Leon

Powe

He’s projected to go late in the first round, or possibly the early second round.

The Bulls were in the Joel Przybilla sweepstakes, but after he decided to sign with Portland, Chicago is back in the market for another big man. The Bulls have an open roster spot with just 14 players under contract.

Powe just signed with the Puerto Rican team and the timing of his departure seems very telling. Chicago has one available roster spot.

Powe had previously been linked to the Bulls. The 28-year-old played in 30 games for the Cavs and Grizzlies last season, averaging 5.3 points per game.

It’s possible that the lawsuit was dismissed because the players couldn’t get the court date moved up from its scheduled date of February 29. Along with Anthony, Kevin Durant, Leon Powe, Kawhi Leonard and Chauncey Billups were named as plaintiffs in the case. There is also some belief that the complaint could be re-filed, but for now, the complaint will remain shelved.

Powe played in Puerto Rico last season and the Bulls were rumored to have interest, so they’ll get an extended look at him in summer league. With the possibility that the team will lose Omer Asik as a restricted free agent, bringing in Powe for a look makes sense.

The Cavs are, in fact, doing other business besides praying LeBron stays. Powe’s year was marred by knee problems and ended up averaging just 11 minutes a night in 20 appearances. He’ll earn about $915K next season.

He actually got some run in an easy win over the Sixers, finishing with 10 points and six rebounds.

You probably didn’t even notice he was gone.

Garnett will miss games on Tuesday and Wednesday, and might not even travel with the team to Minnesota on Friday. “That’s a special situation,” Rivers said. “If he’s not going to play, I don’t know if you bring him or not.” Leon Powe could actually be a good play in very deep leagues this week.