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Hornets Enter Mix as One of Four Teams Being Considered by Leon Powe

By Chris TomassonFeb 27th 2011 – 7:38PM

Add New Orleans to the list of teams being considered by forward Leon Powe, if he clears waivers on Tuesday morning. Powe's agent, Aaron Goodwin, confirmed in an interview with FanHouse on Sunday the Hornets have entered the mix to land Powe, waived Thursday by Cleveland. In addition to the Hornets, Goodwin said he's also...

Danny Ferry Resigns as Cavaliers General Manager

By Will BrinsonJun 4th 2010 – 1:18PM

Update: It's official, as the Cavs announced it on their site. Statements from owner Dan Gilbert and Ferry below, and Gilbert's comments from a conference call here. In case you needed another piece of evidence that wooing LeBron James is the single most important thing to the Cleveland Cavaliers (among lots of teams)...

Leon Powe Breaks Out for Cavs

By Tom ZillerMar 21st 2010 – 10:56PM

Let me preface this post by noting I am a Leon Powe partisan. Since I heard Powe's story years ago -- how he overcame the roughest neighborhood in the Bay Area, the absence of his father, the death of his mother, two crippling ACL injuries, mountains of doubt from NBA decision-makers, how he overcame all that with a...

Five Under-the-Radar Offseason Moves

By Matt SteinmetzAug 17th 2009 – 8:00AM

Who doesn't like a list, especially on a Monday morning when that's about all you can handle?Here are five moves that might not have gotten a lot of attention but were very solid nonetheless: --Raptors get Marco Belinelli from Warriors for Devean George, cash: Belinelli may not be a starter in the NBA, but he can be a...

Powe: 'Cavs Had More Belief in Me'

By Matt SteinmetzAug 14th 2009 – 5:35PM

OAKLAND -- Signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers turned out to be a pretty easy decision for Leon Powe. Sure, LeBron James had something to do with it, and so did Shaquille O'Neal, not to mention the realistic possibility of winning an NBA title.But a lot of it came down to peace of mind, and it's obvious that the...

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Background on leon powe

Leon Powe, Jr. (pronounced ; born January 22, 1984) is an American professional basketball power forward.

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