Post by Cleveland Cavaliers on Aug 10, 2008 21:57:30 GMT -5
When Cavs GM DominatorDom22 entered NBA Legends he inherited a roster that was decent, but needed a little more star power. Of course he had Elton Brand, and Josh Smith was a decent player, but with a supporting cast the likes of Shareef Abdur-Rahim, Keyon Dooling and JR Smith, Cleveland definately needed to revamp thier roster in order to be taken seriously in a stacked Eastern Conference, as well as a stacked Central Division. Cleveland started off by shopping Josh Smith, first bringing in Andre Iguodala, and then later Ray Allen. Ray Allen and Elton Brand was a capable one-two punch, but the Cavaliers needed more depth and quality players. Cleveland contacted the Minnesota Timberwolves about Caron Butler and Eddy Curry, and a couple days later, Butler and Curry were donning that Cavalier red.
As of right now, Butler and Curry still are. But tommorow, insider sources say that Caron Butler will be in a different uniform. Sources report that Caron Butler will be dealt to the Charlotte Bobcats, along with Antoine Walker, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Damon Jones, in a trade that will bring Mike James, Derek Anderson, Sammy Meija, Jay Williams and All-Star, NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce back to Cleveland. The Cleveland Current got a hold of Cavs GM DominatorDom22, and sat down with him for some questions.
"Heading in to the offseason, what were some of your main plans and goals?"
With a sixth seed and an early first round exit, we knew we had to improve as a team. Part of that was gaining depth, and bringing more star power to Cleveland. We knew we had to keep Elton, as we believe we can win a championship with him in the paint. Also, resigning our starting point guard Beno Udrih was, and still is up high on our priority list.
With all the uncertainty in the past couple weeks, the rumored trade with Detroit, can you explain a little what went on while everyone was waiting for the offseason to start?
Well, the trade to Detroit was a little iffy from the start. No one wants to trade away thier two best players to thier division rival, as well as the team that eliminated them from the playoffs last year. So, we tentatively agreed on a deal, but while we were waiting for the offseason to start, We just felt it wasn't right for our orginization. Of course Detroit will have alot to say, but in the end, it is what it is. He has alot to deal with this offseason, and we feel we will be gaining substantial ground on him this offseason.
"I should of known this was going to happen, I knew he was a GM i couldn't trust. I really think this is going to hurt his rep around the league." - Detroit's GM's words about the deal, any comment?
Like i said before, Detroit wasnt going to be happy. I'm just looking out for the best interest of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So, whats the deal with Charlotte?
Me and Greatwall go a long way back. We had been talking with him about Paul Pierce, and we feel we finally struck gold in finding another star for Elton. Don't get me wrong, Caron is a great young player, but we felt we needed a capable perimiter go-to guy in those clutch situations. Also, another piece we really like in this deal is Mike James. He is a very capable point guard, and we look forward to having him compete with Udrih for the starting spot.
You have Curry, Brand, Pierce and Udrih, any chance on finding a shooting guard?
We keep weighing our options, and by no means are the Cavaliers done in this offseason. Even with the cast we have now we feel like we are much improved. We'll see what happens. Right now our main concern is welcoming Paul to the Cleveland franchise and getting him acclimated to the area.
"The Truth has now arrived in Cleveland."
As of right now, Butler and Curry still are. But tommorow, insider sources say that Caron Butler will be in a different uniform. Sources report that Caron Butler will be dealt to the Charlotte Bobcats, along with Antoine Walker, Sarunas Jasikevicius and Damon Jones, in a trade that will bring Mike James, Derek Anderson, Sammy Meija, Jay Williams and All-Star, NBA Finals MVP Paul Pierce back to Cleveland. The Cleveland Current got a hold of Cavs GM DominatorDom22, and sat down with him for some questions.
"Heading in to the offseason, what were some of your main plans and goals?"
With a sixth seed and an early first round exit, we knew we had to improve as a team. Part of that was gaining depth, and bringing more star power to Cleveland. We knew we had to keep Elton, as we believe we can win a championship with him in the paint. Also, resigning our starting point guard Beno Udrih was, and still is up high on our priority list.
With all the uncertainty in the past couple weeks, the rumored trade with Detroit, can you explain a little what went on while everyone was waiting for the offseason to start?
Well, the trade to Detroit was a little iffy from the start. No one wants to trade away thier two best players to thier division rival, as well as the team that eliminated them from the playoffs last year. So, we tentatively agreed on a deal, but while we were waiting for the offseason to start, We just felt it wasn't right for our orginization. Of course Detroit will have alot to say, but in the end, it is what it is. He has alot to deal with this offseason, and we feel we will be gaining substantial ground on him this offseason.
"I should of known this was going to happen, I knew he was a GM i couldn't trust. I really think this is going to hurt his rep around the league." - Detroit's GM's words about the deal, any comment?
Like i said before, Detroit wasnt going to be happy. I'm just looking out for the best interest of the Cleveland Cavaliers.
So, whats the deal with Charlotte?
Me and Greatwall go a long way back. We had been talking with him about Paul Pierce, and we feel we finally struck gold in finding another star for Elton. Don't get me wrong, Caron is a great young player, but we felt we needed a capable perimiter go-to guy in those clutch situations. Also, another piece we really like in this deal is Mike James. He is a very capable point guard, and we look forward to having him compete with Udrih for the starting spot.
You have Curry, Brand, Pierce and Udrih, any chance on finding a shooting guard?
We keep weighing our options, and by no means are the Cavaliers done in this offseason. Even with the cast we have now we feel like we are much improved. We'll see what happens. Right now our main concern is welcoming Paul to the Cleveland franchise and getting him acclimated to the area.
"The Truth has now arrived in Cleveland."
People haven't learned anything about articles being posted about trades, huh? 2 for 2 so far this off-season. Let's hope for the parties involved that doesn't end.
