Cavaliers guard Delonte West reaches a plea agreement on weapons and traffic charges.
UPDATED: 11:03 p.m.
Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West has reached a plea agreement on weapons and traffic charges in Maryland. LAS VEGAS -- Cavaliers guard Delonte West's long-running legal case came to a conclusion with a guilty plea Thursday.
West pled to two misdemeanor weapons charges plus a traffic charge in Prince George's County, Md., but avoided jail time. He had been charged with six weapons counts.
After hearing West say he'd let down his young fans by his actions, Judge Graydon McKee sentenced West to eight months of court supervised electronic monitoring, 40 hours of community service and psychological counseling. The electronic monitoring, which is a form of house arrest, likely would not prevent West from playing or traveling with a team next season. But it depends on the rulings of the districts where West would live and play.
The Cavs had no comment on West's plea. An NBA spokesman said the league will review the case before deciding on disciplinary action. For similar offenses in the past, commissioner David Stern has suspended players three to five games without pay.
In conjunction with the hearing, police released dashboard camera footage from when West was pulled over on Interstate 495 outside Washington D.C., last September 17. The video shows West weaving in and out of his lane while on a three-wheeled motorcycle with police in pursuit before he pulled over.
West was found with two loaded handguns, a shotgun and a large knife with a significant amount of ammunition.
After two postponements, West was scheduled to go to trial on July 21 before the plea deal was reached. West has said he's been in treatment for bi-polar disorder for the last two years. West declined to comment on the arrest during last season.
The Cavs had several doctors working with West throughout the season which saw him going through numerous emotional times, including missing four practices during training camp without permission. He took an extended leave for the second consecutive year to seek treatment and several times was fined and benched during the season for missing flights or violating other rules.
West, 26, is under contract for one more season with a salary of $4.6 million but he's owed just $500,000 if he's waived by Aug. 3. The Cavs have been looking to trade West and there's a chance he'll be released if he's still with the team in August.
He averaged 8.8 points and 3.3 assists in his third season with the team.
Wing search on: In addition to looking for point guards via trade, league sources said the Cavs have been interested in several free agent wings. Ronnie Brewer, a defensive specialist who averaged 8.8 points and 3.3 assists for the Jazz and Grizzlies last season, is on the radar. Several teams have interest in him, including the Chicago Bulls.
Also on the Cavs' list is forward Rasual Butler, who averaged 11.9 points and 2.9 rebounds for the Los Angeles Clippers. Sources also indicate the Cavs have interest in Antoine Wright, a solid defender who averaged 6.5 points for the Raptors last season, and former Cav Flip Murray, a scoring specialist who averaged 9.9 points with the Bobcats and Bulls in 2009-10.
Wade defends LeBron: In an interview with the Associated Press, Dwyane Wade defended new teammate LeBron James against Cavs owner Dan Gilbert's statements that James quit in the playoff series against the Celtics.
"He's not a quitter," Wade said. "He didn't quit."
"I don't see where you can get where he quit. He just had one bad game. It happens. Kobe [Bryant] had a bad game in the finals. They won. It didn't matter. LeBron's teammates didn't help him out that game and it made the way he played even worse. But he's not a quitter. He didn't quit."
Though Gilbert and many fans seemed to be more perplexed by James' attitude and focus in several of the losses than execution, Wade said it was all the Celtics' defense.
"LeBron James, Dwyane Wade, Kobe Bryant, guys like that understand what Boston's defense was about," Wade said. "Their defense was built on not letting one player beat them. You either settle for the outside shot or you pass to your teammates. LeBron had one bad game in the playoffs. Other than that, he did what he could do with the defense all watching him."
Roster changes: After one game starting at center, former NBA journeyman Maciej Lampe left the Cavs' summer-league team. He is playing with the Polish National Team later this summer and went to prepare. Also former lottery pick Rashad McCants was scheduled to be on the roster but is no longer with the team. The Cavs play their third summer-league game Friday at 8:30 p.m. vs. the Chicago Bulls. J.J. Hickson leads the summer league in scoring at 26 points a game.