The Cleveland Cavaliers can check off their biggest item on their offseason “to do” list. They signed Daniel Gibson to a five-year deal, but terms were undisclosed.
As an aside, I always feel like a team is hiding something when they elect not to disclose the terms of a contract. The Bulls still haven’t told us the total value of Andres Nocioni’s contract. Shouldn’t NBA rules stipulate that all contracts need to be fully disclosed?
Anyway, Gibson is a nice player, but on an efficiency basis (11.77 PER), he’s below average. He can knock down shots, but doesn’t really do much else. However, the Cavs need good shooters to spread the court for LeBron, so the signing makes sense, assuming they got a decent deal. I’d put Gibson’s value at about $3-$4 million per season, so it will be interesting to see just what he got from the Cavs.
Meanwhile, ESPN’s David Thorpe had this to say about the play of Cavs’ first round draft pick J.J. Hickson…
Wow. He did everything that can be asked of him, within a flow that resembles what he’ll face during the regular season (unlike Anthony Randolph, who played point forward in his 30-point game). Hickson has a monster body, good activity and a mature face-up game — pretty special for a soon-to-be 20-year-old.
Next up on the Cavs’ “to do” list is whether or not to re-sign Delonte West. He’s a valuable asset and is good enough to be a solid starting point guard when he’s healthy.
