It's been a busy off-season for the Cavaliers. They traded for Shaq, resigned Andy Varajeao and signed free-agent Anthony Parker. But wait there's more. The media is consistent reporting they have interest in other free agents; namely Matt Barnes, Joey Graham, Linas Kleiza and Sean May. My initial reaction was - how can they afford all these guys? But their payroll is currently $12 million less than the Celtics. Let's take a look at their starting five and top bench players:
Mo Williams (PG)
Delonte West (SG)
LeBron James (SF)
Andy Varajeao (PF)
Shaquille O'Neal (C)
Zydrunas Ilgauskas (C)
Anthony Parker (G/F)
JJ Hickson (F)
Christian Eyenga (G/F)
Danny Green (G/F)
Add one of those free agent names to the mix and Cleveland will have one deep roster. While there's still plenty of time for Danny to sign quality free agents, I am starting to worry about the Celtics ch...
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Red's Army:
PLAYERS:
Anthony Parker,
Matt Barnes,
Joey Graham,
Linas Kleiza,
Sean May,
Delonte West,
Zydrunas Ilgauskas
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Bobcats
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Phoenix Suns, Toronto Raptors, Denver Nuggets, Charlotte Bobcats
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