Cleveland Cavs sign Jamario Moon to offer sheet..

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Cleveland Cavaliers sign Jamario Moon, forward, to offer sheet

Monday, July 20, 2009
Jodie Valade
Plain Dealer Reporter

As part of their continuing efforts to upgrade this off-season, the Cavaliers have signed restricted free agent Jamario Moon of Miami to an offer sheet, according to a league source.

The Cavaliers have about $3.2 million remaining on their midlevel exception that they can use to pay Moon, a 6-8 swingman, or they can use their $2 million biannual exception. The offer is for two guaranteed years. Once the league receives the paperwork, which is expected to be today, the Heat will have seven days to match the offer.

This marks Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry's first foray into courting a restricted free agent. The Cavaliers are banking on Miami's attention being diverted to other concerns.  

The Heat is currently pursuing Lakers free-agent forward Lamar Odom and also wants to have significant salary-cap space next summer to pursue the talented crop of potential free agents, including Cavs star LeBron James and Miami's Dwyane Wade.

With both years guaranteed, Miami would reduce its cap space next year by matching the offer to Moon.

Additionally, the Heat is just $90,000 shy of the $69.83 mil lion luxury-tax mark. Teams are taxed $1 for every dollar they go over the luxury-tax threshold. Next season's salary cap is $57.7 million.

Miami also has several young players at Moon's position - including former Buckeye Daequan Cook, Dorell Wright, Yakhouba Diawara and James Jones - which may keep the team from matching the Cavaliers' offer.

At 29 years old, Moon is a bit of a late bloomer, averaging 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds since joining the league with the Toronto Raptors in 2007. He was traded to the Heat in February along with Jermaine O'Neal.

The Cavaliers undoubtedly are hoping his length can help defend active and lanky forwards such as Hedo Turkoglu and Rashard Lewis, who caused Cleveland numerous headaches in the Eastern Conference finals against Orlando.


they're makin nice moves..but the team simply isn't built to compete for a title

[Chamillitary Click]

he's a solid player, i like it.

[PLANT]

hopefully they dont let him shoot the ball at all.  Hes a great rebounder when he wants to be, and he can attack the rim but dont let him shoot

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

hopefully they dont let him shoot the ball at all.  Hes a great rebounder when he wants to be, and he can attack the rim but dont let him shoot

he's actually not a bad 3 point shooter...

[OchoCinco]

hopefully they dont let him shoot the ball at all.  Hes a great rebounder when he wants to be, and he can attack the rim but dont let him shoot

he's actually not a bad 3 point shooter...

yea but i know from when he was in toronto he had a slight habit of getting a little trigger happy when it was unnecessary.

[PLANT]

hopefully they dont let him shoot the ball at all.  Hes a great rebounder when he wants to be, and he can attack the rim but dont let him shoot

he's actually not a bad 3 point shooter...

buddy, trust me the numbers MAY be deceiving, but dont get it twisted....DO NOT let Jamario Moon shoot the ball...

[Now_Im_Not_Banned]

hopefully they dont let him shoot the ball at all.  Hes a great rebounder when he wants to be, and he can attack the rim but dont let him shoot

he's actually not a bad 3 point shooter...

buddy, trust me the numbers MAY be deceiving, but dont get it twisted....DO NOT let Jamario Moon shoot the ball...

homie, obviously if he shot 37% from three, he's not the type of player you can say "DO NOT let him shoot".....Jamario Moon is good at catch-and-shoot..it's shooting off the dribble he does too often with little success, but I dont see him getting those opportunities now that he's playin with LeBron.

[Lunatic]

not the greatest shooter by any means, but not the worst either. He did have some shooting nightmares in Toronto though. He's a good player though. Will see if Miami matches this.

[It's All About 18]

not the greatest shooter by any means, but not the worst either. He did have some shooting nightmares in Toronto though. He's a good player though. Will see if Miami matches this.

I don't think they will... they need the more money possible to attract an all star caliber player