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Larry Sanders agrees to Cavs deal, returns to NBA after 2-year absence

The Cleveland Cavaliers have vetted center Larry Sanders and reached an agreement to sign the center, sources told ESPN's Chris Haynes.

He will fill the 15th roster spot on the Cavaliers roster that opened when Andrew Bogut suffered a broken leg.

Sanders and his agent, Joel Bell, are in Cleveland on Monday to take a physical. Upon completion of physical, the Cavaliers will waive Bogut, sources said.

Sanders is attempting a comeback after two years away from the NBA, and scouts who have watched him work out recently say his timing is off a little and his muscle mass is down from where it used to be.