Darnell Jackson, F, 6-8, 250, Kansas -- Hard-working big man who bangs around the basket. He's one of five Kansas players who were drafted.

Sasha Kaun, C, 6-11, 250, Kansas -- He's signed to a three-year contract with CSKA Moscow in Russia. The Cavs will hold his rights. He's a skilled big man who can score and rebound.

MOST VALUABLE PLAYER: F LeBron James became the league's leading scorer at 30 points per game. He also averaged 7.9 rebounds, 7.2 assists and 1.8 steals. He shot 48.4 percent from the field and a disappointing 71.2 percent from the foul line and 31.5 from the 3-point line. The Cavs were 0-7 in games he missed or didn't finish. James finished fourth in the voting for the league's MVP award, but he's by far the Cavs' most valuable.

MOST DISAPPOINTING PLAYER: G Larry Hughes was traded to Chicago on Feb. 21, but his legacy remains. He was a letdown ever since he was signed as a free agent. He seemed like a different player while running the Wizards' fastbreak in Washington. He just wasn't the right fit with LeBron James in Cleveland. He couldn't even reach 40 percent shooting from the floor this season in 40 games with the Cavs and averaged 12.2 points, 3.6 rebounds and 2.4 assists. Hughes was such a huge disappointment, in fact, the Cavs had to take back an even bigger contract (Ben Wallace's) to get rid of him.

BIGGEST NEEDS: The Cavs need to add another big man to the roster, either in free agency or via trade. Ben Wallace, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Joe Smith are all well past 30 years old. Their fourth big, Anderson Varejao, could opt out of his contract after the 2008-09 season.

FREE AGENT FOCUS: The Cavs will likely use their mid-level exception on a wing player, someone to shore up their perimeter defense. They could make a run at James Posey of Boston, whom they talked to in the summer of 2007. Even though he'll likely return to the Celtics, the Cleveland-area native would be a good fit with the Cavs.

PLAYER NOTES:

--The Cavaliers traded a future second-round pick to Miami for Kansas F Darnell Jackson. The 6-8, 250-pounder was selected with the 52nd pick by the Heat and dealt to the Cavs for a second-rounder in 2009. Jackson, 22, was named to the All-Big 12 third team as a senior, when he averaged 11.2 points and a team-high 6.7 rebounds. He shot 62.6 percent from the field. Jackson grabbed 10 or more rebounds in 15 games and scored in double figures in 24 games.

--The Cavs also purchased one of Seattle's four second-round picks (Kansas C Sasha Kaun with the 56th selection). The 6-11, 250-pounder has signed a contract with CSKA Moscow in Russia for next year and will play overseas. Both Jackson and Kaun were four-year members of the Jayhawks and helped lead Kansas to the 2008 NCAA championship and four straight Big 12 regular-season titles. The 23-year-old averaged 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds and shot 61.9 percent from the field in 40 games (six starts).

--Many in the New York media wondered aloud whether New Jersey's dumping of Richard Jefferson was about clearing salary-cap space for a run at F LeBron James in 2010. James can be a free agent after the 2009-10 season. The Nets eliminated the $42 million remaining on Jefferson's contract. They sent him to Milwaukee for forwards Yi Jianlian and Bobby Simmons.

--Of the top 10 picks in the draft, only West Virginia's Joe Alexander was older than 20 years old. Alexander is 21. Ten freshmen, including North Carolina State F J.J. Hickson to the Cavs at 19, were drafted in the first round.