According to Espn.com Oakland's own Leon Powe has agreed to a 2 year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, and will make the league minimum for players who have played at least three years in the NBA.
It would have been great if the Warriors signed him, and not just because he's an Oakland Tech boy, but because he would bring some much needed hustle and muscle down-low. That hometown hopefulness aside, he couldn't have picked a better team to sign with. He gets to play with LeBron, who he teamed up with on an AAU team back in the day, and he gets to be on another title contender. First he backed up Kevin Garnett in Boston and now he gets to support Shaq in Cleveland, both of which look pretty good on a resume. Leon will not be able to play until late in the season, if at all because of another knee injury, but the Cavs team doctors examined him and felt good enough to sign him for a couple years.
Leon is also hosting his annual basketball camp at Merritt College, which he has hosted since he was a rookie with the Boston Celtics. This year the camp is focusing on more then just hoop though, with Kaiser, Home Depot, Peet's, Yoshi's and others donating their services to put on a more well-rounded event. The event is called "Fresh Start Family Services," which is also the name of Leon's non-profit organization. The Tribune wrote up his camp today, which everyone should check out. If you would like to register your child for the basketball camp, which is on Friday and Saturday, go to Leon's website.
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