The Cavaliers have reached out to free agent point guard C.J. Watson, according to Alex Kennedy of HoopsWorld.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers were the first team to reach out to unrestricted free agent C.J. Watson, according to source.</p>— Alex Kennedy (@AlexKennedyNBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/AlexKennedyNBA/statuses/351587067970596865">July 1, 2013</a></blockquote>
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Between this and the news that the Cavaliers are interested in Darren Collison, it looks like one of the top priorities of this offseason is going to be finding a legitimate backup point guard to Kyrie Irving. Given Irving's injury history and the struggles this team has seen at this spot over the past two seasons, it's a good sign that they're serious about addressing it.
Watson in particular played 80 games for the Brooklyn Nets this season, averaging 19 minutes per game as a 29 year-old six-season veteran. His per-36 averages were pretty solid, with 12.9 points and 3.8 assists while only averaging 1.6 turnovers. He's also a pretty solid shooter, with a 38% career three-point average, including 41% this past season. Considering that Watson would probably come pretty cheap (~$2-3 million per season), I'd be fine with this. The guy is a solid second-unit caretaker on offense, and is more offensively diverse than Shaun Livingston. It's certainly one of the realistic signings that the Cavaliers should be looking into this offseason.