The Cleveland Cavaliers have decided that Kelenna Azubuike didn't possess enough of what they were looking for out of the veteran swingman at this stage in training camp. The Cavs waived Azubuike in an effort to create a possible roster spot for a cast which includes Micheal Eric, Kevin Jones, Samardo Samuels, Donald Sloan and even Daniel Gibson. Azubuike, whose career was severely affected by a horrific knee injury originally suffered back in 2009, claims he is 100%. Perhaps the former D-League standout should revisit the league with a stint to prove he is fully capable of playing at the NBA level once again. In 2011, Azubuike needed another surgery to correct his original operation for his torn left patella tendon. Azubuike entered Cavs training camp amidst questions as to where exactly his level of strength and performance would be having only briefly played (12 games) in the past two seasons. Azubuike saw action in just one game this preseason with Cleveland in which he scored 6 points, grabbed 3 rebounds and added 1 steal in 13:53 minutes of work. Due to Azubuike's contract situation, Cleveland will still need to pay him $854,389 despite him being cut by the team. With that said, Cleveland must have felt Azubuike was still a ways out from fully recovering to the point where he could play significant minutes for their club.
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