With center Tristan Thompson missing the past four games with a sprained right thumb going into Wednesday's regular season finale at home against the Raptors, the Cavs apparently decided they needed more immediate help for the post-season than Sanders could provide. The team will still sign Dahntay Jones, per cleveland.com's Joe Vardon.
The Cleveland Cavaliers will waive Larry Sanders to sign Edy Tavares.
Cavs fans will bid farewell to Sanders, but the prospect of a 7-foot-3 center protecting the paint for the Wine and Gold is an exciting one.
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Sanders had no issues during his time with the Cavaliers after signing a two-year deal in March. He then signed with Raptors 905 of the NBA's D-League.
In 48 appearances with Raptors 905 of the D-League, Tavares averaged 10.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game before linking up with the Cavs. He played 48 games with Raptors 905 of the National Basketball Association D-League and played 11 games with the Atlanta Hawks in 2015-16. The timing, along with Sanders getting cut, is what's interesting here.
"While he probably won't see much playing time, he will provide Cleveland with a 7'3" defensive specialist that they can use at their disposal in the playoffs against any potential big men who would now pose matchup problems if Tristan Thompson either gets in foul trouble or gets injured. He blocked 11 shots in two playoff games against the Cavs' D-League team over the weekend. It's unclear if either will be able to play immediately.
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