Cavs sign free agent Joe Smith

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Cavs sign free agent Joe Smith today (actually last night) and now it's time to have that Championship. Let the powerhouse begin!

 

http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/joesmith_signed_090305.html

 

CLEVELAND, OH - March 5th, 2009 - The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed free agent forward/center Joe Smith to a contract, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today. Per league rules, terms of the contract were not released.

 

Smith, 33, played in 36 games (three starts) this season for the Oklahoma City Thunder and averaged 6.6 points on .454 shooting and 4.5 rebounds in 19.2 minutes per game before being waived on March 1. He is eligible to be on the Cavaliers’ postseason roster.

 

The 6-foot-10, 225-pounder has played 13 years in the NBA, including spending part of last season with Cleveland after being acquired on Feb. 21, 2008 in a three-team trade in which the Cavs also acquired Wally Szczerbiak, Ben Wallace and Delonte West. In 27 regular season games (one start) with Cleveland, Smith averaged 8.1 points on .512 shooting and 5.0 rebounds in 21.4 minutes per game. He also played in all 13 postseason games during the 2008 Playoffs and averaged 6.6 points on .486 shooting and 4.6 rebounds in 20.3 minutes per game.