Larry Sanders

Larry Sanders Will Mostly Play With Cavaliers’ Minor-league Team

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Larry Sanders, Cleveland Cavaliers Agree To Contract

... Cleveland Cavaliers , the team announced on Monday. Shams Charania of The Vertical was the first to report the deal, noting it will likely include a team option for the 2017-18 season. Sam Amico of Fox Sports Ohio reported Sanders may join team activities as soon as Tuesday. David Aldridge of __link__ reported the plan is for Sanders to practice with the Cavs and play for its D-League team for the majority of the season. Aldridge added that the goal is for Sanders to be ready for the postseason. Sanders, 28, spent his first five seasons with the Milwaukee Bucks , averaging 6.5 points, 5.8 rebounds and 1.8 blocks per game. His best season came in 2012-13, when he notched 9.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 27.3 minutes per game. Sanders appeared to be on his way to being one of the better defensive centers in the league. But a series of injuries, suspensions for marijuana use and off-court incidents led Sanders to walk away from the NBA and accept a buyout  from the Bucks in February ...

Larry Sanders Readies Himself For Another Chance At Nba Life

... And here lies the rub, not only with Sanders, but with other players trying to deal with anxieties and other disorders. Substance abuse is frequently a derivative of a larger mental health issue or issues. We’ve gone down this road before, with World Peace and Royce White and Delonte West and other players who needed extra support and counseling to deal with their unique maladies. The NBA maintains that while there remains no specific mental health policy in the Collective Bargaining Agreement, players have access to mental health professionals and treatment programs as part of their benefits package. And the league continues to maintain that mental health professionals not affiliated with its teams cannot have decision-making authority over the best courses of treatment for players. There are, the league argues, mental health resources available through the team and Players’ Association. Sanders says he has a support system in place that will be best for him if he returns. “That’s something that, when I stepped ...

Larry Sanders Among Cavs' Replacement Options

... but his strengths align with Cleveland’s needs. (Other D-League options: Keith Benson, Edy Tavares.). Jared Sullinger. The free agent played his college basketball at Ohio State , and he’s talking to teams as he looks “for a future home,” agent David Falk told the Miami Herald. He’s talented enough to be a rotation player, but he has struggled to control his weight. If he was definitely going to be fully healthy and in shape, then his past production might outweigh the fact he’s not a great fit. As it stands, he seems like a risky acquisition who wouldn’t necessarily help the Cavs on defense. Anderson Varejao. This is the sentimental choice, but I’m not sure he has much left in the tank. Varejao, 34, spent his entire NBA career with Cleveland before being waived last season and signing with the Golden State Warriors. Before the Warriors released him this year, he had a few moments where he gave them some energy off the bench, but he just can’t move the way he used to defensively. He could sop up some minutes in the regular season, ...

Cleveland Cavaliers Reach Deal With Larry Sanders

... anti-drug policy, went on a personal leave of absence, and then stepped away from basketball to focus on his personal life. Over the past year, however, Sanders  began to focus on returning to the NBA. Sanders  ramped up his comeback effort in late January  when he hired Bell and scheduled team visits. He had a seven-team workout in Miami in February and had meetings with the Boston Celtics, Los Angeles Lakers and Cavaliers, league sources said. NBA executives who attended the workouts told The Vertical that Sanders still had elite athleticism and speed and could become a contributor again when he gets into playing shape. The Cavaliers started negotiations with Sanders after losing center Andrew Bogut on Monday because of a fractured leg. Cleveland also talked with free-agent forward Josh Smith, league sources said, but focused on completing a deal with Sanders. Bogut agreed to a contract buyout with the Philadelphia 76 ers on Feb. 27 and chose Cleveland over Boston and Houston. Bogut was expected to ...

Fort Pierce Native Larry Sanders Aiming For Nba Comeback

... dunks over Miami Heat point guard Mario Chalmers (15) at American Airlines Arena on April 23, 2013. (Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post) Allen Eyestone/The Palm Beach Post. Fort Pierce native and former Port St. Lucie High standout Larry Sanders could be closing in on an NBA comeback. The 28-year-old — whose last NBA minutes came in December 2014 — recently met with the defending champion Cleveland Cavaliers, who do not have a traditional center behind starter Tristan Thompson. “I don’t think his talents went anywhere,” Cavs coach Tyronn Lue said, via  __link__. “Being able to block shots, run the floor, being athletic. I don’t think that’s going to change.”. Of course, talents weren’t what drove Sanders away from the Milwaukee Bucks during the second season of a four-year, $44 million contract. As he explained later on  The Players’ Tribune , he left to seek treatment for anxiety and depression. But he never closed the door to a possible return. “I love basketball, and if I get to a point where I feel I’m capable of playing ...