2014 NBA Free Agency Rumors & Predictions: Chauncey Billups To Play One Season With Title Contender! Will He Also Join The Cleveland Cavaliers?

2014 NBA Free Agency Rumors & Predictions are about to narrow down. Chauncey Billups has been on the retirement rumor mill for the past couple of years. But he feels that he has one more title shot left.

Speaking of title shot, that phrase is now synonymous with one team: The Cleveland Cavaliers.

According to Basketball Insiders the Cavs have considered the grizzled veteran to back up Kyrie Irving.

"The Cleveland Cavaliers have seriously considered signing Chauncey Billups and it seems he has a real shot at joining the team, according to reports. The Cavaliers are obviously looking to win now after adding LeBron James and Kevin Love this offseason, so it makes sense that they would want to bring in a veteran like Billups who can help their bench and provide leadership to their young core."

It would seem like another good fit just like Shawn Marion, but Billups is highly questionable physically. Should he consider other options besides playing?


"It would take the right situation. I'm not going to play just to play. I have nothing left to prove and I've accomplished everything I wanted to accomplish playing basketball, so it would take the right situation for me to play.

Of course, winning [is the biggest factor]. I've always considered myself to be a winner. I want to play for something; I don't just want to play, I want to play to win. That's the number one criteria - a team that has championship aspirations. And not just a team that's saying it, but a team that could possibly do it. As far as my role on the team, I'm going to be 38 years old, so I'm not going to say I need to be a starter or I need to play this amount of minutes or anything. Those are things you kind of carve your way through as camp and the season go on. We would work our way through that and I certainly have no demands on that. I just know that with my health and what I can do, I'll be able to carve my niche and help, that's for sure."

Mr. Big Shot is still determined and if the Cavs manage their expectations, they could fill their void with the best man for the job.

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