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Perhaps to force the situation to a conclusion, the Nets yesterday increased their courtship of Memphis free agent power forward Stromile Swift. But after the Nets received assurances from Abdur-Rahim that he wanted to play in New Jersey, Swift signed with Houston. The Nets' third power-forward option, Dontyell Marshall, agreed to terms with Cleveland.

SamTheMan67

Wow we are looking good what a great backup who can shoot the 3 and backup the 3/4... Now saras or jaric call it an offseason learn to play defense and shoot . Champsionship here we come

futuristxen

Wow.
That's all I gotta say.
That came out of nowhere. And to parrot Samtheman, now if they just add Jaric or Saras, this is a championship possibly team. It doesn't even have to be Saras anymore. How did Ferry pull that one out?

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Good lord, another great pickup by Ferry if true. This team is going to be damn good next year.

hendrix2430

Awesome signing. Danny Ferry, you da man.

bombtrack

it seems the only source is from the NY post.

everybody is quoting them.

But I guess we'll know soon enough if it is true or not

Pioneer10

need a more reliable source to confirm this.

I would have liked a banger who could sit Z down for 10 minutes. But Donyell would be a good signing: can defend, rebound, and most importantly shoot - no more zones against the Cavs with Jackson and Marshall. Fits into the mold the Cavs are getting: versatile players who can cause mismatches. My only concern with Tractor gone is that we add another soft player to Z and Gooden

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http://www.tsn.ca/nba/news_story.asp?id=130809


Report: Marshall signs on with Cavaliers

Donyell Marshall

TSN.ca Staff

7/19/2005 10:44:12 AM

As expected, it appears free agent power forward Donyell Marshall won't return to the Toronto Raptors next season.

According to the New York Post, Marshall has agreed to terms with the Cleveland Cavaliers. Terms of the deal were not available.


The 32-year old played in 65 games with Raptors in last season, posting 11.5 points per game and 6.6 rebounds per game. Marshall was also a threat from the three-point line where he shot 41.6-percent

Marshall spent nearly two-full seasons with the Raptors after joining the team along with Jalen Rose in a 2003 trade for Antonio Davis and Jerome Williams.

In June, the Raptors extended a qualifying offers to forwards Matt Bonner and Pape Sow.

Pioneer10

If this happens a couple of interesting scenarios are coming to mind. First off this means no Sarunas becuase I don't see him fitting under the cap anymore.

Marshall plays the 3/4 and cannot take up minutes for Z. Basically we still need a banger and a PG. Marshall is a much better defender then Gooden however and fits very well with a team with Z inside. AV is close to untouchable so what now:

We've expressed in Jaric so I think a sign and trade for Jaric/Wilcox for Gooden/Sasha or Luke as a real possiblity. For the Clips they get a young SG they need and get something back for Jaric who they really don't want with Livingston. For the Cavs Wilcox is the big body they need to backup Z and be the future 4/5 along with AV. I'm drooling thinking of a Wilcox/AV frontline in 3-4 years. In addition, I'm a big fan of Jaric. This basically means with a linup of Z/Marshall/Lebron/Hughes/Jaric, we go from one of the worst defensive teams to one of the best. In addition we still have plenty of young prospects to groom for the future or keep for trade bait

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LamarButler

Nice, you guys got some good depth and a three point shooter. But your frontcourt is still soft. You guys gotta get Sarunas, it'd be great icing on the cake.

madman

Great pickup, he is a great shooter and can defend really well

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Starbury03

He should start over Gooden. Welcome to the Lebron affect.

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FanOfAll8472

I actually think Donyell's shooting would be better served coming off the bench. Ferry is making some great moves.

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I agree that he is better coming off the bench and I am also a believer that he is not a better player than Gooden. It is only my opinion, but I don't think a 3 point shooting soft pf is what the Cavs had in mind as a starter.

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