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July 3, 2013In need of a reserve point guard and some veteran leadership, the Cleveland Cavaliers are reportedly expressing interest in the 36-year-old Chauncey Billups.
Yahoo! Sports’ Marc Spears reports that, with the Los Angeles Clippers recently acquiring J.J. Redick and Jared Dudley, Billups could be on the outside looking in. The Cavs—along with the San Antonio Spurs, Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Brooklyn Nets and Minnesota Timberwolves—are, in turn, looking to take advantage. This news follows a recent report stating that Billups was “interested” in joining the Miami Heat if things did not work out in Los Angeles.
Billups started all 22 regular-season games he played at shooting guard for the Clippers last season. He spent a good portion of the year rehabilitating from a Achilles surgery, but reportedly has no intentions of retiring despite the desire to have a front office position following the end of his playing days. Though averaging just 8.4 points per game for the Clippers in 2012-13, Billups averaged 15.0 points and 4.0 assists per game a season earlier.
Following the drafting of forward Anthony Bennett and guards Sergey Karasev and Carrick Felix, Cavaliers GM Chris Grant discussed the importance of veterans in a locker room full of younger players. The Cavaliers have also been linked to point guards Darren Collison and C.J. Watson, though it appears the latter is going to sign with the Indiana Pacers upon the July 10 window being opened.
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Despite the fact that I wouldn’t really want him…I doubt he’d want to come here either. Since he’s 36 and won’t be getting a huge payday, all he will care about is his chance to win a title. He’ll probably end up in Brooklyn or San Antonio.
I’d like for the Cavs to make a hard push on Collison.
This is no place for 36 year-old, ring-hungry guards but just the kind of vet the team could use on the second unit. Someone to bring some order to the chaos and show Kyrie and Dion that little guys can play defense, too.
I’d like to have him…and while he has won a ring already…I can’t see him wanting to come here just to mentor our young guys…if that was the case, he’d be better off coming here as a coach/FO type of guy.
Can someone explain to me how Miami can afford to sign anyone? They still have cap room??
According to Hoopshype, they have 13 players on the books for 85M. If I remember right (and I can’t find it right now)…they can sign players to minimum level contracts even if they are over the cap. But that it all that they can do…and I also believe it cannot exceed 3 years.
I would just like the cavs to do something