Jawad Williams Decided To Sign Cleveland Cavaliers

Jawad Williams Decided To Sign Cleveland Cavaliers

Free agent Jawad Williams’ agent Kevin Bradbury in wizards jerseys disclosed that Jawad Williams has decided to take the offer of 1.02 million from Cleveland Cavaliers, the two sides is about to sign this week. He's a solid prospect that could give the Spurs some much-needed athleticism. Gardner has been playing for the past two seasons in Belgium.

Williams in john wall jersey had talked with several other teams, including the San Antonio Spurs. But as a restricted free agent he had limited options because the Cavs had matching rights. "Jawad has stated from day one that his desire is to stay home and be with the Cavs," Bradbury said in a text to The Plain Dealer. "Jawad in michael jordan wizards jersey did not want to hold out and wants to get to camp and help the team get back to the playoffs. He's excited to be coming home to Cleveland again." Williams in tar heels jerseys had a breakout season in 2009-10 when he became a rotation player for the first time. Earning his minutes by taking advantage of limited playing time early, Williams ended up averaging 4.1 points and 1.5 rebounds in 54 games and six starts. Along with Jamario Moon in north carolina tar heels jerseys and free-agent pickup Joey Graham in mavericks jerseys, Williams in dallas mavericks jersey is expected to be in a competition during training camp to be new coach Byron Scott's starting small forward.

For the Cavaliers, before they can head into camp, there is still one unanswered question that is lingering. Will Jawad Williams in dirk nowitzki jersey be a part of this team in 2010-11? The restricted free agent small forward has yet to accept the qualifying offer the Cavaliers on the table for him, and time is running out for him to make up his mind on what he wants to do. Presumably, his options are pretty limited. By making their qualifying offer to Jawad in jason kidd jersey, he is essentially a restricted free agent, giving the Cavaliers the right to match any offer sheet he signs with a different team. Should he want to come back to the Cavaliers, he can either try to negotiate a multi-year deal with the team or else he can just accept the qualifying offer, play out this season, and then become an unrestricted free agent at the end of the season.

Some are probably scoffing at the notion that the Cavaliers would be concerned with an undrafted free agent who averaged 4.1 points and 1.5 rebounds last season with an efficiency rating of 8.20. However, Williams in denver nuggets jersey showed in small spurts that he has potential to be a serviceable backup on a good NBA team, and there has even been some talk that Jawad in nuggets jerseys could very likely wind up starting on this Cavaliers team in place of LeBron James. With the exception of a workout with the San Antonio Spurs, all has been quiet with Williams this offseason. The Spurs never made an offer to Williams, nor has any other team. Perhaps Jawad is waiting to see if the Cavaliers will offer him a multi-year deal (which doesn’t seem likely at this point), but whatever the case, it feels like both sides are just waiting for the other side to make a move.

The Cavaliers’ season may not live or die on whether Jawad Williams accepts his qualifying offer or not, but there is certainly a trickledown effect to be felt, and that makes this situation worth watching. Furthermore, the Cavaliers no longer have a top flight talent on the team in LeBron James, so they must depend even more on taking advantage of their depth. Looking at the roster above, we know the Cavaliers for sure can feel comfortable with the first 9 players being on the floor, and Jawad Williams in carmelo anthony jersey is a potential 10th player that can fit into Coach Scott’s new schemes, with Ryan Hollins and Joey Graham possibly making the Cavaliers a 12-deep team.