Anderson Varejao is the longest-tenured member of the Cleveland Cavaliers. He's also become their forgotten man.
It's been nearly seven months since Varejao tore his left Achilles tendon. Since then, Cleveland has undergone a major transformation and achieved postseason success without him.
Now, after a successful stretch of rehab, Varejao is once again ready to suit up for the Cavs, a team suddenly quite deep and talented at both post positions.
"Andy, similarly, feels very good," general manager David Griffin told Chris Haynes of the Northeast Ohio Media Group. "He actually wanted to try to dress in the Finals and wasn't real happy that we didn't let him to do it.