Varejao re-ups with Cleveland for 6 years $50 million

[NZ33]

Has Pleezebelive posted in this thread yet he is going to hit the roof.

[poido123]

Has Pleezebelive posted in this thread yet he is going to hit the roof.

He has, he basically said that all posters should feel free to laugh at this ridiculous contract

[kraze94]

This makes Jerome James contract look like a steal :

[fadeaway3]

When Josh plays, he produces. When Bynum was out, Josh came in and held his own. It's just that Andy gets more mins because the front line is a joke. Josh plays behind Bynum, Gasol and Lamar. Josh's offensive game is obviously 10x better than Andy's. His defense is average but he doesn't flop.

Uh....No

[RobertSwift31]

My question is this:

Why wouldn't they put this offer on the table for one of the RFAs (Lee or Milsap) and see if the Knicks or Jazz would match. Either would be better than AV.

Cavs dont have the cap space to sign an RFA? is that it?

[brooks_thompson]

have not read any other posts, but wow what an agent and what a bummer for the cavs. yeah, he's decent, and maybe even almost worth that amount, but it's luxury tax and it stinks

[strike first]

how can cleveland be so clueless

[Harison]

I'm sorry for Cavs fans...

[2LeTTeRS]

This contract is basically 5 years 35 mil (plus and additional 6th year thats not guaranteed so can be traded and released as Sasha Pavlovic was for Shaq) + $7.5 mil in incentives. Still expensive but not that bad, especially since Andy seems to be so close to Bron. I still hope the Cavs bring in another 4 that is long, athletic and can shoot like Channing Frye.

Oh and doesn't the Cavs bringing in all these big men seem like a bad sign to Z? If they are bringing in Shaq, Andy, possibly another free agent big, JJ (who they hope will be healthy for next year), and could also bring back Joe Smith as well as claiming that Bron will play some time at the 4 how much playing time is left for Z? I can basically guarantee right now that Z and Shaq will never be able to be on the court at the same time, so how much burn will he actually be able to get.

[RedBlackAttack]

This contract is basically 5 years 35 mil (plus and additional 6th year thats not guaranteed so can be traded and released as Sasha Pavlovic was for Shaq) + $7.5 mil in incentives. Still expensive but not that bad, especially since Andy seems to be so close to Bron. I still hope the Cavs bring in another 4 that is long, athletic and can shoot like Channing Frye.

Oh and doesn't the Cavs bringing in all these big men seem like a bad sign to Z? If they are bringing in Shaq, Andy, possibly another free agent big, JJ (who they hope will be healthy for next year), and could also bring back Joe Smith as well as claiming that Bron will play some time at the 4 how much playing time is left for Z? I can basically guarantee right now that Z and Shaq will never be able to be on the court at the same time, so how much burn will he actually be able to get.

The deal certainly isn't as bad as I thought it was at first and definitely not as poor as people are making it out to be. He is basically committed to the MLE with slight increases each year and, if he doesn't perform well, it isn't going to take much of a bite out of our cap.

I would be shocked if Z played past this season. He is a finesse player whose shot is not likely to go away any time soon, but he is continually getting slower and offenses will take advantage of that. The funny thing is, he and Shaq would likely work well together offensively. Defensively, however, it would be a catastrophe to have both on the floor at the same time.

Basically, I don't see Z ever leaving Cleveland and I don't see the Cavs giving him a contract after he plays out this season. I'll be happy to see him retire a Cavalier, though. He has pretty much become a Clevelander... Married a Cleveland girl, has a group of Clevelander friends that he frequents bars with, and he played through the very difficult years prior to LeBron's arrival and never complained... He deserves to end his career in the wine and gold.

I didn't want the Cavs to re-sign Varejao. I am upset that they brought him back at all. That is my biggest disappointment. His play doesn't warrant this contract, but it isn't nearly as close to as bad as a straight 6 year, $50 million deal which was first reported. He would have to play his @ss off to earn all of those incentives and, if he does that, then he was worth it. I doubt he does, though.

[Melissa]

Cleveland is just setting up Varejao as the face of the franchise after Bron-Bron bolts in '10

[Lebron23]

I don't like this signing because Varejao has proven that he's a one dimensional PF.

I hope the Cavs trade him before the NBA trading deadline.

[Lebron23]

I'm sorry for Cavs fans...

I am sorry for your mom because she gave birth to a dumb @$$.

[fos]

Danny Ferry is this:

[Lebron23]

2009-10 Unofficial Roster

C- Shaquille O'Neal - 7'1"
F- Anderson Varejao - 6'11"
F- LeBron James - 6'9"
G- Anthony Parker - 6'6"
G- Mo Williams - 6'1"

Bench

C- Zydrunas Ilgauskas - 7'3"
PF- Darnel Jackson - 6'9"
PF- JJ Hickson - 6'9"
SF- Danny Green - 6'6"
SG- Daniel Gibson - 6'2"
PG- Delonte West - 6'3"