Hooped Up

The Brazilian power forward and energy man might be on his way to Golden State.

One possible destination for Varejao is the Golden State Warriors. According to a source familiar with the talks, the Cavs would send Varejao and the No. 19 pick to Golden State for Brandan Wright. The Warriors hold a $10 million trade exception that allows them to take back a lot more money than they send out in a trade.

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Anderson Varejao still needs to have visa issues worked out, travel from Brazil and pass a physical, making Tuesday’s home game against Indiana a likely time for his return.

“I’m happy to be back in Cleveland and grateful to the Bobcats for their offer because that helped to get this deal done,” said Varejao, who is now in Los Angeles. “I got what I wanted, so now let’s forget what happened (during the negotiations) and move on.”

Cavs’ General Manager Danny Ferry said it was a long and difficult process for both sides.

“We’re now looking forward to getting Andy back and seeing him back on the court,” Ferry said.

After months of being unable to get a deal done with the Cavaliers, Anderson Varejao accepted a three-year, $17.4 million offer sheet from the Charlotte Bobcats late Monday, Varejao’s agent, Dan Fegan, said. The deal has an opt-out clause after two seasons, which is the key part of the deal. But team sources said the Cavs will match the offer and Varejao will likely be with the team within the next week. However, there’s a chance the team will wait a few days to do so as it evaluates options with the roster.

Akron Beacon Journal

It would appear that Dan Fegan is going to stick to his guns until the Cavs cave, and considering he’s the agent who got Shandon Anderson $42M and Howard Eisley $41M, he’s a bloody genius with big guns. Of course, it was an entirely different market in those days, and while everyone likes Andy, it’s hard to justify giving $9M per to a 7-and-7 guy. As for sign-and-trades, the guy never received an offer sheet, so how many other teams are really willing to go that high?

Newark Star-Ledger