August 24th, 2009 
Josh Dhani 
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There is some big news going on inside the NBA blogosphere.
According to a source at ESPN.com Insider, the Cleveland Cavaliers may trade their center Zydrunas Ilgauskas.
Ilgauskas is scheduled to be a free agent next year which may make it easier for the Cavaliers to trade their tall veteran center. Reports have also surfaced on Cleveland.com about the team possibly looking to trade the player with the longest tenure on the roster.
The Cleveland based website said this in their article about Z:
“You have just hit on what I think will be the biggest off-court story between now and February. Ilgauskas’ contract is a massive trade chip because of how many teams will be looking to dump salary for next summer. The Cavs will not have a great deal of cap room, so using that expiring contract could be the last swing at making a major addition for a while. For that reason, Danny Ferry would be compelled to consider it despite his personal relationship with Ilgauskas.”
Another reason the Cavs may trade Ilgauskas is because of cap room. Ilgauskas currently has a salary of over $11M. Cleveland may feel that is too much to spend at the center spot with the addition of Shaquille O’Neal this off-season.
The Cavs may not have enough money to support the two big men, with LeBron James in the mix as well. There are reports that the New York Knicks, New Jersey Nets, and the Los Angeles Clippers may bid on him, according to a source.
The addition of Leon Powe earlier this month adds another big man to the squad and the Cavaliers head coach Mike Brown is going to have to do some juggling to divide up the minutes so everybody is satisfied.
The NBA off-season isn’t over yet, and there are certainly no guarantees that any NBA Roster will look as it does now at the start of Training Camp. If the Cleveland Cavaliers do make a move involving their center it would radically change the look of the roster.
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