Barring a trade or the signing of a free agent, the Cavaliers will make one more cut to get to the maximum regular season-roster size of 15 players.
Guard Manny Harris (6), driving to the basket during a preseason game against San Antonio, has a solid chance to make the Cavaliers' regular season roster.Cleveland, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers finish their preseason schedule with Tuesday night's game against the Philadelphia 76'ers at Cincinnati's U.S. Bank Arena, and Thursday night's game against the Milwaukee Bucks at Value City Arena in Columbus.
The Cavaliers open the regular season on Oct. 27 at home against the Boston Celtics.
Cleveland will most likely employ the maximum regular season-roster size of 15 players, with three designated inactive prior to each game.
Rick Noland writes about the Cavs roster for the Medina County Gazette and Elyria Chronicle-Telegram:
With 16 players in camp, the Cavs only have to cut one more, with the decision likely to come down to second-year guard Danny Green and Manny Harris. Harris, a rookie from Michigan, has come on strong late in the preseason and might have the edge. There’s also a chance the Cavs could sign someone released by another team, especially if that player has size and NBA talent, which would mean having to cut two players. “We feel we need another big,” said Scott, though he added the Cavs wouldn’t exclude non-centers if they found a player they felt could help the team. Cavs covered Plain Dealer and cleveland.com Cavaliers coverage includes Jodie Valade's story on center Ryan Hollins, with an anecdote about "Coach" Mo Williams; her Cavaliers Insider; her game story on the Cavs' 90-87 preseason game loss to CSKA Moscow on Saturday night; "Terry Pluto's Talkin' " includes commentary on the Cavaliers. Mo and J.J.
Zach Lowe, for "The Point Forward" on Sports Illustrated's SI.com, ranks what he considers as the NBA's best pick-and-roll combinations, including:
12. Mo Williams-J.J. Hickson, Cleveland Cavaliers
This isn’t precisely “new,” but this particular pick-and-roll combo merited a diagram on the back of a napkin somewhere in Mike Brown‘s office last season. Now, it’s going to be featured heavily, and it might be the best (and perhaps the only) reason to watch the Cavaliers this season, save for the possibility of a true Leon Powe comeback. Defenses must respect Williams’ shooting ability, meaning Hickson should have plenty of space to dive down the lane. And if there’s one thing Hickson is good at, it’s darting through open space (hopefully the correct slice of open space), catching a basketball and dunking it.
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Jason Lloyd's story on Saturday night's game, for the Akron Beacon Journal.
Jason Lloyd's commentary on the game, for the Beacon's Cavaliers blog.
On HoopsHype.com, a video from HOOPSWORLD with forward Antawn Jamison talking about the Cavaliers. (Jamison missed Saturday night's game with a sprained knee suffered on Thursday, a day after the video was posted)
A report on Saturday night's game by Bob Finnan for the News-Herald and Lorain Morning Journal.
A FoxSports.com video previewing the Cavaliers' Central Division.