Published 7/2/2009
by Pat Denny
at Bleacher Report - NBA
The Cavaliers front office has shown that they are doing everything they can to get their team over the hump and win an NBA Championship.
First, the Cavs pursue a big man, Shaquille O'Neal through way of trade. If Kobe could win a championship with Shaq, whos to say LeBron cant. Yes, this is a different Shaq, but I still think Shaq is a huge addition.
Now they should be looking for a shooting guard that can play with Delonte West.
Reportedly, the Cavaliers are actively pursuing Ron Artest, the former Houston Rocket, and Trevor Ariza, former Los Angeles Laker. The team had a meeting with Artest, it included coach Brown, a few others, and LeBron James. The Cavaliers may not be the leading candidate for either player, but if either player is looking to go to a team to win games, the cavaliers have to be near the top.
What's confusing about the pursuit of Artest and Ariza is that both played small forward last season. Obviously neither of them are going ...
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