Found July 01, 2009 on FanHouse:
by Brett PollakoffFiled under: Cavaliers, NBA RumorsThe Cavaliers are going all out to try to win a championship next season, before LeBron James can even think about becoming an unrestricted free agent in the magical, mystical summer of 2010. They've already traded for Shaquille O'Neal, and are rumored to have interest in the services of the recently freed Charlie Villanueva.The team's heavy activity this summer would lead you to believe that minutes on the court will be in short supply for Anderson Varejao in the coming season. And that might be a big reason why he opted out of a contract which would have paid him $6.2M, when it's pretty unlikely that any team would offer him much more than that once he hit the open market.Varejao's Selling, but Who's Buying? originally appeared on Fanhouse NBA Blog on Wed, 01 Jul 2009 13:24:00 EDT . Please see our terms for use of feeds. Permalink | Email this | Linking Blogs | Comments
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