Cavaliers sign center Tsakalidis to offer sheet

CLEVELAND -- Free agent center Jake Tsakalidis, who played 40 games for Memphis last season, signed an offer sheet with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday.

The Grizzlies have 15 days to match the Cavs' proposal to the 7-foot-2 Tsakalidis, who averaged 4.3 points and 3.2 rebounds in 13.3 minutes last season.

Financial terms were not disclosed.

The Cavs have been shopping for another veteran big man to back up center Zydrunas Ilgauskas. Earlier this summer, Cleveland traded forward/center Tony Battie and two draft picks to Orlando.

Tsakalidis was selected with the 25th overall pick in the 2000 draft by Phoenix. He played four seasons in the Greek League before joining the NBA.

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