Without Pavlovic and Varejao to start the season the Cavs bench production will likely suffer. Devin Brown will likely back up Larry Hughes at shooting guard and the Cavs are hoping that he can repeat the fine season he had last year for the Hornets. Brown played in 58 games (49 starts) and he averaged 28.7 minutes, 11.6 points, 4.3 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Donyell Marshall will see increased minutes behind both Drew Gooden and Z. The Cavs need Marshall to pick his game back up after a disappointing year in 2006-07. He played in 81 games (0 starts) last season for the Cavs and he averaged 16.8 minutes, 7.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game. The Cavs are hoping that new C/F Cedric Simmons can pick up some of the slack with Varejao not in the picture at the start of the season. Simmons played in 43 games (4 starts) as a rookie last season for the Hornets and he averaged 12.4 minutes, 2.9 points, 2.5 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. The Cavs also have high hopes for last year’s first round draft pick Shannon Brown. Brown played in 23 games (5 starts) and he averaged 8.8 minutes, 3.2 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. The Cavs also need Brown to improve his shooting as he only hit 37.8% from the floor as a rookie. The Cavs could also use some help from three veterans who have been disappointing the last couple of seasons. Eric Snow is a solid defensive point guard but he’s a liability on offense. He played in 82 games (45 starts) last season for the Cavs and he averaged 23.5 minutes, 4.2 points, 2.3 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game. Damon Jones likes to proclaim that he’s the best shooter on the planet but his numbers don’t prove that out as he only hit 38.6% from the floor last season. He played in 60 games (0 starts) and he averaged 19.6 minutes, 6.6 points, 1.1 rebounds and 1.6 assists per game. The Cavs might even get Ira Newble out of mothballs to play a little bit of small forward or shooting guard. Newble played in 15 games (1 start) last season for the Cavs and he averaged 8.6 minutes, 3.1 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.1 assists per game.