22-year old SG/SF Danny Green didn’t get much P.T. in his rookie year for the Cavaliers. He played in 20 games (0 starts) for the Cavaliers this season in which he averaged 5.8 minutes, 2.0 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Green showed enough ability in his short stints for the Cavs to bring him back next season.

Rookie SG/SF Danny Green has played o.k. when he has gotten the chance but the Cavaliers’ roster is so deep that he is often inactive for games. Green has played in 13 games (0 starts) for the Cavs this season and he is averaging 5.2 minutes, 2.5 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.2 assists per game. Green looks like a keeper for the Cavaliers but he might not get legit playing time for at least a couple of years.

It’s hard being the 12th man on a team with championship goals and Danny Green is finding that out. SG/SF Green has played in 7 games (0 starts) for the Cavaliers this season and he is averaging 2.7 minutes, 1.7 points and 0.7 rebounds per game. Green has skills but the Cavs will only like see them in blowout wins or losses in the 4th quarter.

The Cavaliers’ goal is to win the NBA Championship this season so there won’t be many minutes for 22-year old rookie SG/SF Danny Green. Green has played in 1 game this season for the Cavs playing one scoreless minute. The Cavaliers are very deep at Green’s positions so only look for him to play in garbage time unless the team suffers a few injuries.

The Cavaliers are a deep, veteran team without much playing time available for rookies. Still, J.J. Hickson has definately shown some potential for the Cavs when he’s gotten onto the basketball court. Hickson has played in 12 games for the Cavaliers this season and he is averaging 6.3 minutes, 2.8 points and 1.0 rebound per game. He has been playing well in his limited minutes behind Ben Wallace and Anderson Varejao. Darnell Jackson is also a power forward and he has just come back from a serious injury. He has played in 1 game appearing on the floor for 6.5 minutes in which he averaged 4.0 points and 2.0 rebounds per game. Jackson might find playing time hard to come by this season but he appears to have some potential.

The Cavaliers bought Sasha Kaun from the Sonics last night. Kaun is 6’11″, 250 pounds so he has nice size but chances are that he will play in Russia this season. Kaun played in 135 games (65 starts) at Kansas and he averaged 6.1 points, 3.9 rebounds, 0.3 assists and 1.1 blocked shots per game. It never hurts to add a player for just cash.

The Cavaliers would love to give rookie center Lance Allred a chance to show what he can do next season. He is the first completely deaf player to play in a NBA game. He played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Cavs this season and he averaged 3.3 minutes, 1.0 point and 0.3 rebounds per game. Allred only shot 4 times making only 1 of them from the floor (25%).

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Ben Wallace & Joe Smith from the Bulls and Wally Szczerbiak & Delonte West from the Sonics in a huge trade today. The Cavs traded Ira Newble and Donyell Marshall to the Sonics and Cedric Simmons, Drew Gooden, Larry Hughes and Shannon Brown to the Bulls. The Cavs also received a 2009 2nd round draft pick from the Bulls. Ben Wallace will give the Cavs the defensive enforcer that they need. Other teams also must be more careful of taking cheap shots at LeBron James or Wallace will make them pay for it. Wallace played in 50 games (all starts) this season for the Bulls and he was averaging 32.5 minutes, 5.1 points, 8.8 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 1.4 steals and 1.6 blocked shots per game. Wallace has shot poorly this season as he has only hit 37.3% of his shots from the floor and 42.4% from the free throw line. Wallace has now played in 825 games (710 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 31.5 minutes, 6.5 points, 10.6 rebounds, 1.4 assists, 1.4 steals and 2.2 blocked shots per game. Joe Smith has played in 50 games (35 starts) this season for the Bulls and he has averaged 22.9 minutes, 11.2 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.9 assists per game. Smith has now played in 866 games (611 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 28.5 minutes, 12.0 points, 6.9 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. Szczerbiak gives the Cavs an outstanding perimeter shooter and he will likely be the starter at shooting guard for the Cavs. Szczerbiak played in 50 games (1 start) for the Sonics this season and he averaged 23.6 minutes, 13.1 points, 2.7 rebounds and 1.4 assists per game. He has shot well from everywhere on the floor this season as he’s hit 46% of his shots from the floor, 42.8% from three point range and 84.3% from the free throw line. Szczerbiak has now played in 552 games (387 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 32.6 minutes, 15.3 points, 4.1 rebounds and 2.6 assists per game. Point guard Delonte West should also get a lot of playing time for the Cavs. He has played in 35 games (5 starts) this season for the Sonics and he has averaged 20.8 minutes, 6.8 points, 2.7 rebounds and 3.2 assists per game. West has now played in 214 games (130 starts) in his NBA career and he has averaged 27.4 minutes, 9.8 points, 3.1 rebounds, 3.7 assists and 1.0 steal per game.

Larry Hughes just was never the player the Cavs thought he was when they signed him. He played in 40 games (32 starts) for the Cavs this season and he averaged 30.3 minutes, 12.3 points, 3.6 rebounds, 2.4 assists and 1.5 steals per game. He was only shooting 37.7% from the floor this year. The Cavs might miss Drew Gooden as he has been a underrated player for the Cavs since he arrived in town. Gooden played in 51 games (all starts) this season and he averaged 30.7 minutes, 11.3 points, 8.3 rebounds and 1.0 assist per game. Shannon Brown never lived up to his first round billing. Brown played in 15 games (4 starts) this season for the Cavs and he averaged 14.5 minutes, 7.0 points, 1.2 rebounds and 1.1 assists per game. He only shot 36.9% from the floor for the Cavs this season. Cedric Simmons was a complete bust for the Cavs after coming over from the Hornets in a trade this off-season. He played in 7 games (0 starts) this season for the Cavs and he averaged 12.0 minutes, 0.6 points and 2.1 rebounds per game. Ira Newble was playing his best basketball ever for the Cavs lately but he’s still not much of a player. He played in 41 games (13 starts) for the Cavs this season and he averaged 15.9 minutes, 4.3 points, 2.8 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game. Donyell Marshall has been injured most of the season and the Cavs shouldn’t miss him too much. Marshall played in 11 games (1 start) for the Cavs this season and he averaged 14.2 minutes, 3.7 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.5 assists per game.

This should be a good trade for the Cavs. With the exception of Gooden the Cavs didn’t really lose anyone they will miss.

The Cavs have signed rookie forward Demetris Nichols who was recently cut by the Knicks. Nichols played in 5 pre-season games for the Knicks and he averaged 7.8 minutes, 4.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. Nichols was a good player in college for the Syracuse Orangemen. He played in 123 games at Syracuse and he averaged 10.9 points, 4.1 rebounds, 1.1 assists, 1.0 steal and 0.8 blocks per game. Nichols also is a good shooter as he hit 42.3% from the floor, 35.8% from the three point line and 75.2% from the free throw line at Syracuse. This was a good move by the Cavs as Nichols is a good offensive player.

The Cavaliers didn’t really have much playing time to offer the rookies but they both appear to have a future with the Cavs. Point guard Daniel Gibson played in 60 games this season and he averaged 16.5 minutes, 4.6 points, 1.5 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game. Gibson also hit 41.9% from three-point range and when he’s in the game, the Cavs run an up-tempo offense because of his speed with the basketball. He could be a future starter. Shannon Brown (SG) was the first round pick of the Cavs and he struggled when on the floor. He played in 23 games this season and he averaged 3.2 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game. He also only shot 37.8% from the floor. Brown will need to improve his game if he wants to see the floor in the future.