Cavs sign Jamario Moon offer sheet

[Rudi]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=4339432

The Cleveland Cavaliers have continued their offseason remodeling by signing restricted free agent Jamario Moon to an offer sheet, according to NBA front-office sources.

Although the full details of the offer sheet are unlikely to be known until Monday, when the contract is submitted to the league office, sources told ESPN.com that the deal Moon signed Friday spans at least two years.

The Miami Heat will have seven days to match the offer once it's formally processed, but Cleveland would appear to have a good chance of landing Moon given Miami's well-chronicled desire to avoid new contracts longer than one year to protect its 2010 salary-cap space.

There are exceptions to that policy, as evidenced by Miami's well-chronicled attempts to sign Lamar Odom away from the Los Angeles Lakers. The Heat, though, have multiple players at Moon's position -- Daequan Cook, James Jones and Yakhouba Diawara -- even if they don't land Odom, raising doubts about their ability to keep him.

After trading for Shaquille O'Neal and signing Anthony Parker to take their payroll beyond the $80 million mark, Cleveland has spent the past week looking for free-agent bargains as it tries to add depth at the wing positions and find a power forward that can stretch the floor with his jumper. The Cavs had been linked in recent days to forwards such as Rob Kurz and Sean May before signing Moon.

I like this move...Moon will be a productive player off the bench for Cleveland.

 

[Big C-Dub]

I like this move too, the Cavs needed to get a little more athletic

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

Seriously fuck the Cavs.

 

[SHOGUN]

This would give the Cavs a very good bench. I hope Miami matches.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Jamario Moon is trash. Take it from a Raptor fan. Have fun with someone whos supposed to excel off his athleticism taking jumpers all game. He reminds me of a less talented version of Josh Smith with a better attitude.

 

[Flight24]

he's what cleveland needed, a long, athletic perimeter defender who could get out on the break.

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

he's what cleveland needed, a long, athletic perimeter defender who could get out on the break.

So they needed a shitty version of LeBron to spell LeBron (they do the same kind of shit). I dont see it. It will end up being a good signing if Moon ever learns to play to his abilities, but I wouldnt bank on it.

 

[Big C-Dub]

So they needed a shitty version of LeBron to spell LeBron (they do the same kind of shit). I dont see it. It will end up being a good signing if Moon ever learns to play to his abilities, but I wouldnt bank on it.

Athletic guys can be very useful if you have a good play maker like LeBron. Kinda like when Kenyon Martin had Jason Kidd in New Jersey setting him up for 80% of his points.

 

[Flight24]

im not saying moon is a great player or anything because he isnt, he's just raw talent. i'm just saying that cleveland went for ariza and marion, didn't succeed with either, so they were able to get a player with the same skill set as ariza and marion in moon, so it's a smart signing.

 

[A Tasty Burgerr]

I wonder how much it's worth

 

[mfbmike]

Surrounding Lebron with more mediocrity. Sweet.

:doh:

 

[Whatupdoe44]

Matt Barnes would of been a better fit

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

Matt Barnes would of been a better fit

No doubt.

 

[IamMedellin]

well at least the cavs will become a regular on SC's top 10

 

[SuperNova854]

Matt Barnes would of been a better fit

I heard Barnes is close to signing with the Magic, I personaly would want him to go too the Clippers so we can have a good defensive wing.

 

[Whatupdoe44]

I heard Barnes is close to signing with the Magic, I personaly would want him to go too the Clippers so we can have a good defensive wing.

ive heard that a couple times but I dont know what the hell kinda money we will have to sign him after all the moves we have made this off season, especially with CJ Watson signing an offer sheet (not officially yet)

 

[SuperNova854]

They have a MLE, LLE, and can dish out several min contracts

 

[Kuzzy Powers]

ive heard that a couple times but I dont know what the hell kinda money we will have to sign him after all the moves we have made this off season, especially with CJ Watson signing an offer sheet (not officially yet)

Better question is how they gonna find PT for all these mother fuckers? Not like they dont have a bunch of guys that dont need extensive minutes on the court or anything like that, hah.

 

[SuperNova854]

All these signings by the Magic are probably for injury purpose. The Magic traded their only other pg that was decent so they wnated another pg, they got(maybe) C.J.

 

[LC AAU]

Please Miami match. I don't care what anyone says, I think we sure as hell need this dude back.