Written by Demetri Inembolidis

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This blogger may have spoken too soon.  The reports of the Cavaliers and Alonzo Gee reaching a three year $10 million contract may have been premature.  Mary Schmidt Boyer of the Cleveland Plain Dealer set the record straight on Sunday with the following tweet:

 

Source tells The Plain Dealer there is no deal yet with Alonzo Gee and the team is not considering buying out Omri Casspi.

It is difficult to ascertain what the current status is on the contract of Alonzo Gee.  Seeing Gee accept the one year qualifying offer appears to be a possibility considering that the reports of the deal were premature.  On the other hand, Gee and the Cavs could be close to a deal and a source spoke too soon.  Whatever the situation is, I hope it gets resolved quickly.  

The importance of bringing Alonzo Gee back to the team is less pressing with the Cavs signing C.J. Miles.  They are both similar players and Byron Scott would likely struggle to find playing time for Gee, Miles and Omri Casspi.  

There are rumors that the Cavs and Casspi would like to reach a contract buyout with the 24 year old small forward.  Casspi had a disappointing season with the Cavs.  He averaged 7.1 points and 3.1 rebounds per game with the club.  Casspi has regressed in each of his three seasons in the NBA.  If this pattern continues, it will be scary to see how he plays in the following season.

If the rumors are true and Casspi is bought out by the Cavs, the trade that brought him to Cleveland will be officially awful for both teams.  The Kings and J.J. Hickson marriage was about as bad as it could get and they parted ways in March.  The only thing that can redeem this trade for the Cavs is if the Kings somehow make the playoffs and the Cavs can get the first round pick from Sacramento.  

The Cavs have had about as much luck in finding a permanent small forward as Murphy Brown did in hiring a secretary.  The team has gone from having a once-in-a-lifetime talent at the position to hoping that Alonzo Gee will re-sign.