Andrew Bogut and the 76ers reportedly agree to buyout

Kevin Love has dominated the Celtics this season, to the tune of 56 points and 23 rebounds in a pair of Cleveland victories. It was critical that Bogut was waived before Thursday because he now retains his eligibility to play in the playoffs. Playing alongside able playmakers, LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Deron Williams in the Cleveland Cavaliers will also help boost Bogut’s scoring average this season. He is having another MVP-caliber season for the defending National Basketball Association champions, who have a three-game lead over Boston for the best record in the Eastern Conference.

And they also hit Boston with another new player. According to ESPN, the Australian player is most likely to join the Cavaliers, who signed Bogut’s Mavericks colleague Deron Williams. Lue said Williams will not play against the Bucks. A little sore, but you know, this is a good job.

The 32-year-old Williams, who is averaging 13.1 points and 6.9 assists, isn’t the player he once was but will be a valuable backup to All-Star Kyrie Irving. One added benefit of Bogut is that, for a big man, he is a tremendous passer, and another is that he is a very efficient defender and very solid rim protector. Williams has never made it to the NBA Finals and the closest he ever came to competing for a championship was during the 2006-2007 season when he played for the Utah Jazz. Compare these ratings to Harden’s (on-court ORtg +9.0, off-court ORtg +4.6) and you can see that James’ presence on the court moves the needle for the Cavaliers more than Harden’s does for the Rockets.

Bogut has a lot of definite positives of signing with one of these four teams. The thing was, McGee was owed the remainder of his $11.25 million for 2014-15 plus another $12 million for 2015-16. I’m not anxious about it. After an ugly win against the Suns just one night before their game against the Cavs, Milwaukee will have a chance to pull out two games in a row. Jimmy Butler had a huge game chalking up 26 points, eight rebounds, six assists, three steals, and two blocks. A league source confirmed to ESPN that there is mutual interest between Bogut and the Cavs if that occurs. “He’s just a victor”. The champs have a deeper bench than they did a year ago, and the changes have more than satisfied James, who is aiming for his seventh straight visit to the NBA Finals. “But right now we’re in a good rhythm and we just want to continue that”. “We needed his juice tonight”. “At this point in my career and this point of the year, I felt it was the best fit”.