L'ho vista anche io. Ora c'è quella di Jamison qui. http://www.foxsportsohio.com/pages/cava ... onferencesFrizzi wrote: intanto è appena cominciata la conferenza stampa per la presentazione di Jamison
Ferry ha cominciato ringraziando Ilga per quello che ha fatto...spero siano solo parole di facciata![]()
Spero che siano state solo dichiarazioni di circostanza quelle del Coach ma a me è sembrato che stesse quasi per piangere...
Se recitava dovrebbe pensare bene di lasciare la panchina e darsi al cinema.
Comunque... Pare che Z non l'abbia presa molto bene.
Ilgauskas out; future in doubt at this point
By Jonas Fortune
CLEVELAND: In the hallway of Quicken Loans Arena that leads to the Cavaliers locker room, there are 13 framed photos of players on the roster.
Yet it was the vacant black frame, where Zydrunas Ilgauskas' photo used to be positioned, that seemed to catch the eye of all who walked past.
''Z is part of the Wizards organization,'' Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry said today in a news conference to announce the acquisition of former all-star forward Antawn Jamison.
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''We made a trade yesterday. To get something good you have to give up something. It was a hard decision to make, but we feel like we are adding something to this team that can push us more.''
To hear Ilgauskas' name mentioned with any other organization is a bit surreal, yet that is the situation after he — along with the Cavaliers' first-round pick next season and the draft rights for last year's second-round pick Emir Preldzic — were dealt to the Washington Wizards in exchange for Jamison in a three-team deal Wednesday night.
The Cavaliers also acquired point guard Sebastian Telfair from the Los Angeles Clippers in the deal.
A 7-foot-3 center, Ilgauskas has spent his entire 11-year career with the Cavaliers after being drafted 20th overall in the 1996 NBA Draft. He is the team's all-time leader in rebounds, blocked shots and games played.
Stats that would have been higher had foot ailments not torn two seasons from him early in his career.
Yet with a championship hanging in the balance and Ilgauskas' expiring, $11.5 million contract a desired commodity by so many throughout the league, Ferry was forced to make a tough decision.
''He's moving ahead,'' Ilgauskas' agent, Herb Rudoy, said in a phone interview. ''He's disappointed, but he knows it's a business.''
Ilgauskas' departure might not be forever. In fact, he could be back in a little more than a month if the Wizards decide to buy out the remainder of his $11.5 million contract, which expires at season's end.
Those decisions are now out of the Cavaliers hands. NBA rules stipulate that if Ilgauskas receives a buyout he is free to sign with any team. If he wants to return to the Cavaliers he must sit out 30 days. These types of deals cannot be prearranged, according to NBA rules.
In order to be eligible for the playoffs the buyout must be done before March 1.
''He is part of the Wizards right now,'' Ferry said. ''I don't know what their intentions are and I don't want to comment on their team or on their players.''
But questions still remain as to whether Ilgauskas would want to return at all. Does he feel slighted by a team that he has played his entire career for trading him away with a championship closer than it has been?
Will he feel he has a better chance at a championship elsewhere?
Only Ilgauskas knows those answers.
''I don't know what he is thinking,'' Rudoy said. ''I don't know where his head is.''
''The Cavs took a risk by trading him and hoping he comes back because they have to get through the Lakers to win a championship.''
Rudoy said Ilgauskas likely wouldn't talk to the media for several days.
Plenty of contending teams are already interested in Ilgauskas' services should he become available, Rudoy said.
Regardless of what happens. It is obvious the Cavaliers would like an opportunity to bring him back.
''Yea, hopefully,'' guard Daniel Gibson said.
''Z is grade 'A' guy,'' he said. ''Not having a guy like Z around will be tough, but that is the business side of it you got to kind of deal with and learn from.''


