Cleveland Cavaliers, James Jones agree to one-year deal
By Josh Hill
The Cleveland Cavaliers added LeBron James last week and their next two additions, outside of the official acquisition of Brendan Haywood, are two former Miami Heat teammates from LeBron’s days in South Beach.
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Following the signing of Mike Miller, the Cavaliers have now added sharpshooter James Jones to the roster as LeBron James’ influence over the roster continues to be shown int he moves Cleveland is making.
According to Cleveland Plain Dealer writer Jason Lloyd, the deal for Jones is of the one-year variety.
#Cavs have agreed to deal with James Jones on a one year deal, source tells Beacon Journal. Hasn't technically signed it yet.
— Jason Lloyd (@ByJasonLloyd) July 16, 2014
This is yet another LeBron James signing at work as the addition of Jones has LeBron’s fingerprints all over it. It’s a great signing too as the Cavaliers are sitting pretty right now with two sharpshooting veterans being recently added as LeBron continues to help the Cvaliers win without having played a single minute during his second tour.
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