Anderson Varejao: Ready to Return
The Cavs are on the verge of coming to terms with Anderson Varejao, now the last holdout from the squad that represented (albeit poorly) the Eastern Conference in the NBA Finals last season.
According to SI.com, though he won’t be getting the $60M/5-year deal he was looking for, Varejao is willing to accept a one-year deal and end the stalemate:
Varejao would be willing to accept a one-year deal worth the mid-level figure of $5 million, according to a source close to the free-agent forward.
“Andy wants to play,” the source said. “If that’s what it takes to get it done, he’ll do it.” “He was willing to do a one-year deal,” the source said.
“He just wasn’t going to do it for $1.2 million. He knows he’s worth a lot more than that.”
I guess GM Danny Ferry’s trip to Brazil did some good.
Five million seems reasonable enough, especially for a guy who’ll give you rebounding, boundless energy, and take approximately 17,000 charges from the opposition.
As one might expect, Varejo hasn’t exactly been keeping himself in the best shape during the holdout; dude is too busy enjoying the easy life in Brazil (can you blame him?)
27 Responses to “Anderson Varejao: Ready to Return”
Nov.6 at 2:43 pm
Tarzan Cooper says:
scrub
Nov.6 at 2:44 pm
Bryan says:
f*ck him.
Nov.6 at 2:53 pm
wild thing says:
good news but cavs still need a pg…
Nov.6 at 3:04 pm
white hot eboy says:
He looks like Carlito of WWE fame. And he sucks as a wrestler as much as Sideshow does at basketball.
Nov.6 at 3:15 pm
Henry Kim says:
he knows hes worth more then a mill… hahaha he is frustrating to watch.
Nov.6 at 3:16 pm
Tom says:
Who gets cut? Nichols?
Nov.6 at 3:29 pm
Tarzan's Jane says:
I have said it before and I will say it again. I hate him….FLOPPER!
Nov.6 at 3:30 pm
Todd D. says:
Varajo is Blanca from street fighter, think about it, it makes sense.
Nov.6 at 3:33 pm
Todd D. says:
I respect the flop. Blanca is so damn good at flopping that fro of his…oh you mean fake charges, my b.
Nov.6 at 4:02 pm
Gumdrop says:
If he could incorporate either the head bite, or going electrified the he’d be worth the $60 million. We need a comparison column of Street Fighter to the NBA now. I nominate Sam to write it.
Nov.6 at 4:07 pm
neaorin says:
Don’t do it Ferry. Either you get him for at least three years at 5-6 million per, or you let him enjoy life on the Copacabana, and look for a sign and trade. Why give him a one-year deal only to see him walk in the offseason? Don’t disappoint me, Danny.
Nov.6 at 4:32 pm
Captain America says:
Goodyear, the blimp has landed…thud
Nov.6 at 4:44 pm
Tom says:
5 mil is still too much….But then again a few years ago we (raptors) gave JYD a rediculous contract for pretty much doing the same stuff sideshow does…..so its nothing new.
Nov.6 at 4:47 pm
Dizzle says:
Blanka, Sideshow Bob, Carlito Is there anybody else in the NBA who has more “seperated at births” than Varejao?
Nov.6 at 4:49 pm
Adam Fleischer says:
Whether or not he’s a flopper, the Cavs are going to need Varejao’s defense and rebounding if they want to have any chance to sniff the Finals again.
Nov.6 at 4:49 pm
its just alex says:
Does this really matter? The Big Jesus Truth Ticket will probably devour whoever they face in the EC playoffs anyway.
Nov.6 at 5:49 pm
Todd D. says:
dizzle, maybe Kaman aka young eric clapton on hgh, big foot’s albino half brother, Rick Smits with an exsistent chin…
Nov.6 at 6:07 pm
john says:
now can the cavs do something
Nov.6 at 6:19 pm
jbn74sb says:
He’ll probably come close to Shaq’s averages this season, at 1/4 the cost. Sounds like a deal to me.
Nov.6 at 6:29 pm
Tony G says:
LOL @ Varajeo..he’s taking a 5-mil deal so he can be an UFA next year, in a deep FA pool, where few teams will be under the cap..nobody would have wanted to give him that contract this year, so who will take him for that price next year with that deep list of FA’s and limited teams under the cap?..
Nov.6 at 8:19 pm
Kiyan says:
They should package Varejao, Hughes and Z and then trade them for Marion. Lebron needs real help.
Nov.6 at 9:24 pm
Rob Paxon says:
The Suns want that deal like they want Steve Nash skydiving.
Nov.7 at 3:08 am
Russ Bengtson says:
I hope he comes back looking and acting like Benicio Del Toro in “Fear and Loathing In Las Vegas.”
Nov.7 at 7:27 am
Hisham says:
“COME ON man, I just wanna carve a ‘Z’ in your forehead!”
Nov.7 at 11:28 am
ashley says:
I agree with the blogger from allthingshoops he should stay in brazil and enjoy the good life
Nov.7 at 1:14 pm
Rubens says:
man i just pictures Danny Ferry dancing in a samba night club… scary!
Nov.7 at 3:41 pm
DL says:
Varejao is out of shape!