Cavaliers' owner Dan Gilbert once again criticized sportswriters for what he believes is aimless conjecture that LeBron James could leave Cleveland after the 2010 season.

"People in your profession are very bored on both sides of the country," Gilbert said. "There's no basketball going on so they write this stuff."

Ken Berger of Newsday, who has reported responsibly about the James' situation, has an alternative opinion.

"The only thing I'm bored with is Gilbert being oversensitive and not assigning equal blame to LeBron, who has done nothing to squash the persistent rumors," wrote Berger.

Dan Gilbert considers the speculation that LeBron James may leave the Cleveland Cavaliers after the 2010 season "an insult to the city."

He believes that the talk amounts to nothing more speculation from bored sports writers.

He says James has given no indication that he plans to leave for New York after his contract expires in 2010.

Cavaliers' big man Ben Wallace believes that the team has a chance to win the NBA title this season, according to NBA.com.

"I like our roster right now. I like the pieces that we?ve added. Along with the veterans that are coming back, I think we have the opportunity to win a Championship," Wallace said. "But as far as that X-factor, you really don?t know that until you get in the flow of the season and see how things turn out."

Wallace, who was traded to Cleveland from Chicago in February, averaged 4.2 points, 7.4 rebounds, and 1.7 blocks per game with the Cavaliers last season.

The Cavaliers are expected to have forward Ronald Dupree in camp later this month, according to Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Dupree has spent parts of five seasons with Detroit, Chicago and Minnesota. In those seasons, he averaged 3.6 points per game.

The Cavaliers have asked LeBron James to stay away from the gym for a few weeks after participating in the Olympics in Beijing last month, according to Cleveland Plain Dealer.

James is in excellent condition, and the Cavaliers don't want him to be worn down entering the 2008-09 season.

After signing Delonte West to a new contract, the Cavaliers could use sharpshooter Wally Szczerbiak as a trade chip, according to Cleveland Plain Dealer.

Szczerbiak's contract has one year and $13 million left on it.

The Cavaliers don't expect Eric Snow's arthritic knees to heal well enough for him to play this season, according to Cleveland Plain Dealer.

However, executive Danny Ferry said recently that there was no update on the guard's official status.

Snow has one year left on his contract worth $7.3 million.

Rapper Jay-Z has finally discussed his involvement in the feud between LeBron James and DeShawn Stevenson when the Cavaliers and Wizards battled in the playoffs this spring, according to Washington Post.

"I had no intention to talk about the DeShawn Stevenson thing," Jay-Z said in an interview with Vibe. "I seen him beatin' the [expletive] out of LeBron, and he really couldn't do nothing. I really wanted to inspire [LeBron]. I sent him the ["Blow The Whistle (freestyle)"]. The song wasn't to be released."

"I sent him the song to get him amped up. I do [expletive] like that. I hit him on the BlackBerry all the way through the playoffs. There's a big trail of e-mails that we have where I'm almost like a coach on the sidelines for him 'cause...that's my little brother! I'm giving him advice, even outside of 'Take the ball to the elbow and shoot.' The psychology of what's going on: That's my role in his life."

New Cavaliers' point guard Maurice Williams is excited to get to know the city that he will now call home, according to Cleveland Plain Dealer.

He took part in a twenty minute chat with fans on the team's website on Thursday, where nearly 450 questions were submitted.

"It's just what I do," said Williams. "That's just me. I do things not looking for recognition or praise or applause. I do it because I feel like it's a good thing to do. I'm a good-natured person. I like to be involved. I'm a hands-on-type guy."

It's been a busy month for Williams, who was traded from Milwaukee to Cleveland on Aug. 13 and got married on Aug. 30.

"It has been great," he said. "I've been welcomed. It always takes time to get acclimated to an area. [Dashboard] navigation is the best thing invented. But when the people around you are helpful, it always makes the transition easier."

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Delonte West has signed a multi-year contract with the team, Cavaliers General Manager Danny Ferry announced today. Per team and league policy, terms of the deal were not disclosed.

Acquired from the Seattle SuperSonics on Feb. 21 as part of a three-team, 11-player trade, West played in 61 games (31 starts) for Seattle and Cleveland and averaged 8.3 points on .413 shooting, 3.2 rebounds and 3.8 assists in 25.1 minutes per game during the 2007-08 season. In 26 games (all starts) with the Cavaliers, the 6-foot-3 guard averaged 10.3 points on .440 shooting, 3.7 rebounds and 4.5 assists in 31.0 minutes per game.

?This is the first time since I was offered a scholarship at St. Joes that I feel like I am valued as a person and a player. Dan Gilbert and the Cavaliers have shown me that they value me as a person and a player and that was the most important thing to me,? said West.  ?In that sense, this was not about a specific dollar amount. You can?t really put a dollar value on a person, their skills you can, but not their heart and what kind of person they are. My family is blessed and I feel a great relief to be able to concentrate on basketball now.?

RealGM Note: West was 180th in season FIC, but saw his minutes go up dramatically after being traded from Seattle to Cleveland.  He 'deserved' to make $3.63 million during the 2007-08 season.  West had been threatening to take the $2.7 million qualifying offer while asking for $5 million annually.