The Cavaliers have re-signed 22-year old guard Manny Harris for the rest of the season.  Harris played in 3 games (0 starts) for the Cavs earlier this year and he averaged 6.3 minutes, 3.0 points, 0.7 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game.  Harris has now played in 57 games (15 starts) in his first two years with the Cavs and he is averaging 16.7 minutes, 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds and 1.5 assists per game.  This was a good move for the Cavs as Harris will help them out with replacing Ramon Sessions.

The Cavaliers have signed 24-year old rookie guard Donald Sloan for the remainder of the 2011-12 season.  Sloan played in 8 games (0 starts) earlier this year for the Hawks & Hornets and he averaged 7.6 minutes, 2.3 points, 1.0 rebound and 1.6 assists per game.  Sloan only has shot 36.4% from the floor so far this year, but he hasn’t had much of an opportunity to play, so it’s hard to judge whether or not that Sloan can shoot or not.

The Cavaliers have dealt 25-year old point guard Ramon Sessions and 22-year old small forward Christian Eyenga to the Los Angeles Lakers for 31-year old small forward Luke Walton, 31-year old SG/SF Jason Kapono and the Lakers first round pick in the 2012 NBA Draft unless it’s in the top 14 (which it won’t).  Sessions played in 41 games (4 starts) for the Cavaliers this year and he averaged 24.5 minutes, 10.5 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.  He played in 122 games (42 starts) in his two years with the Cavs and he averaged 25.7 minutes, 12.3 points, 3.1 rebounds and 5.2 assists per game.  Sessions was likely going to leave the Cavaliers over the summer as he was likely to decline his player option for the 2012-13 season.  Daniel Gibson will likely pick up minutes behind Kyrie Irving as the backup point guard going forward.  Christian Eyenga played in 6 games (0 starts) for the Cavs this year and he averaged 13.8 minutes, 1.5 points, 2.0 rebounds and 0.7 assists per game.  Eyenga played in 50 games (18 starts) in his first two years with the Cavs and he averaged 20.6 minutes, 6.2 points, 2.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.

It’s unclear to me as to what plans the Cavs have for Kapono and Walton.  Kapono played in 27 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this year and he averaged 10.0 minutes, 2.0 points, 0.5 rebounds and 0.4 assists per game.  He has now played in 509 games (87 starts) in his first 9 years in the NBA and he is averaging 17.8 minutes, 6.7 points, 1.7 rebounds and 0.8 assists per game.  Kapono is a good long range shooter as he has nailed 43.4% of his shots from three point range in his NBA career.  Kapono was a 2nd round pick of the Cavaliers back in 2003.  He played in 41 games (3 starts) in 2003-04 for the Cavs and he averaged 10.4 minutes, 3.5 points, 1.3 rebounds and 0.3 assists per game while shooting a stunning 47.7% from three point range.  Luke Walton played in 9 games (0 starts) for the Lakers this year and he averaged 7.2 minutes, 1.3 points, 1.6 rebounds and 0.6 assists per game.  Walton has now played in 493 games (138 starts) in his first 9 years in the NBA and he is averaging 17.3 minutes, 4.9 points, 2.9 rebounds and 2.3 assists per game.  The Cavaliers main objective was to get a 1st round pick for Ramon Sessions.  Anything positive that Kapono or Walton does the rest of the season will be icing on top of the cake for the Cavs.

UPDATE:  (3/17/2012) – The Cavaliers have bought out Jason Kapono.

The Cavs were outrebounded 49-34 last night and they didn’t play much D either as the Bucks shot 53.5% from the floor and that did them in.  Kyrie Irving led the way for the Cavs last night with 28 points, 3 rebounds, 5 assists and 1 steal.  Alonzo Gee (19 points, 5 rebounds, 3 assists and 4 steals) and Daniel Gibson (18 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 26 minutes on the floor) also had solid games.  Antawn Jamison (13 points, 5 rebounds and 1 blocked shot) and Samardo Samuels (11 points, 3 rebounds, 1 assist, 1 steal and 1 blocked shot in 15 minutes on the floor) also pitched in for the Cavs last night.  The Cavaliers are now 16-25 on the year.

The Cavs only shot 38.2% from the floor last night and they were outrebounded 45-34, which did them in.  Antawn Jamison led the way for the Cavs last night with 20 points, 0 rebounds and 1 assist.  Alonzo Gee (16 points, 6 rebounds, 1 assist and 4 steals) and Ramon Sessions (16 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) also had rock solid games for the Cavs last night.  Kyrie Irving only shot 5 of 17 from the floor but he still finished up with 14 points, 7 rebounds and 7 assists.  The Cavaliers are now 16-24 on the year.

The Cavaliers outscored the Rockets 37-23 in the 4th quarter last night to surge to victory.  Antawn Jamison (28 points, 5 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Kyrie Irving (21 points, 6 rebounds and 5 assists) led the way for the Cavs last night.  Ramon Sessions had another solid game off the bench for the Cavs with 15 points, 4 rebounds and 7 assists in 21 minutes on the floor.  Alonzo Gee, Daniel Gibson and Samardo Samuels pitched in with 11 points apiece.  The Cavaliers are now 16-23 on the year.

35-year old power forward Antawn Jamison is really stepping up so far in March for the Cavs.  He has played in 5 games (all starts) for the Cavs so far this month and he is averaging 34.8 minutes, 25.4 points, 6.8 rebounds, 3.0 assists and 1.2 steals per game.  Jamison has now played in 38 games (all starts) for the Cavs so far this year and he is averaging 33.1 minutes, 18.3 points, 6.7 rebounds, 2.0 assists and 1.1 steals per game.  Jamison is willing the Cavs to play better as it seems that he has taken a sip from the Fountain of Youth.

The Cavaliers outrebounded the Thunder 51-40 last night and they outscored them 27-21 in the 4th quarter to get a huge win on the road!  Antawn Jamison led the way for the Cavs with 21 points, 8 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 steal.  Anthony Parker (14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal), Alonzo Gee (12 points, 8 rebounds, 2 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Ryan Hollins (11 points and 6 rebounds) also had solid games for the Cavs last night.  Ramon Sessions (10 points, 2 rebounds, 3 assists and 2 steals) and Kyrie Irving (9 points, 6 rebounds, 12 assists and 3 steals) did a good job of running the offense last night.  The Cavaliers are now 15-23 on the year.

The Cavaliers nipped the Nuggets despite getting outrebounded 46-36 last night.  Antawn Jamison led the way for the Cavaliers last night with 33 points, 9 rebounds and 1 assist.  Alonzo Gee (19 points, 7 rebounds, 3 assists, 4 steals and 1 blocked shot) and Kyrie Irving (18 points, 5 rebounds, 8 assists and 3 steals) also had rock solid games for the Cavs last night.  The Cavaliers are now 14-23 on the year.

The Cavs were outrebounded 46-30 and they didn’t play much D as the Jazz shot 50% from the floor last night and those were the two biggest reasons for the loss.  Antawn Jamison (22 points, 4 rebounds, 6 assists and 1 steal) and Kyrie Irving (22 points, 4 rebounds and 4 assists) led the way for the Cavs last night.  Alonzo Gee (15 points, 4 rebounds, 3 assists and 1 blocked shot) and Ramon Sessions (14 points, 2 rebounds, 1 assist and 1 steal) also chipped in for the Cavaliers last night.  The Cavaliers are now 13-23 on the year.