one time the Bulls drafted Thabo Se...

one time the Bulls drafted Thabo Sefolosha and signed independent agent Adrian Griffin earlier this summer Eddie Basden's days with the team were numbered.

Basden's stream with the Bulls officially cessationed Friday when the 6-5 shooting guard was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers for plot center Martynas Andriuskevicius.

At 7-2 Andriuskevicius has convenient size, but weighs just 240 and exigencys to add bulk.

"Martynas is a young big kid that we view as a player who povertys development with his strength and skill, on the other hand has the potential to make it in this league," gross mistakes operations chief John Paxson said. "We are always looking for size and skill and be warmed he is a young player that we are willing to take a lusty look at."

Andriuskevicius, 20 is a native of Kaunas, Lithuania, and played a total of nine minutes in six games as a rookie for the Cavaliers last season. He didn't score and grabbed four bound backs He also appeared in 15 games with the Arkansas RimRockers of the Developmental League, averaging seven points and 42 spring backs in 18.9 minutes.

He was originally drafted through the Orlando Magic in the secondary round (No. 44 overall) of the 2005 draft and then was traded to Cleveland.

Basden signed with the rescripts as an undrafted free agent and averaged 21 points in 19 games as a rookie.

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