According to Dennis Rodman's agent, Darren Prince, after several conversations with Cavs owner Dan Gilbert, "We were expecting nothing less than an offer for a 10-day contract within 48 hours."
But, Prince said, the offer never came and Gilbert stopped taking his calls.
Now, with training camp opening at the beginning of October, Prince wonders why the Cavs wouldn't consider bringing Rodman to training camp this fall since they were so interested last spring.
Prince said that since Rodman played with Michael Jordan, he'd like to play with LeBron James. According to Prince, Rodman views James as "an up-and-coming Michael."
"We'll fly ourselves out there," Prince said in a telephone interview.
"We just want an open invitation to come in and show what he can still do. . . . Bring him in on a non-guaranteed contract. We'll run that risk."
According to a Cavaliers spokesman, Prince and Rodman initiated all the contact last spring and Gilbert merely took their calls.
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Aug 29, 2005 12:10 AM EST
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao will return to his native Brazil next week for medical tests on a right shoulder injury sustained in a World Championship qualifying game.
Varejao dislocated his shoulder in the final minutes of Brazil's 96-94 loss to the United States on Thursday. He said Friday that he would return to Brazil on Monday and then go to Cleveland a week later to see team doctors and get treatment.
"It hurt a lot when my shoulder came out, but it's part of the game," said Varejao, who was dressed in street clothes Friday to watch Brazil play against Panama.
The 22-year-old said he wasn't sure if he had damaged ligaments or if he would need surgery.
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Cleveland Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao will return to his native Brazil next week for medical tests on a right shoulder injury sustained in a World Championship qualifying game.
Varejao dislocated his shoulder in the final minutes of Brazil's 96-94 loss to the United States on Thursday. He said Friday that he would return to Brazil on Monday and then go to Cleveland a week later to see team doctors and get treatment.
"It hurt a lot when my shoulder came out, but it's part of the game," said Varejao, who was dressed in street clothes Friday to watch Brazil play against Panama.
The 22-year-old said he wasn't sure if he had damaged ligaments or if he would need surgery.
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Cavaliers Aug 2005 Archive
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Beacon-Journal | Aug 24, 2005
John Edwards has signed a two-year contract with the Atlanta Hawks.
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Plain Dealer | Aug 24, 2005
The Cavs remain stymied in their efforts to sign free agent point guard Damon Jones.
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NY Post | Aug 22, 2005
The New York Post is reporting that the Nets have agreed to terms with center Tractor Traylor, and the deal will become official if he passes his physical.
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PhillyBurbs.com | Aug 21, 2005
The 76ers worked out former local star Dajuan Wagner in private after the team's morning rookie/free agent camp session Friday in Philadelphia.
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Tacoma News Tribune | Aug 19, 2005
LeBron James was in an Akron, Ohio court on Thursday testifying that he never gave businessman, Joseph Marsh, approval to make a documentary about the basketball star’s life.
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NY Daily News | Aug 18, 2005
Eric Snow, a personal favorite of Larry Brown, is drawing the interest of Isiah Thomas and the Knicks at the request of their new coach.
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Beacon-Journal | Aug 18, 2005
The Cavaliers are still waiting on an answer from free-agent point guard Damon Jones.
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NY Post | Aug 17, 2005
League sources claimed that the Nets are close to reaching an agreement with Cleveland free agent Robert "Tractor" Traylor, the 6-8, 284-pound hulk who could fortify the forward line.
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USA Today | Aug 17, 2005
A businessman who claims LeBron James cost him millions of dollars when he backed out of a deal to do a biographical documentary squared off against the basketball star as a $15 million civil trial began on Tuesday.
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Akron Beacon-Journal | Aug 14, 2005
The Akron Beacon-Journal is reporting that if the Cavaliers aren't able to lure point guard Damon Jones away from the Miami Heat, free-agent Dan Dickau might be the next option.
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Daily Herald | Aug 13, 2005
Restricted free agent Jannero Pargo, who was scheduled to visit Cleveland on Friday, is seeking a greater role than he had last season with the Bulls.
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ESPN | Aug 11, 2005
Jeff McInnis signed a two-year deal with the New Jersey Nets on Thursday to back up Jason Kidd.
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USA Today | Aug 5, 2005
Cavaliers All-Star forward LeBron James, who fired agent Aaron Goodwin shortly after last season, has hired Leon Rose to represent him, a spokesman for the NBA Players Association said Friday.
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Palm Beach Post | Aug 4, 2005
Damon Jones is still an option to the Heat to re-sign.
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NewsNet 5 | Aug 2, 2005
Quicken Loans, the online mortgage lender, bought the naming rights to Gund Arena, NewsChannel5 reported.
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Akron Beacon Journal | Aug 2, 2005
According to Akron Beacon Journal writer Brian Windhorst, Heat free agent Damon Jones visited the Cleveland Cavaliers on Sunday and Monday, meeting with Cavaliers officials and touring Gund Arena.
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DraftExpress | Aug 1, 2005
DraftExpress is reporting on RealGM that CSKA Moscow guard Marcus Brown is seriously considering three different contract offers he has been made from NBA teams this summer.
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Rocky Mountain News | Aug 1, 2005
According to the Rocky Mountain News, Clippers free agent Marko Jaric should find out today how much interest the Denver Nuggets still have to obtain his services.
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Beacon Journal | Aug 1, 2005
They have been in talks with Los Angeles Clippers restricted free agent Marko Jaric and Miami Heat unrestricted free agent Damon Jones.
