Anderson Varejao News

February 12, 2013; Gainesville, FL, USA; Kentucky Wildcats forward Nerlens Noel reacts on the ground after hurting his knee against the Florida Gators during the second half at the Stephen C. O Welcome to the forty-second installment of Right Down Euclid's "Weekly Roundtable." This Friday Trevor Magnotti and Dan Pilar sit down and discuss the ... (more)

Lang Greene is a NBA Writer for HOOPSWORLD covering the Atlanta Hawks and Eastern Conference.

With less than $28 million in guaranteed salaries for next season , the Cleveland Cavaliers have the cash to go on a serious spending spree this summer.

The Cleveland Cavaliers won the NBA draft lottery and now have the right to select before anyone else.

Apr 24, 2013; Independence, OH, USA; New Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown smiles during a press conference at Cleveland Clinic Courts.

When the Cavaliers' private jet returned to Cleveland early Wednesday morning carrying the No.

Much as happened in Chicago, the tenure of coach Vinny Del Negro with the Los Angeles Clippers ended despite obvious successes, his undoing coming thanks to disagreements with management and tepid support from his players.

Ben McLemore averaged 15.9 points and 5.2 rebounds, shooting 49.5 percent from the field and 42 percent on 3-pointers, as a red-shirt freshman last season at Kansas.

Nick Gilbert's lottery luck came through again for his father, Dan, and the Cavaliers organization.

Many are already penciling in Otto Porter to the Wizards as the #3 Overall pick, but there are a variety of options that will be available to the Wiz at the current draft position and Porter may not even be one of them.

The right combination of ping pong balls can do a lot for an NBA team, but only if it makes good decisions both at the draft and over the next few years.

The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't have a great season, but there were some silver linings.

Dec 18, 2012; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers center Anderson Varejao reacts after falling after a foul by Toronto Raptors power forward Amir Johnson in the second quarter at Quicken Loans Arena.

Apr 29, 2012; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Los Angeles Lakers player development coach Phil Handy works with Filippo Messina the son of coach Ettore Messina before game one in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the 2012 NBA Playoffs against the Denver Nuggets at the Staples Center.

Sidelined for much of the last two seasons, Anderson Varejao would still be a valued piece on Mike Brown's roster for 2013-14, and is signed for two more seasons.

Mock drafts before the NBA Lottery are tricky. But check out who Chad Ford has the Cavaliers taking in his second version of the mock draft.

The Cavs can be as much as $18 million under the salary cap on July 1. A couple free-agent signings could go a long way in reshaping their rebuilding project.

Okay, over the last three seasons, we've learned a thing or two. For instance, we've learned that a team with a starting five of Ramon Sessions, Anthony Parker, Alonzo Gee, Antawn Jamison and whoever is getting Anderson Varejao's post-injury minutes is, especially with cap-stretching salaries and a dearth of draft picks, a bummer to watch.

His first stint in Cleveland, which lasted five years, will be completely different from this one in terms of roster construction.

Mike Brown and LeBron James combined for 272 wins in five seasons together, an average of more than 54 wins per season.