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Cavs Exercise Option On Pavlovic

Oct 31, 2005 5:56 PM EST

The Cleveland Cavaliers have exercised the fourth-year contract option on guard/forward Sasha Pavlovic, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today.

“Sasha is a talented young player,” said Ferry. “With continued hard work, Sasha can play an important part in our team’s future.”

Pavlovic’s extension keeps him under contract with the Cavaliers through the 2006-07 season. Originally selected with the 19th overall pick in the 2003 NBA Draft by the Utah Jazz, Pavlovic was acquired by the Cavaliers from the Charlotte Bobcats on June 23, 2004 in exchange for a future first-round draft pick. In 144 career games (23 starts), he has averaged 4.8 points and 1.6 rebounds in 13.9 minutes per game.

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Emphasis On Defense Makes Snow Starter

Oct 30, 2005 5:03 AM EST

Cavaliers coach Mike Brown is still tight-lipped, but all signs point toward Eric Snow being the opening-night starter at point guard.

It was a battle that was supposed to be the focal point of training camp, but it didn't really turn out that way.

Snow and free-agent import Damon Jones both made it clear that they wanted to be the man at the start, but ended up having a very amicable competition.

As expected, Jones averaged more points and, after a cold start, warmed up from 3-point range. Snow, as expected, averaged more assists and fewer turnovers and played well on defense. He's taken a handful of charges and made a defensive stop on Allen Iverson that won the Cavs a preseason game.

Both started four games and played almost the same number of minutes.

Brown thinks defense first, which is why he's probably going to go with Snow to help set a defensive tone at the start of games. It also allows him to bring Jones and Donyell Marshall off the bench together, an excellent shooting tandem to change things.

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Cavaliers Waive Azubuike, Ekezie And White

Oct 29, 2005 7:09 AM EST

The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived guard Kelenna Azubuike and centers Obinna Ekezie and Jahidi White.

Azubuike played in five preseason games with averages of 7.0 points and 3.0 rebounds in 20.2 minutes per game. Ekezie averaged 3.8 points and 2.2 rebounds in 10.7 minutes per game in six preseason games. White played in three preseason games averaging 3.7 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.7 minutes per game.

The Cavaliers roster now stands at 15 players.

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Cavaliers Oct 2005 Archive

  • Cavs Waive Filiberto Rivera

    ESPN | Oct 20, 2005

    Rookie guard Filiberto Rivera was waived Thursday by the Cavaliers.

  • James Says He'll Return To Action Tonight

    Morning News | Oct 19, 2005

    After a spirited practice yesterday at Quicken Loans Arena, James said something those fans have been waiting to hear since the All-Star swingman was sidelined Oct.

  • King James Looking To Play Preseason Game Against Grizz

    ESPN | Oct 18, 2005

    LeBron James is looking to play in Wednesday’s exhibition game against the Memphis Grizzlies after being hospitalized for two days last week with pleurisy, a virus that caused severe pain in his chest.

  • LeBron Returns To Practice

    ESPN | Oct 17, 2005

    LeBron James was tired but happy to be back at practice Monday, less than one week after the Cleveland Cavaliers star was hospitalized for a virus.

  • James Out Of The Hospital

    ESPN | Oct 14, 2005

    Cavaliers All-Star forward LeBron James was released from the hospital Friday following a two-night stay because of a virus that caused severe pain in his chest.

  • LeBron Hospitalized For Tests

    ESPN | Oct 13, 2005

    Cavaliers All-Star forward LeBron James has been hospitalized for tests on a strained chest muscle he doesn't know how he injured.

  • Lebron Hurting With Chest Strain

    USA Today | Oct 12, 2005

    LeBron James winced with pain at times during practice Wednesday, a day after he woke up with a strained chest muscle.

  • LeBron Sits Out Exhibition Game

    ESPN | Oct 12, 2005

    LeBron James sat out Cleveland's exhibition game against the Celtics on Tuesday night as a precaution after experiencing some pain in his left arm in the Cavaliers' preseason opener a day earlier.

  • Hughes Makes Unwelcome Return To D.C.

    The Examiner | Oct 11, 2005

    It was not ‘HUUUUGHES’ they were yelling.

  • Blazers Rejected Knicks Attempt At Ratliff, Miles

    New York Post | Oct 9, 2005

    The Knicks were re buffed by the Blazers in their attempt to ob tain Theo Ratliff and Darius Miles, according to Peter Vecsey of the New York Post.

  • Injury Bug Bites Cavs Early In Training Camp

    Akron Beacon-Journal | Oct 7, 2005

    It took less than two days for the Cavaliers to suffer their first training-camp injury.

  • Gooden Could Still Work In Cleveland's Long Term Plans

    Beacon Journal | Oct 2, 2005

    The Cavs have told Gooden that they want to keep him long term and that they will reward him if he concentrates on rebounding and is satisfied with only having a couple of plays called for him each game.