Jordan Looking Out For Lebron

[smusic]

Well as you may know Varejao will be back with the Cavs, but the way the deal went down is strange in a few ways. Varejao's greedy agent Dan Feagan lost. He was trying to get a player who averaged 7 points and 7 boards last year 10 million/year. Thats obviously ridiculous. He held out until he recently signed a 3 year deal with the Bobcats worth 17mil. But the Bobcats knew the Cavs were going to match that offer therefore keeping Varejao. So basically they just did the Cavs a favor. Jordan is part owner of the Bobcats so that leads me to think he had a hand in this. Good lookin out Charlotte .... and Jordan

So Anderson Varejao gets his $17 million and a chance to prove he's worth more in two seasons, and the Cleveland Cavaliers get back their floppy-haired, frenetic forward at a below-market cost.

And, for that, even the Cavaliers' rivals should be thankful.

By staring down Varejao's stubborn agent, Dan Fegan, Cavs GM Danny Ferry struck a blow for front office officials everywhere. Ferry didn't just beat one of the league's toughest negotiators -- "Danny Ferry cleaned (Fegan's) clock," said one giddy rival agent -- he prevented Fegan from setting a precedent for other prospective holdout candidates.

Had Ferry caved to Fegan's contract demands, which, at one time, were said to average $10 million a season, future restricted free agents would have had considerably greater incentive to stage their own sit-and-wait campaigns.

"To an agent, this could have become the NFL," said a general manager of another NBA team, alluding to the NFL's propensity for enduring training-camp holdouts. "We could have lost all decorum to team building."

Cleveland officials were "pleasantly surprised" when they were notified Varejao had signed the Charlotte Bobcats' three-year offer sheet worth slightly more than $17 million. The Bobcats' offer contains an opt-out clause allowing Varejao to become a free agent after two seasons, one season earlier than the Cavs would have liked, but also one season later than Fegan initially sought in his negotiations with the team. More importantly, the offer is for less money annually than what the Cavs had offered. Charlotte didn't bother to structure the contract to include a large lump payment, further evidence even the Bobcats knew the Cavs planned to keep Varejao.

The Cavaliers intend to match the offer sheet not long after it hits their desk. They want Varejao in uniform as quickly as possible. He isn't going to fix all of their problems, but he'll certainly help.

The Cavs also aren't worried about the comments Varejao made last week when he claimed he no longer wanted to play for Cleveland, dismissing them as the type of rhetoric that sometimes surfaces during difficult negotiations. Even if Varejao is disgruntled, he still needs to play hard -- and continue to be a good teammate -- if he wants to eventually land the type of payday he feels he deserves.

For now, Varejao will take his $17 million and the Cavaliers will celebrate. So should nearly every other team.

[$-centz]

the cav's need more ppl with lebron out... their dying

[smusic]

Originally Posted by Scentz

the cav's need more ppl with lebron out... their dying

thats expected. They're use to playing with LBJ drawing a doubleteam and destroying defenses. They also have Hughes and Marshall hurt, so they're missing 4 of their main players. Once they get healthy they'll get back on track

[$-centz]

completely agree with you smusic, but getting anderson vajuro back is going to be a key component to the cavaliers success

[SuperBad73]

werd cavs need to rebuild around lebron

[gambino95]

<<~~Believes Anderson Varejao to be a shit player and overpaid @ 17 mil...

[jackson8545]

Originally Posted by gambino95

<<~~Believes Anderson Varejao to be a shit player and overpaid @ 17 mil...

i cant say i dis agree with the dude...he avrgs 7 + 7.. i mean..those arent 17 million dollar numbers

[beEAZY]

lebron needsta get lost leave the nba and goto wnba where he belongs.

[nitrous]

Originally Posted by beEAZY

lebron needsta get lost leave the nba and goto wnba where he belongs.

hahaahhaha

prop'd

[X4-344]

this was less money than the cavs originally offered.....danny ferry won