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Cavaliers Reportedly Signing Edy Tavares to Contract, Cutting Larry Sanders

Alec NathanApr 11, 2017

The Cleveland Cavaliers reportedly released center Larry Sanders on Tuesday, according to The Vertical's Shams Charania and Cleveland.com's Joe Vardon.

Charania reported the Cavaliers plan to sign free-agent center Edy Tavares to a multi-year deal Wednesday to fill Sanders' spot on the roster.

Sanders, who was signed on March 13, appeared in five games for a total of 13 minutes. During that stretch, he scored four points and grabbed four rebounds. He was also shuttled back and forth between the Cavs and their D-League affiliate, the Canton Charge, as the Wine and Gold attempted to get him in shape for a postseason role.

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Now Tavares—who has appeared in 12 NBA games with the Atlanta Hawks over the past two seasons—will come aboard and try to slide into Sanders' role as Cleveland's insurance policy at center.

In 48 appearances with Raptors 905 of the D-League, Tavares averaged 10.6 points, 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks per game before linking up with the Cavs.

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