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Cavs may hire ChaneyNews from the New York Post has ex-Knicks coach Don Cheaney re-surfacing in Cleveland as an assistant coach to Paul Silas. The Cavaliers have an assistant coaching position open firing Bob Donewald yesterday, and while the official search is yet to begin Silas is said to be looking for a veteran assistant. Cleveland Cavaliers, New York Knicks Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets It's Official: LeBron is ROYLeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers will receive the Eddie Gottlieb Trophy as the 2003-04 got milk? Rookie of the Year, the NBA announced today. James received a total of 508 points, including 78 first-place votes out of a possible 118, from a panel of sportswriters and broadcasters throughout the United States and Canada. Players were awarded five points for each first-place vote, three points for each second-place vote and one point for each third-place vote received. Denver’s Carmelo Anthony finished a close second with 430 points and Miami’s Dwyane Wade was third with 117 points. The first overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft, James was in the top five among rookies in all major statistical categories. He led all rookies in steals (1.65 spg), was second in scoring (20.9 ppg), third in assists (5.9 apg) and fifth in rebounding (5.5 rpg). James joins NBA legends Oscar Robertson and Michael Jordan as the only players in NBA history to average more than 20 points, five rebounds and five assists per game in their rookie season. James is the only player in Cleveland Cavaliers history to be named the got milk? Rookie of the Year and is the youngest player in NBA history to capture the honor. James will be presented the award live on TNT during halftime of the New York Knicks and New Jersey Nets playoff game on Tuesday, April 20. Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, General Basketball, Miami Heat Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cavs call press conferenceIt doesn't take a rocket scientist to figure out that Cavaliers guard LeBron James will be honored as the NBA's Rookie of the Year at that media gathering. The suspense was taken out of the ordeal last weekend when the Associated Press broke the story that the Eddie Gottlieb trophy was earmarked to James. ''It would be exciting if I won that award,'' James said last week. James supposedly received considerably more votes than Denver forward Carmelo Anthony, who guided the Nuggets to the playoffs and outscored the Cleveland rookie. Anthony was the league's top rookie scorer at 21.0, while James was second at 20.9. ''I know (Anthony) wants it and I know I want it,'' James said. Cavaliers coach Paul Silas said last week that he expected James to win the award. ''If you look at his production, it speaks for itself,'' he said. ''The other guys, Carmelo and (Miami guard Dwyane) Wade are terrific players, but they are not the athlete that he is. He deserves to be Rookie of the Year.'' Miami coach Stan Van Gundy said because the Heat qualified for the playoffs, Wade should be a front-runner for the award (he will likely finish third in the voting). ''If this thing had continued and we were in the playoffs, it would have been hands down,'' Silas said. ''He's had a positive effect on our ball club. We've had the third biggest turnaround in the league (plus-16 victories), and he's partly responsible for that. ''He's really had a sensational year.'' Cleveland Cavaliers, Denver Nuggets, Miami Heat Read the Full Story Discuss Send Feedback Buy Tickets Cavaliers Apr 2004 Archive
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