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Marshall to Cavs?

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He isnt your prototypical banging pf he is more of a shooter pf not a ballhog like toine he does get boards but doesnt take contact much so I'd say in PF years he is about 27..
 
why not keep gooden? we still could possibly sign saras. if we cant then deal him, but until then keep him. itd be nice to see DM comming off the bench.
 
cheers CDT, still several years left in him then :D
 
Yeah if everything worked out we could deal Drew Luke Newble future pick for Magloire and PJ Brown who is said to have to come if Magloire goes.
 
from the ABJ:

By Brian Windhorst

Beacon Journal sports writer


The Cleveland Cavaliers have gotten a verbal commitment to sign from free agent forward Donyell Marshall, according to two league sources.

Marshall is an 11-year veteran who played with the Toronto Raptors last season. He is expected to sign a four-year, $20 million contract Friday, the first day free agents are permitted to sign with teams.

A solid outside shooter, Marshall connected on a career-high 42 percent on his 3-pointers last season. He averaged 11.2 points and 6.6 rebounds off the bench.

The 6-foot-9, 230-pounder would give the Cavaliers a shooting threat off the bench, though he also has been a full-time starter during his career.

The club, which also will sign shooting guard Larry Hughes and re-sign center Zydrunas Ilgauskas on Friday, is expected to now look toward signing a point guard.
 
cavs-hughes said:
why not keep gooden? we still could possibly sign saras. if we cant then deal him, but until then keep him. itd be nice to see DM comming off the bench.
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We definitely won't make a decision on Gooden until we figure out exactly what's going on at pg and who's playing behind Z. The reason for that is that Gooden is really our best tradebait right now. If we don't sign Sarunas, we may have to use Gooden to pick up Jaric or some other pg. We can also use Gooden to pick up a banging center to put behind Ilgauskas. Best case scenario is that we package Gooden with another expendable player to pick up the backup center and pg.

After this Marshall signing I am prepared to see Gooden walk out the door.
 
Solid signing. Marshall does help the perimeter shooting but isn't a physical low post threat.
Gooden is on his way out. Ferry is supposedly shopping him now.

The Cavs have to make a move now to create a little more cap space to sign a PG. Jaric seems to be a very very slim possibility now. Not sure if the Cavs can create room for him unless Gooden goes for only picks or as part of a sign and trade.

There will have to be some space created to sign Sarunas also--at least at the price it should take to get him over Indiana. This could also been done by trading Sasha or Newble for a pick. Sasha would be much easier to move.

Marshall is a nice addition and helps. He's really a short term fix at PF because of his age.
 
Marshall signs and is effective for the same period as Ilgauskas. So we have 3-4 years to contend with this pair as our bigs. Marshall being a perimeter player opens more space for Ilgauskas to operate and also allows Brown to use LeBron down low where he can cause all sorts of matchup dramas. Good signing if we are able to get a decent point man. How we do that will be interesting.
 
Ferry is off to a good start for NBA Executive of the Year IF this Marshall signing comes off and he's still able to sign Sarunas. I've never jumped on the "trash Gooden" bandwagon, but Marshall is the one available power forward who I think is a distinct improvement over Gooden. I wish he were a few years younger, but I don't think he's been injury prone so hopefully he can hold together for a few more years. I still think we need Sarunas to beef up our point guard position, which at this point is the last remaining major hole in the team. We could use a back-up center if there's any money left, but that would be frosting on a very nice cake baked by Danny Ferry and his colleagues. Go Cavs!
 
Dont think this article has been posted. It confirms the deal some more.

Link
CLEVELAND (AP) -- Free agent forward Donyell Marshall agreed to terms Tuesday on a four-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, giving the rebuilt club another player to complement LeBron James.

Marshall, an 11-year-veteran who played for the Toronto Raptors last season, was courted by a handful of teams before reaching an agreement with the Cavaliers, said his agent, Andy Miller.

``We look at this as an opportunity to join a team that could win an NBA championship real soon,'' Miller said.

Miller would not disclose financial parameters of the deal.

Marshall is the third significant player signed by the Cavs this summer and probably not the last. The club, which was $28 million under the salary cap, is expected to officially re-sign All-Star center Zydrunas Ilgauskas and sign guard Larry Hughes on Friday when the free agent signing period begins.

The Cavs are also looking for a point guard and have reportedly talked with the agents for Marko Jaric and Damon Stoudamire.

Coming off the bench last season, the 32-year-old Marshall averaged 11.5 points, 6.5 rebounds and shot a career-best 42 percent on 3-pointers for the Raptors. The Cavs are desperate for outside shooting to offset teams collapsing on Ilgauskas or double- and triple-teaming James.

Marshall has averaged 12.4 points and 7.3 rebounds over his 11-year career, and despite being 6-foot-9, he has made 35 percent of his 3-pointers.

In 2003-04, Marshall was the only player in the NBA to rank in the top 25 in rebounds (9.9), blocks (1.5) and 3-point percentage (.403). :thumbup:
A star at Connecticut, Marshall was selected with the No. 4 overall pick in 1994 by Minnesota, which traded him after one season to Golden State for Tom Gugliotta.

He played six seasons with the Warriors before being traded to Utah. Marshall also played for Chicago.
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I'm surprised by this move as Donyell Marshall isn't the banger we were looking for and is as much an offensive PF as Gooden. He's 7 yrs older (32) and isn't getting any tougher. :confused: We all know Marshall is a lights-out shooter and has been a Cav-killer, but is he really what we were looking for? Marshall needs the ball to be effective. It looks like Ferry really trusts in Varejao to take the banger role and bring Marshall off the bench to shoot.

Or...use Marshall as the 3 in the 2nd unit. I don't know, I'm really reaching here. This screws up our young guys Luke and Sasha. :eek:

We should have used this money to get Saras, Stoudamire or Daniels and called it the greatest offeseason in team history. Signing an older, soft, offensive, more expensive PF just seems redundant and messes with our chemistry too much. I don't think Ferry's done yet though so we'll see.
 
Marshall is a far more superior defensive forward to Gooden. He is also a player who can fill a role offensively. He doesn't need the ball to be effective. He often plants himself around the perimeter stretching the defense. Ferry's angle is that the guy playing the four will get some open looks in which Gooden as an erratic shooter. They upgraded at the four which was not our biggest priority, but I hope Ferry has a plan in place to scoop up a point guard. I also do not see Marshall playing time at the 3 at all, unless injuries occur.
 
I think Marshall is a great pickup. I actually wanted him over Swift and Sars.

On another note, just watched the Les Levine show here and Brian Windhurst was on. He still seems to think that the Cavaliers could still sign and are looking at:
Damon Jones - Damon S - Sauranus...
 
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