camp. He won an NBA Championship ring with the Lakers in 2002, though he played just 21 games and was left off the playoff roster. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Parker to Hawks?Guard Smush Parker, who seemingly wore out his welcome as a rookie in Cleveland, has received a camp invitation from the Hawks, as have NBA veterans Tierre Brown and Obina Ekezie. There is a chance free-agent swingman DerMarr Johnson, who missed last season after a horrific car crash, also could return to the Hawks. ... Via South Florida Sun-Sentinel Atlanta Hawks, Cleveland Cavaliers Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Silas changes plans, James won't play point guardCoach Paul Silas needed only two weeks of summer league to determine that rookie LeBron James would be the Cavaliers starting point guard. Silas raved about James' uncanny passing ability and how his height and strength advantage over many of the NBA's point guards would be major assets for the Cavs. But those plans have changed. "There's going to be enough pressure going on, so I don't want to add to it by playing him at point guard to start the season," Silas said. "It might be point guard by committee. Anyone can initiate our offense. Not just one person." Initiating the offense from someone other than the point guard isn't a new concept for Silas. Last year while coaching in New Orleans, Silas' starting point guard Baron Davis was injured for most of the season. While he was out, one of the smaller guards in Silas' offense would bring the ball up court. Once past half court, the offense was then initiated by 6-8 forward Jamal Mashburn, who is the same height as James. During the off-season, the Cavs signed free-agent point guard Kevin Ollie and acquired point guard J.R. Bremer from Boston in a trade. If Ollie or Bremer start at the point, then that means James will either play shooting guard or small forward. That could mean a starting lineup of either Ollie or Bremer, James, Ricky Davis, Carlos Boozer and Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cavaliers Sep 2003 Archive
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