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Australian basketballer Andrew Bogut is recovering from his broken leg without an NBA club, after being dumped by Cleveland.
The 32-year-old was waived by the club so that it could sign Larry Sanders.
Bogut took to social media to wish his replacement the best of luck, after injuring himself in his debut for the Cavaliers last week.
Sanders, who left the league two years ago after five seasons with Milwaukee, signed on Tuesday morning (AEDT) with the struggling Cavaliers.
The 6-foot-11 shot blocker brings some needed frontcourt depth to the struggling NBA champions, who are just 2-5 in March and have been giving up way too many easy baskets.
Sanders worked out for Cleveland last month, but the team decided to sign Bogut instead after he was traded by Dallas and then waived by Philadelphia.
The 28-year-old Sanders averaged 6.5 points and 5.8 rebounds in five seasons with the Bucks, but he has not played since February 2015.
Star Cavs man LeBron James is interested to see if Sanders can help.
"An athletic big guy, incredible shot-blocking skills, anticipation around the rim, can finish around the rim and block shots and being able to guard perimeter guys as well," James said before the team offered Sanders a deal.
"It looks like he wants another opportunity and hopefully if we're the team, hopefully we give him an opportunity.
"Why not? Everyone deserves a second chance and it look like he wants to get back to playing the game he loves and hopefully this is his destination."
With one month left in the regular season, the Cavs remain a work in progress.
They are still trying to integrate point guard Deron Williams into the flow and playing without All-Star forward Kevin Love, who is nearing a return after undergoing knee surgery.
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