DeJaun Blair 10 seconds away from being a Cavalier

[mystargtr34]

DeJuan Blair 10 seconds away from being a Cavalier

November 5, 2009 12:33 PM

By Chris Broussard

I reported this on my NBA 411 segment on "Mike and Mike in the Morning'' today: According to information gathered from multiple league executives, DeJuan Blair was 10 seconds away from joining "King James'' and "The Big Shaquisition'' in Cleveland.

On draft night 2009, Cleveland offered Denver $2 million for the 34th pick. Cavs GM Danny Ferry thought it was essentially a done deal and had fingered Blair as the pick.

But with just 10 seconds left to make its selection, Denver was offered $2.25 million, a league record for the sale of a 34th pick, from the Houston Rockets. Because there was such a small amount of time left to make the pick, the Nuggets didn't have a chance to give Cleveland the opportunity to beat Houston's offer.

So the Rockets got the pick and instructed Denver to select Sergio Llull for them. Three picks later, San Antonio took Blair.

Of course, Cleveland could have gotten Blair at 30, but it took Christian Eyenga instead.

http://espn.go.com/blog/truehoop/pos...om-being-a-cav

[mystargtr34]

Someone shoot me

[Riverwalkman]

I read this few hours ago.

If Cavs had enough time to beat Houston's offer, If Blair had ACLs, If...

Thank goodness he is a Spur now.

[timtonymanu]

Damn for a second i thought the spurs were trading him.

[AussieFanKurt]

same here

[noob cake]

Morey saved your asses.

Send us more Scola's as payment.

[Cant_Be_Faded]

Maybe we coulda got Sam Young instead had that gone down and the team before us picked someone else. He could have been a possible first year bruce bowen replacement on D.

[Marcus Bryant]

from the Houston Rockets....

...So the Rockets got the pick and instructed Denver to select Sergio Llull for them. Three picks later, San Antonio took Blair.

Aaron Brooks.

[mountainballer]

But with just 10 seconds left to make its selection, Denver was offered $2.25 million, a league record for the sale of a 34th pick, from the Houston Rockets. Because there was such a small amount of time left to make the pick, the Nuggets didn't have a chance to give Cleveland the opportunity to beat Houston's offer.

So the Rockets got the pick and instructed Denver to select Sergio Llull for them. Three picks later, San Antonio took Blair.

one day Houston will be as happy with Llull as we are with Blair.

[KidCongo]

It was all about the 2 years of guaranteed money for a guy with no acl's, but the irony is you guys gave him a 4 year deal anyway.

[SenorSpur]

Maybe we coulda got Sam Young instead had that gone down and the team before us picked someone else. He could have been a possible first year bruce bowen replacement on D.

Yeah Young was the guy I had my heart and hopes on. That is, until it was obvious the Beast was going to be there.

I shudder to think what would've been the case had the Spurs been forced to simply settle for Jack McLinton.