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Sources: Assistants in the hunt for Pistons job (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 20:16:00 PDT

Cavs assistant John Kuester and Celtics assistant Tom Thibodeau are contending with Avery Johnson.

Confident Shaq joins Cavs (PA SportsTicker)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 07:29:08 PDT

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

NBA free agents: 2009 class (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 03 Jul 2009 00:39:00 PDT

Team-by-team list of NBA free agents.

Updated odds to win 2010 championship following Draft, trades (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 09:05:25 PDT

Bodog's odds to win the 2009-10 NBA Championship have been reassessed and posted following last week's...

Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:02:24 PDT

Obviously, the Cavaliers had a desperate need for a big man.

They went out June 25, and acquired one of the biggest men on the planet—Suns center Shaquille O'Neal for the expiring contracts of forward-center Ben Wallace and guard-forward Sasha Pavlovic, a conditional second-round pick in 2010 (it's protected through 40 picks) and $500,000.

The trade was about one thing: The Cavs continued focus on winning a championship.

They needed a center after Zydrunas Ilgauskas showed in the playoffs he was no longer a championship-quality center. O'Neal, 37, was a third-team All-NBA selection last year, in addition to making the Western Conference All-Star team.

The Cavs knew they'd have to make a splash in the trade market or in free agency instead of the...

Shaq arrives in Cleveland (AP)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 15:42:43 PDT

Shaquille O'Neal took his first look at his new basketball home. The 15-time All-Star center toured the Cavaliers' suburban practice facility and took his physical on Wednesday, one day before he is formally introduced as superstar LeBron James' newest teammate. O'Neal and a small group of associates met briefly with Cavs coach Mike Brown and others at the Cleveland Clinic Courts in...

Celtics continue to recruit Wallace (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:04:00 PDT

The Celtics have discussed having Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce and Ray Allen meet with free-agent forward Rasheed Wallace.

Some big names, fewer big spenders in free agency (AP)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:56:21 PDT

Some big names will be out there. The big spenders will be harder to find. Free agency opens in the NBA on Wednesday, but there should be few fireworks this July. The blockbuster trades were last week, and the real free agent bonanza is next year. Financial difficulties, combined with the potential of one of the best classes ever in 2010, will have most teams keeping their check books closed this...

Cavaliers' Varejao now a free agent (AP)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 20:52:03 PDT

Cavaliers forward Anderson Varejao did not exercise his option on a $6.2 million contract for next season, making him an unrestricted free agent. The hustling Varejao posted career-highs in starts (42), scoring (8.6), field-goal percentage (.536) and minutes (28.5) per game last season for the Cavs, who won 66 regular-season games but were eliminated in the Eastern Conference finals by Orlando.

Pistons dump Curry (Yahoo! Sports)

Tue, 30 Jun 2009 12:30:51 PDT

I don't know what else it will take for people to realize that they constantly underrate Flip Saunders.

Shaq goes back to No. 33 (AP)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 17:16:52 PDT

Shaquille O'Neal hasn't picked out a house in Cleveland yet. He has chosen a jersey number -- his old one. Shaq is going back to No. 33. Traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday, the 15-time All-Star has decided to wear 33, the team confirmed Friday. That's the number O'Neal wore in high school and at LSU before turning pro.

Shaq to wear collegiate No. 33 in Cleveland (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 14:40:37 PDT

New Cleveland Cavaliers center Shaquille O'Neal will wear No. 33 on the back of his quadruple XL wine and...

Suicide lines: The day after ... (Yahoo! Sports)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 06:00:46 PDT

Every weekday morning, Ball Don't Lie serves up a handful of NBA-related stories to digest with your OJ.

Hours after Cavaliers get Shaq, Magic get Carter (AP)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:04:22 PDT

The Orlando Magic won the Eastern Conference title by handling everything that LeBron James and Cleveland Cavaliers threw at them on the court. The Magic started an early defense of their conference supremacy on Thursday by trying to match the Cavaliers in a battle of blockbuster draft-day trades. Hours after Cleveland acquired Shaquille O'Neal from Phoenix to play alongside King James, Orlando...

LeBron, Shaq to chase a title together with Cavs (AP)

Fri, 26 Jun 2009 01:04:21 PDT

LeBron James is a unique talent, a once-in-a-generation player who has lifted a franchise to unprecedented heights. He's also a red-carpet celebrity whose circle of friends includes billionaire business moguls and rap stars. There are few like him. On Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers added someone just as big.

Winners and losers: Cavs cash in (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 21:34:00 PDT

Cleveland made the most of draft day with a big trade, but the Pacers bit way too early on a college star.

AP Source: Cavs acquire Shaq from Suns (PA SportsTicker)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:17:39 PDT

By TOM WITHERS AP Sports Writer

Cavs get Shaq, but it doesn't mean they can beat Magic (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 10:08:56 PDT

The deal that sends Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers had a ripped effect in New York Thursday...

The Ball Don't Lie/SB Nation 2009 NBA Mock Draft recap (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 08:05:00 PDT

Ball Don't Lie combined with SB Nation (and a few others) to put together this epic 2009 Mock Draft.

'Net reaction: Cavs land Shaq for Wallace, Pavlovic, pick, cash (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 07:15:48 PDT

The Cavaliers have reached an agreement in principle to acquire Suns center Shaquille O'Neal for Ben...

LeBron needs Shaq's fury for ride to Finals (Yahoo! Sports)

Thu, 25 Jun 2009 02:13:00 PDT

LeBron James wanted Shaquille O'Neal. The Cavaliers gave him Shaquille O'Neal – for better or worse.

Report: Suns trade Shaq to Cavs (AP)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:52:49 PDT

The Phoenix Suns have traded Shaquille O'Neal to the Cleveland Cavaliers for Ben Wallace, Sasha Pavlovic, a second-round draft pick and cash, according to a Yahoo! Sports report. The deal, one day before the NBA draft, had been rumored for months. The 37-year-old O'Neal had one year left on his contract with the Suns.

Cavs land Shaq for Wallace, Pavlovic (Yahoo! Sports)

Wed, 24 Jun 2009 21:03:00 PDT

Hoping to give LeBron James the missing piece he needs for a title, the Cavs traded for Shaquille O'Neal.