The Cavaliers will release Larry Sanders and sign 7-foot-3 center Edy Tavares from Toronto’s D-League affiliate, a league source confirmed Tuesday night.
The moves were first reported by Shams Charania of The Vertical.
Sanders, signed by the Cavs on March 13 after two years out of the league battling personal problems, played 13 minutes in five games for the Cavs and scored four points and pulled down four rebounds. He also spent time with the Cavs’ D-League affiliate, the Canton Charge. The Charge were eliminated from the playoffs Saturday by Tavares’ Raptors 905 team.
With center Tristan Thompson missing the past four games with a sprained right thumb going into Wednesday’s regular season finale at home against the Raptors, the Cavs apparently decided they needed more immediate help for the post-season than Sanders could provide.