Essential reading if you’re interested at all in the business of the NBA, as well as how the upcoming Collective Bargaining Agreement negotiations (after the 2010-11 season) are affecting the way GM’s and owners think about trades and free agents right now.
Also, there are some additional details on the possibility of the Cavs making a trade in general, and on obtaining Antawn Jamison:
“Two contenders in particular can be expected to be aggressive while others are receding. “I see two guys who will play heavily in this market — [Mavericks owner Mark] Cuban and [Cavaliers owner Dan] Gilbert,” a GM said.
“The Cavs face the possibility of losing LeBron to free agency this summer, which is why they are aggressively pursuing a trade for Wizards power forward Antawn Jamison, a complementary All-Star-level scorer and rebounder who would space the floor for Shaquille O’Neal and make Cleveland the prohibitive favorite in the East. A package of Zydrunas Ilgauskas’ expiring contract, young power forward J.J. Hickson, draft picks and $3 million might get it done, but I’m told the Cavs have been reticent — not so much because Jamison has $40 million over three years left, but more so because they don’t want to lose Ilgauskas and his ability to match up with Pau Gasol in a potential NBA Finals against the Lakers.”
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