Cavs to pursue veteran Danny Green after buyout from Houston Rockets

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The Cavs have their sights on veteran swingman Danny Inexperienced to fill their last open roster spot, one which’s been out there for the reason that starting of the season, sources inform cleveland.com.

The 35-year-old sharpshooter, who started his profession in Cleveland greater than a decade in the past, reportedly agreed to a buyout with the Houston Rockets on Sunday after being dealt by the Memphis Grizzlies on the commerce deadline. He’ll grow to be a free agent after clearing waivers later this week. The Cavs are only one crew ready to pursue Inexperienced. The Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Phoenix Suns are additionally reportedly anticipated to indicate curiosity.

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Cleveland is about $2.5 million away from the luxurious tax and unwilling to cross that threshold.

Inexperienced was traded by the Grizzlies on Thursday. Following a torn ACL and LCL in the identical knee within the playoffs final season with the Philadelphia 76ers, Inexperienced lastly made his season debut with Memphis on Feb. 1, scoring three factors in 10 minutes that evening. He performed in three video games, totaling 44 minutes, earlier than being despatched to Houston as a salary-filling piece in a multi-team commerce that introduced Luke Kennard from the Los Angeles Clippers.

The Cavs — and others — have been listening to Inexperienced’s restoration progress from afar.

Inexperienced, a three-time NBA champion, has been a confirmed playoff contributor all through his profession, showing in 165 postseason video games with San Antonio, Toronto, Los Angeles and Philadelphia. He’s additionally a profession 39.9% 3-point shooter.

Whereas the Cavs use a good eight- or nine-man rotation most nights and different suitors could possibly provide Inexperienced extra constant enjoying time, he would assist present expertise for the younger Cavs whereas additionally bringing added depth to the wing — a roster weak level that didn’t get addressed forward of the deadline regardless of Cleveland making calls on quite a few different targets.

President of basketball operations Koby Altman spoke concerning the Cavs’ probabilities of making an addition within the buyout market on Thursday.

“Relies upon who turns into out there,” Altman mentioned. “We now have a roster spot after which it has to suit. I promise you character is de facto, actually necessary for us. That locker room is — it’s unimaginable. And I don’t know different locker rooms, I’m not in different locker rooms, however I do know what now we have occurring is a uncommon factor the place guys love enjoying for one another, it’s real. There’s relationships there, they care about one another. If there’s an individual there that may add to that, we’ll do it. If not, if it’s a toss up, if it’s a bounce ball, we’re good.”

Inexperienced has a longtime repute as a selfless, team-first, well-liked participant. He would appear to suit the mould of what the Cavs need out of their last spot — on and off the courtroom.

In 14 NBA seasons, the 2009 second-round decide has averaged 8.7 factors and three.4 rebounds.

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