63 games, including 31 starts. When he returned from the lockout, Cavs coaches marveled at how much he had improved.

Right to work: Draft choices Dion Waiters and center Tyler Zeller, along with Grant, coach Byron Scott, forward Tristan Thompson and Dr. Ricardo Rodriguez, interim chair of the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital, helped dedicate the new family room for the Cleveland Clinic Children's Hospital for Rehabilitation (CCCH) Shaker Campus on Friday.

Rookie of the Year Kyrie Irving was unavailable because he was taking part in an NBA Cares project in the New York area.

Z on Z: Zeller -- Z2? -- talked about having the opportunity to work with former Cavs big man Zydrunas Ilgauskas.

"I'm actually very much looking forward to learning from him," Zeller said. "He's obviously a fantastic playerits appeal.

The rule will now be that players who are claimed from waivers will have the same "Early Bird" rights as if they had been traded, but will not have full "Bird" rights unless they are claimed through the league's amnesty procedure. Early Bird and Bird rights enable teams to exceed the salary cap to resign their own players. Players must spend three years with a team to earn full Bird rights, two years for Early Bird rights.

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