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.

BIGGEST NEEDS: The Cavs would like to add a perimeter player who can shoot and create his own shot. The chances they'll be able to add such a player in free agency appear remote.

FREE AGENT FOCUS: The Cavs will likely use their mid-level exception on a wing player, someone to shore up their perimeter defense. They expressed interest in James Posey of Boston, a Cleveland-area native would have been a good fit with the Cavs, but he signed with Orlando.

PLAYER NOTES:

--G Daniel Gibson received a five-year, $21 million deal on July 16. He will earn $3,700,000 this season, $4,088,500 in 2009-10, $4,015,334 in 2010-11 and $4,403,834 in 2011-12. The fifth year of the contract, worth $4,792,332 in 2012-13, is reportedly half-guaranteed.

--The Cavs liked G Clay Tucker, a 6-3, 195-pounder from Wisconsin-Milwaukee, in summer league play. But they might not like him enough to buy him out of his contract in Russia.

--When G Beno Udrih signed a five-year, $32 million deal with Sacramento, the contract became the measuring stick for free-agent guards. The Kings' G got the full mid-level exception for five years. The Knicks also signed veteran Chris Duhon for two years of the full mid-level. Then many ask, how did the Cavaliers convince Daniel Gibson to sign a five-year, $21 million deal? There was never any question whether Gibson would return to the Cavs. His agent, Lewis Tucker, was unable to find any teams willing to sign Gibson to an offer sheet. Other teams figured the Cavs would just match the offer. Gibson's contract was the first Tucker had ever negotiated in the NBA.

--F LeBron James, a starter on Team USA, has been named the recipient of the NBA Community Assist Award for June, in recognition of his outstanding efforts in the community and for his ongoing philanthropic and charitable work.

The Olympics-bound James is being honored in part for the success of his third annual "King for Kids Bike-A-Thon," in Akron. The event raised more than $150,000 for three local non-profit organizations -- the LeBron James Family Foundation, the Akron Area YMCA and the Akron Urban League. More than 2,000 participants turned out for the day-long event.

"Giving back to the community is very important to me, especially since I grew up in the same neighborhoods as the people I want to help," James said in a prepared statement. "Along with my foundation, I am committed to bringing families together and showing kids how important it is that they do well in school, stay active and make a real difference in the world around them."