Report: Cavs Waiving Larry Sanders, Signing Edy Tavares

According to Shams Charania of The Vertical, the Cleveland Cavaliers are waiving Larry Sanders to sign Edy Tavares.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are planning to sign center Edy Tavares to a multiyear contract on Wednesday, league sources tell @TheVertical.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 12, 2017

The Cleveland Cavaliers are releasing center Larry Sanders to create roster space, league sources tell @TheVertical.

— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 12, 2017

The move will likely take place Wednesday, just in time for Cleveland’s regular season finale.

Tavares, a 7-foot-3 center, averaged 10.9 points and 7.7 rebounds and 2.7 blocks with the Raptors 905 in the D-League this season.

He was the 43rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, selected by the Atlanta Hawks, appearing in 12 NBA games in 2015-16.