Cavs Ink Varejao and Parker

Well, there you have it.

It must’ve been a late night Wednesday for Danny Ferry, but he managed to get forward Anderson Varejao resigned, while adding 6-foot-6 guard Anthony Parker from the Toronto Raptors.

Varejao was reportedly signed to a 6-year deal worth $50-million, which is probably right around the amount the team wanted him for. I’m glad Ferry and company manned up and got Varejao back. He’s steadily improved offensively and on the boards every season since arriving in Cleveland in 2004, and at just 26 years old, his upside is tremendous. Plus, no one in the NBA can flop like Andy.

As for Parker, he’s likely to play back-up to Delonte West at the two, but he fills a much needed void the Cavs needed for a large shooting guard. Last season for Toronto, Parker averaged 10.7 points per-game, about two points lower per-game than his previous two seasons with the Raptors. He was making just over $4-million per-year with the Raptors, and will probably make around the same in Cleveland I’m guessing. He was originally drafted by the New Jersey Nets in 1997, but ended up in Philadelphia for a couple of seasons before going to Orlando in 1999-2000 and then heading to Europe where he really made a name for himself. Parker was named the Euroleague Most Valuable Player in 2004-05 had a storied career playing overseas basketball. But more importantly, he is the brother of WNBA All-Star Candace Parker, who is married to former Duke forward Sheldon Williams. They actually just had a child and Candace is back on the court, pumping breast milk for the newborn just before tip. Niiiiceeeee.

Oh, and on a different note, I'm not sure where you come out on the whole LeBron James tape saga from the Nike Camp, but I want to see it. LeBron needs to man up and allow that tape to be illegally put on YouTube for all of us to see. He looks like a pretty big baby in all of this, and if it would've been him throwing down a ridiculous dunk on one of those college players, I guarantee it would already be on YouTube and Nike wouldn't have confiscated it. Maybe it will surface in the coming weeks, but who knows. Plus, it's a Xavier kid, Jordan Crawford, who threw it down on the King. WE NEED TO SEE THIS!!!!!