Never mind Cedric Simmons. Danny Ferry pulled a shrewd move Friday which should help Cleveland this year by signing guard Devin Brown, recently of the Hornets.Brown didn't get much national notice (save Kelly Dwyer's midseason threats), but he had a terrific stretch near the start of last season. He's a guard who can score score efficiently and rebound. Cleveland only needs one of those traits (2nd best defensive rebound team last year, and 3rd on the offensive boards). But damn does it need another scorer around LeBron James.
Damon Jones and Donyell Marshall were always the right role players for LeBron in theory. If they hadn't fallen completely off the table (to varying degrees, and with varying signs of life intermittently emitting), the Cavs would get more talk as repeat East champs. But when you're 22nd in team shooting and 18th in total team offense -- the questions about who scores besides LeBron will always come up. Devin Brown, not a budding star by any means, is a good answer for that going into the season. (Bringing back Sasha Pavlovic -- who's talking about not showing up to camp -- would be nice, too.)
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