The Cavaliers and first-round pick J.J. Hickson agreed to a contract, the Cavaliers reported Thursday. Free agents hunt: The Cavaliers are in the hunt for James Posey of the Boston Celtics according to many sources around the league. Posey remains the most attractive unrestricted free agent on the market. He is a strong defender and […]
Category Archives: Cavaliers News
Beyond the Draft
From the Draft: Chad Ford of ESPN.com gave the Cavs an A minus. Wrote Ford: “Hickson has been one of my sleepers in the draft. He has an NBA body and great athleticism, and he can play inside and out. His game needs to develop, but the raw tools are impressive. He could be a […]
NBA offseason roundup
Free agency is heating up:Â Magette has offer, Arenas is locked in, Davis is going home, Paul will stay awhile longer… http://msn.foxsports.com/nba/story/8301240 Â
Arenas to sign with Wizards – Is there still hope?
 Washington Wizards guard Gilbert Arenas agreed a six-year extension worth $111 million Thursday, ending his free agency. http://ca.reuters.com/article/sportsNews/idCAB69623820080704 With little-to-no news reports coming out of the Cleveland media about the free agency period and what the Cavaliers are trying to do these days, we do our best to scrape together what information we can […]
Brad Daugherty – The Shrubs Are My Brothers
Every now and then a hint of the coiled spring deep within the man once labeled soft and passive pops up. A swing at Detroit Piston Bill Lambier in January of 1989, after being elbowed in the throat. A somewhat alarming pronouncement regarding NASCAR: Brad Daugherty admitted that he “likes to see the violenceâ€, to […]
Cavaliers Select J.J. Hickson
The Cleveland Cavaliers selected North Carolina State forward J.J. Hickson with the 19th pick of the 2008 NBA Draft.”We’re really excited that J.J. was available for us. It was important for us to get a young big,” Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry said. “J.J. was a guy we had ranked highly all year. He’s athletic […]
J.J. Hickson Cavs 1st Round Pick
 Chad Ford’s Quick Review on the 19th pick.  J.J. Hickson 6-9 240 PF NCState I’m surprised they passed on local hero Kosta Koufos of Ohio State. But I do like Hickson, who’s a sleeper. He’s strong and athletic and he can score in multiple ways. He was 12-for-12 from the field in his […]
Draft Day, Cavaliers Options
Here is a list of the potential players that the Cavaliers are targeting according to various news sources. Kosta Koufos C Ohio State Roy Hibbert C Georgetown Chris Douglas-Roberts SG Memphis JaVale McGee C Nevada Courney Lee SG Western Kentucky J.J. Hickson PF NC State Brandon Rush SG Kansas  In the end, the Cavaliers need […]