Cavs Board

Well reports of Maurice Evans signing with the Warriors were premature. Although it’s still likely that he’ll sign with the Warriors, Chris Mullin made himself available to the media and clarified that no deal has been reached between the former Magic player and the club:

* Mullin said no final agreement has been reached with free agent Maurice Evans and no decision has been made whether to match Kelenna Azubuike’s three-year, $9.3M offer from the Clippers (deadline is Friday); Mullin agreed that it’s probably an either/or/or situation involving Evans, Azubuike or possibly another wing.

* Mullin made it pretty clear that he’s expecting to sign restricted free agents Monta Ellis (I’d say a five- or six-year deal averaging between $11M and $12M, something like that) and Andris Biedrins (another guess: six years, something like $55M) fairly soon.

Chris Andersen, who began his career with the Denver Nuggets, is returning to the team.

The 6-foot-10 Andersen, who resides in Denver, played for the Nuggets from 2001-04 and most recently with the Hornets. The reserve will sign a one-year contract for $998,000 and help fill the Nuggets’ void in the low-post.

Royal Ivey, who had very strong showings against the Cavaliers last season has come to terms on a deal that will send him to Philadelphia.

The Sixers have reached an agreement with the 6-4 backcourt player, who spent last season with the Milwaukee Bucks and the first three seasons of his career with the Atlanta Hawks.

Ivey, 26, will not officially sign a minimum-salary contract until Monday, which is believed to be for 2 years and include a significant guarantee. The league minimum for a player with four seasons of service is $854,957.

Bobby Brown, the Cal State Fullerton guard who went undrafted in last year’s draft, has landed an NBA deal. After an impressive showing in Summer League in which he averaged 15 points and 6 assists per game, Brown will be headed to Sacramento.

The Kings have come to terms with point guard Bobby Brown, a point guard out of Cal State Fullerton who played with New Orleans in the recent Las Vegas summer league.

It’s a guaranteed two-year deal at the league minimum ($442,114) with a player option in the second season, as confirmed by a source close to the Kings. Brown’s signing should be official by tomorrow and will be a clear sign the Kings will hold an open tryout of sorts for their backup point guard position. Second-round draft pick Sean Singletary (Virginia) also hopes to land the job of relieving Beno Udrih.

The Jazz and Clippers swapped seldom used point guards Jason Hart and Brevin Knight. Knight will serve as a backup to Deron Williams, while Hart returns to the Clippers where he enjoyed a very good season prior to signing the deal that brought him to the Jazz.