Wednesday, the Cavs signed free agent forward Leon Powe to a two-year, $1.77 million contract. The second year of the deal, which is worth $915,000, is the Cavs' option. It represents a risk.

Leon Powe has just had the best regular season game in the NBA against the Memphis Grizzlies. In the game Powe had 30 points, 11 rebounds, three assists, one steal, five blocked shots, he went 10 ...

"I'm from Oakland, California," former NBA player Leon Powe says. "Grew up right there in the hood where a lot of kids don't make it." (Kevin C. Cox/Getty Images) "Well, I'm from Oakland, California.

(Leon Powe just got hurt (ACL tear) and will miss the remainder of the playoffs. The following happened before he got hurt. Still, there is next year.) (Looks both ...

But then Delonte West came down the lane, drew attention from Pistons defenders, and slipped a pass off to Leon Powe. With a clear lane to the basket, Powe pushed off his recovering left knee to ...

Leon Powe still regards Game 2 of the 2008 NBA Finals as one of the absolute high points of his basketball career. The 36-year-old former Cal star delivered a near out-of-body performance for the ...

Leon Powe certainly has his share of fans, but two of his biggest supporters go by the names of Doc Rivers and Danny Ainge. Beyond their appreciation of his interior toughness, they are rooting ...

Riding a wave of adulation and accomplishment, Leon Powe could have glided through his senior season, with a bulky brace supporting his fragile left knee, and nobody would have blinked.

Leon Powe: Well, a lot of people wanted to see that matchup. Me, you know, I wanted to see the Celtics in there, but everybody wanted to see Warriors-Cavs. Both teams have so much to play for.

Leon Powe shoots over the hands of the Knicks’ Al Harrington, left, and Danilo Gallinari. Kevin Garnett gets a pat from Leon Powe during the C’s 105-94 win in their regular-season finale last ...

While many outsiders primarily connect names like Paul Pierce, Kevin Garnett, Ray Allen, and Kendrick Perkins to Boston's 2008 NBA Title, Leon Powe is a guy that proved to be a crucial piece of ...

Leon Powe would lie awake for hours trying to will his eyes closed, his throbbing left knee anchored in a full-leg brace making sleep nearly impossible night after night. He questioned whether he ...