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    Cavs to re-sign Ilgauskas
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    7/11/2005 9:16:03 PM

    CLEVELAND (Ticker) - Days after the Cleveland Cavaliers made waves with a marquee free agent signing, Zydrunas Ilgauskas reportedly has elected to remain with the club.

    According to a report in Monday's Cleveland Plain Dealer, Ilgauskas will sign a five-year deal worth up to $60 million on July 22, the first day free agents can sign according to the NBA's collective bargaining agreement.

    The report comes three days after the Cavaliers agreed to terms with guard Larry Hughes, one of the top prizes on the free agent market after a stellar season with the Washington Wizards.

    The 30-year-old Ilgauskas, who has played all seven of his seasons with Cleveland, averaged 16.9 points and 8.6 rebounds in 78 games last season. He led the NBA with 299 offensive rebounds, ranked sixth with 165 blocks and was selected to the Eastern Conference All-Star team for the second time in three years.

    After suffering through myriad foot injuries early in his career, the 7-3, 260-pounder has been a constant presence in the middle for the Cavaliers. Ilgauskas has missed just six games over the last three seasons and has increased his minutes in each campaign.

    In 413 career games, the Lithuania native has averaged 14.9 points and 7.7 rebounds.

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    Ouch.

    Ferry is proving to be very un-Spur like. He's throwing huge money at players who don't appear to be championship quality. Ilgauskas is a nice center, but he's a poor defender and has an injury riddled past.

    I think he should have gone after a younger center like Steven Hunter or Dan Gadzuric -- who would have cost like 1/4th as much.

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    Well they are good friends (Z and Ferry) so he wasn't going to leave him out in the cold. I didn't think he'd re-sign for this much though.

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    i ain't sayin' nothin'

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    I agree that Iggy is injury prone, but he is not a bad player by any means. It's not like he is the centerpiece of the team, he still is a presense on offense and on defense to some degree (although as a one on one defender he may be poor).

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    With signing Hughes and Z, their cap space is dwindling fast. I think they had an estimated $28M to start with. They probably have about $6-7M left.

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    IF he's healthy he's one of the better centers in the league. That's a big 'if' though.

    This is about the going rate for the "better" centers in the league, and about what I expected Ferry to come up with.

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    Ouch.

    Ferry is proving to be very un-Spur like. He's throwing huge money at players who don't appear to be championship quality. Ilgauskas is a nice center, but he's a poor defender and has an injury riddled past.

    I think he should have gone after a younger center like Steven Hunter or Dan Gadzuric -- who would have cost like 1/4th as much.
    It's a ton of money and it makes me nervous, but it's part of the deal in Cleveland this year, as they try to build a team around LeBron good enough to keep him around. Ilgauskas is a weak defender, but a good enough offensive player to command some attention on defense to take the heat off LeBron.

    When you're trying to make sure your stars resign, sometimes you have to do things like sign Malik Rose to a $42 million contract.

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    With signing Hughes and Z, their cap space is dwindling fast. I think they had an estimated $28M to start with. They probably have about $6-7M left.
    And both Sarunas Jasikivicius and Udonis Haslem are reportedly still on their wishlist. Good luck with that.

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    It's a ton of money and it makes me nervous, but it's part of the deal in Cleveland this year, as they try to build a team around LeBron good enough to keep him around. Ilgauskas is a weak defender, but a good enough offensive player to command some attention on defense to take the heat off LeBron.
    By all reports, LeBron didn't want them to re-sign Z though, right?

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    Do you guys see Lebron bolting from Cleveland when he's a free-agent?

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    where would LeBron end up if he does leave Cleveland next year?

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    By all reports, LeBron didn't want them to re-sign Z though, right?
    I don't know -- I heard reports that went both ways on that one. My guess is that Ferry is just trying to put together a team he thinks can win and hope things sort themselves out from there.

    After the season they had last year, I wouldn't be surprised if LeBron is ticked off at just about everyone in the organization.

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    didnt anopther trade say we traded wilks for lebron

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    here would LeBron end up if he does leave Cleveland next year?
    I believe it would actually be '07, and NY seems to be one of the early on faves, in part because Nike has like a $20 million dollar kicker in his contract if he ends up playing in LA or NY.

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    Timmy, Manu, Tony >>> Lebron, Hughes, Z

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    Kobe + Lebron = civil war in LA

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    By all reports, LeBron didn't want them to re-sign Z though, right?

    My understanding was not that he didn't want Z...more that he really wanted Curry....small difference I know...

    I think they HAD to resign Z. He is quality. Has to be considered a top 6 to 8 center in the L. And he's had 2 solid yrs w/ out the ankles injuries he used to deal with.

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    Do you guys see Lebron bolting from Cleveland when he's a free-agent?
    If he feels good about the organization and his chances to contend for a le, I'd bet anything he stays. If the organization seems lost and he's afraid he's going to have Garnett's career, I think he'll bolt.

    If he goes, he has huge incentives in his Nike deal to go to NY, LA, or Chicago. Whichever one seems like the best chance for a le is probably where he'll go.

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    Damn, actually I just thought about it. Sterling could be set if Lebron would consider going to the Clips.

    Plus they could roll out one of a team...

    Livingston
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    Lebron picks his center

    Sterling would be guaranteed a sellout every night (read, $$$$$$$$$$$$$).

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    I am not a fan of this decision. The price is too high and they need a defensive player to be a shot blocker. Ilgauskas is too slow to react on being that type of player. Bad deal for Cleveland.

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    I think the signing is more of an indicator of how scarce it is to get a quality big man.

    Z definitely has skills and size (despite the injuries), and teams are willing to overpay for that.

    If Z is healthy, and that's a big if, he's a very good center.

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    Bron is goin to bolt anyway, do you really think his goin to stay in cavs land? NO

    This guy tryin to suck all the stars to come in n play for the cavs and his goin to bolt

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    Saras will be next, now.

    They are building a strong team. When healthy, Z is a force and you can't get too many skilled 7'3" guys. I'm sure Mike Brown will be teaching the Cavs a similar defensive style to the Spurs. He did in Indy. Remember one of the Spurs saying something like, "it's like playing against ourselves"?

    Having the #1 and #3 steals leaders on the perimeter and forcing people into Gooden and Z on the baseline isn't a bad deal at all.

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