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Zydrunas Ilgauskas	#11 \| Center \| Cleveland Cavaliers

Height: 7-3 Weight: 260 Born: 1975-6-5, Kaunas, USSR

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June 13, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas will not be allowed to play for Team Lithuania in the upcoming Olympics, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He wants very much to compete in Beijing, but the Cavaliers believe it would be too risky to grant him permission. GM Danny Ferry said, "Zydrunas is an important member of our team and has generally been a higher-risk player due to his injury history. We declined consent for Zydrunas to play in the Olympics when he approached us several weeks ago."

May 16, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas only scored seven points in Friday's 74-69 win over the Celtics in Game 6, but he carried his weight and contributed to the victory with 10 rebounds. He also blocked three shots.

May 8, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas was probably the best player on the Cavs in their Game 2 loss to the Celtics as he scored 19 points and pulled in five boards. Impressively, he was 9-for-12 from the field.

May 6, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas was one of the few Cavs players to show up for Game 1 against the Celtics. He led the team with 22 points, 12 boards, two blocks, and two steals. Big Z shot 8-of-18 from the floor, which was actually pretty good. The Cavs hit 30.7 percent as a team.

April 16, 2008
Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas has been held from tonight's season finale against the Detroit Pistons, according to the Associated Press.

April 13, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored 14 points and nabbed 14 boards on Sunday. The bad news is that he hit only 6-of-18 shots against the Heat.

March 26, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas paced the Cavs with 29 points and 15 boards in a one point loss to New Orleans, 100-99. He also made two assists and two blocks but turned the ball over five times. He has now reached at least 20 points in three of his last four games.

March 21, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas continued his run of solid play of late with 16 points, 10 rebounds and three blocked shots on Friday night. Everyone knows the Cavs are all about LeBron, but it's important that they have an inside presence if they plan on doing any long-term damage. Illgauskas has now scored 16 or more in three of the past four games for the Cavs.

March 19, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas appears to be getting back into form, putting 32 minutes of work in against the Detroit Pistons to help the Cavs pull a much-needed 89-73 win over their Eastern Conference foes. Ilgauskas scored 20 points with eight rebounds on the evening, his best performance since returning from back injury. The Cavs really need Zydrunas to be in shape and playing well once the playoffs start. This evenings game give optimistic hope that he is close.

March 17, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas returned from his back injury on Sunday after missing seven games, but the Cavs have no plans to limit his minutes down the stretch, according to the Akron Beacon-Journal. "Our training staff says he is a go and he says he's a go, and I'm going to try to play him as normally as I can," coach Mike Brown said. "I'm going to do it unless I'm told otherwise." That said, if the Cavs wrap up their playoff position early, odds are Big Z will get some extra rest.

March 16, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas got through practice Saturday and is expected to return to game action on Sunday, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Big Z has missed seven games due to a strained back, but it's time to return him to your lineups.

March 9, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas said he remains about a week away from giving his back a try, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. He's taking medication and had an injection to ease the pain, but it sounds like Big Z is week-to-week at this point. Keep him benched.

March 2, 2008
The back injury that kept Zydrunas Ilgauskas from taking part in Sunday's game is expected to keep him sidelined for at least two weeks, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. "I'll be out for at least two weeks," Ilgauskas said. "I've been fighting it for the past two or three months and it just got worse over the last few days." Let's hope the big fella can shake this off quickly and keep it from becoming a nagging problem. Anderson Varejao should continue to start in Big Z's stead.

March 2, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas will not take part in Sunday's game due to a strained back, according to the Cleveland Plain Dealer. Big Z's had back ailments for a long time, so hopefully this isn't the beginning of a problem that will nag him the rest of the season. Look for Anderson Varejao and Ben Wallace, who will be facing his old Bulls team, to pick up the slack on Sunday in Big Z's absence.

February 27, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed last night's game and is questionable for tonight due to an upper respiratory infection, according to the Akron Beacon Journal. If Ilgauskas sits out again, Ben Wallace will start at center and Anderson Varejao at power forward.

February 26, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas missed Tuesday's game due to an upper-respiratory infection, according to the AP. The side effect of Big Z's absence is that Ben Wallace started at center and Anderson Varejao moved into the starting lineup at power forward. The fantasy effect is that those of you in leagues waiting for Big Ben to play a certain number of games at power forward before gaining dual PF/C eligibility will have to wait at least one more game.

February 11, 2008
Zydrunas Ilgauskas was forced to leave Sunday's game in the second half with back spasms, an issue that has plagued him at various times during the past few seasons, according to the Akron Beacon-Journal. His status for tonight's game in Orlando is uncertain.

February 8, 2008
Cleveland center Zydrunas Ilgauskas struggled to find his stroke in Thursday's loss to the Rockets. Ilgauskas was held to eight points and eight rebounds, far below his recent average of over 20 points in the teams last two games.

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