Cleveland Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers were a fairly stable franchise during the LeBron James era but now that the team is moving into life without the kid from Akron, things are not expected to be so solid.
The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports that there are not any trades currently planned but if the team can not get itself above .500 at mid-season, there could be a lot of player movement.
The Dealer claims that if that is the case, the team will put Mo Williams, Antawn Jamison, Anthony Parker, and Jamario Moon up on the trading block and is betting 60/40 right now that Jamison will be gone before the deadline passes.
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Chris Bosh
Toronto All-Star forward Chris Bosh is undergoing tests at a hospital after being accidentally elbowed in the face during Tuesday night’s game.
Bosh dropped to the floor after he was struck by Cleveland’s Antawn Jamison in the first quarter. As play continued, a dazed Bosh got to his knees as blood dripped from his mouth and nose area.
When there was finally a whistle, medical personnel from both teams went onto the floor to attend to Bosh, who was in obvious pain.
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Antawn Jamison
Cavaliers forward Antawn Jamison has left Cleveland’s game against San Antonio in the third quarter with stiffness behind his left knee.
The Cavaliers provided a vague update on Jamison, who was recently acquired in a trade with Washington.
Jamison did not appear to injure himself but walked gingerly to the locker room before being evaluated by Cleveland’s medical staff.
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Antawn Jamison
Antawn Jamison came off the bench in his first two games with the Cavaliers, but that is expected to change.
“At the end of the day, he’s probably going to be a starter for us, he’s a starter in this league,” coach Mike Brown said. “I’ve just got to figure things out and we’re in the process of doing that right now.”
Jamison started at power forward to begin the second half of Cleveland’s loss to Orlando on Sunday. He scored 15 of his 19 points in the third and fourth quarters.
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Corey Maggette
Cleveland’s pursuit of Amare Stoudemire continues, but in case they can not land the Phoenix Suns’ All-Star forward, they have begun talks with the Golden State Warriors about Corey Maggette.
Despite their league-high 13-game win streak, the Cavaliers are leaving no stone unturned in attempting to improve their team and bring the city it’s first major sports league championship in 46 years.
In addition to speaking to the Washington Wizards regarding Antawn Jamison and the Indiana Pacers regarding Troy Murphy, Cleveland is in discussions with the Warriors about Maggette, according to four sources with knowledge of the talks.
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O'Neal and Stoudemire
According to multiple league sources, Cleveland has turned its attention on Amare Stoudemire and have paused their pursuit of Antawn Jamison and Troy Murphy.
Danny Ferry and Steve Kerr, friends who have dealt as GMs before, met on Friday in Dallas.
Sources indicate the Cavs, who first started talking to the Suns about their high-profile big man last month, are advancing talks to bring him to Cleveland.
The Suns are also believed to be interested in J.J. Hickson and Cleveland may also use Wally Szczerbiak in a sign-and-trade.
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Antawn Jamison
The Boston Celtics are discussing a deal with the Washington Wizards for forwards Antawn Jamison and Caron Butler, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Friday.
The proposed deal would send the expiring contracts of Ray Allen, Brian Scalabrine and J.R. Giddens to the Wizards.
An actual trade is not yet imminent, but it represents the bold thinking of Danny Ainge ahead of the deadline. The teams are expected to continue discussing the deal on Friday and throughout All-Star weekend.
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Richard Hamilton
The Cavs have intensified trade talks over the past several days and have been making some progress, according to sources that spoke to Brian Windhorst of the Plain Dealer.
Several sources have said Cleveland has included the Houston Rockets and Detroit Pistons in their conversations, possibly in an attempt to set up three-team deals.
The Cavs’ major targets are still believed to be forwards Antawn Jamison and Troy Murphy. But they have been having some conversations about shooting guards and the talks with the Pistons could involve Richard Hamilton.
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J.J. Hickson
League executives who have been speaking with the Cavs and other sources also involved in talks say that whether or not the Cavs make a deal may come down to J.J. Hickson.
Simply, several teams want Hickson included in any trade package and, to this point, the Cavs have been balking at many of them.
The Cavs have kept in touch with the Washington Wizards in talks about Antawn Jamison and the Philadelphia 76ers about Andre Iguodala, but neither appear close.
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