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Anderson Varejao is a Brazilian player for the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He won the gold medal with Brazil at the 2003 Pan American Games.
Varejao was selected by the Orlando Magic in the second round of the 2004 NBA Draft (30th overall)
and traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers along with Drew Gooden and Steven Hunter in exchange for Tony Battie
and two future second-round picks on July 23, 2004. He became a regular contributor for the Cavs,
exciting fans and earning the nickname "Wild Thing" because of his wild hair and energetic and relentless style of play.
In the 2007 offseason Varejao became a restricted free agent, and he did not sign a contract with the Cavaliers
at the start of the 2007-08 NBA season.
On December 4, 2007, he signed a two-year $11.1 million offer sheet (with a player option for a third year at
$6.2 million) with the Charlotte Bobcats. Under the NBA's collective bargaining rules,
the Cavaliers had one week to match the offer sheet, and the Cavaliers did so on December 5, 2007.
