LittleGeneral
08-03-2003, 10:36 AM
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Portland Trail Blazers: Portland Trail Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis may be returning to the NBA next season, ESPN's David Aldridge reports.
The 38-year-old is expected to meet with Blazers officials next week to inform the team of his plans, but the Blazers are increasingly hopeful that Sabonis will play for them.
An internet report out of Europe in May said that Sabonis had decided to play next season for his Lithuanian team Zalgiris, which he co-owns. But Sabonis's agent, Herb Rudoy, said his client has not yet decided what to do.
Sabonis, who played very well in the Blazers' seven-game first-round series loss to Dallas, would make $7 million next season, but the Blazers can waive him before August 15 and not have to pay his salary.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Jason Kapono, the first player to lead UCLA in scoring four straight seasons, was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-8 forward was drafted by the Cavaliers in the second round last month. Terms of Kapono's deal were not disclosed.
Kapono declared himself eligible for the NBA draft following his junior year at UCLA but withdrew his name. He finished with 2,095 points, third on the school's scoring list behind Don MacLean and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.
Portland Trail Blazers: Portland Trail Blazers center Arvydas Sabonis may be returning to the NBA next season, ESPN's David Aldridge reports.
The 38-year-old is expected to meet with Blazers officials next week to inform the team of his plans, but the Blazers are increasingly hopeful that Sabonis will play for them.
An internet report out of Europe in May said that Sabonis had decided to play next season for his Lithuanian team Zalgiris, which he co-owns. But Sabonis's agent, Herb Rudoy, said his client has not yet decided what to do.
Sabonis, who played very well in the Blazers' seven-game first-round series loss to Dallas, would make $7 million next season, but the Blazers can waive him before August 15 and not have to pay his salary.
Cleveland Cavaliers: Jason Kapono, the first player to lead UCLA in scoring four straight seasons, was signed by the Cleveland Cavaliers on Wednesday.
The 6-foot-8 forward was drafted by the Cavaliers in the second round last month. Terms of Kapono's deal were not disclosed.
Kapono declared himself eligible for the NBA draft following his junior year at UCLA but withdrew his name. He finished with 2,095 points, third on the school's scoring list behind Don MacLean and Kareem Abdul-Jabbar.