Being tall is the best thing you can be as a basketball player. Often times skill is secondary, because as I always say, you can’t teach tall.
When healthy, Andrew Bynum proved two years ago with the Lakers that he can be a difference maker on the floor. But after battling through knee injuries with the Sixers last year, he never saw the floor. In fact, I quietly question to myself whether or not he has already played his last game due to the condition of his knees and how big he is. But once again: he’s tall, so he’ll have suitors.
The Cavaliers are ready to bring in the big man.
The Cleveland Cavaliers are pushing for free-agent center Andrew Bynum to accept a two-year, $24 million-plus, incentive-based contract offer, league sources told Yahoo! Sports on Monday night.
The Cavaliers met with Bynum in Cleveland on Monday, but could fast lose patience with waiting on the two-time NBA champion center to make a decision on accepting the offer, which includes a team option in the second year of the deal, sources said.
Cleveland wants a team option on a second contract year to protect it against losing Bynum to 2014 free agency should his damaged knees heal enough to allow him to make a resurgence this season. The incentives of a possible Bynum contract could include minimal hurdles of completing training camp and reaching minutes and games-played plateaus in the regular season, league sources said.
H/T: Yahoo!
