Omar Casspi knows he has to improve upon his 2011-12 averages of 7.1 points per game and 40.3 percent shooting to find a place in the Cavaliers rotation.

"Basically, I just have to go back to playing my basketball," Casspi told Israeli newspaper Ma'ariv this week. "To be good, effective, to punish -- everything I didn't do last season. I need to go back to my old self.

"I know that the team brought more players on the wings, and everybody in Cleveland is good. But none of us is an All- Star. We don't have Kobe or LeBron there. Coach [Byron] Scott says that whoever is better will play, and I believe him."

Casspi has enjoyed his time with the Cavaliers.

"I love Cleveland," Casspi told the newspaper. "They gave me a lot, I owe them a big one."

Dion Waiters admitted he wasn't in the shape he needed to be for NBA summer league in July.

“It’s different for the NBA draft, when you don’t have to do nothing,” said Waiters, who signed autographs and posed for photos Saturday at a Syracuse area shopping mall. “It was a couple weeks between the draft and summer league. I still wasn’t (in game shape). But now, you see me, there’s a big difference.”

Waiters is preparing for what he hopes will be a long and successful pro career.

“Working on every aspect of my game,” Waiter said. “Just continue to stay in game shape, like I am. Continue to eat right, like I’ve been doing. I’m a professional now. I gotta handle my business like a professional. That’s the main thing. Just staying on top of what I’ve been doing.”

Paul Lukas of Uni Watch ranks the uniforms of all 30 NBA teams, with the Celtics coming in first.

"The Rolling Stones, "Goodfellas," a Hershey's with almonds -- the classics are classic for a reason," writes Lukas about the Celtics. "That definitely applies to the Celtics' set. No goofy side panels, no extraneous bells or whistles -- just a perfect, vertically arched wordmark and a simple green-and-white color scheme. They rank atop this list despite sometimes wearing that black-trimmed alternate."

The Spurs, Lakers, Warriors and Jazz comprise the remainder of the top-five.

"The Raiders aren't the only team that knows how to wear silver and black," writes Lukas in regards to the Spurs. "In addition to the killer colors, the Spurs are also among the few NBA teams that have successfully incorporated a graphic image into their chest typography -- a small element that goes a long way."

6. Wizards
7. Thunder
8. Heat
9. Knicks
10. Blazers
11. Pistons
12. Pacers
13. Bulls
14. 76ers
15. Hornets
16. Suns
17. Grizzlies
18. Nuggets
19. Rockets
20. Hawks
21. Raptors
22. Bucks
23. Cavaliers
24. Mavericks
25. Clippers
26. Bobcats
27. Magic 
28. Wolves
29. Nets (based on last year's set)
30. Kings 

Byron Scott believes the Cavaliers have added a player in C.J. Miles who has untapped potential.

Scott’s belief helped convince Miles to sign with Cleveland.

“I just thought he has so much left in him basketball-wise and it’s really untapped,” Scott said. “There are so many things he can do on a basketball court. I thought he’d be a great fit for us.”

Miles welcomes the opportunity to expand his game.

“My thing coming into the summer wasn’t about money, it was about the best basketball situation,” he said. “I think a lot of people feel like I am who I’m going to be, which I don’t believe is true and obviously the organization feels the same way.”

Byron Scott watched Dion Waiters work out with other NBA players last week at the Clippers' practice facility.

"He looked a whole lot better," Scott said. "His conditioning was so much better. I had a lot of guys who were playing with him come up and comment to me about how good he looked. So he's on his way."

Scott said Waiters still has a lot of work to do to prepare for training camp.

"But he's on the right path," Scott said. "He's been working, he's healthy again. Skill-wise, there's never been a problem. Not on the offensive end. Obviously on the defensive end, after being at Syracuse for two years and playing zone, he stands around at times. But I don't think that's gonna be a hard thing to break."

The Cleveland Cavaliers have promoted Mike Gansey to Director of Development League Operations and Cavaliers Basketball Operations Assistant.

Gansey, 29, spent the 2011-12 season as the Cavaliers basketball operations assistant. In his new position as the Cavaliers’ Director of Development League Operations/Cavaliers Basketball Operations Assistant, he will work closely with Cavaliers Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin and Canton Charge Head Coach Alex Jensen in the basketball operations and personnel matters of the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA Development League affiliate, as well as other general NBA Development League areas and player personnel elements.

Alonzo Gee and the Cavaliers are close to agreement on a contract.

Gee's deal will be worth $9.8 million over three seasons.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have named Koby Altman Pro Personnel Manager.

In his role as Pro Personnel Manager, Altman will coordinate the team’s domestic professional scouting efforts and will assist General Manager Chris Grant and Vice President of Basketball Operations David Griffin with other player personnel related matters.

Altman, 29, joins the Cavaliers from Columbia University, where he served as an assistant coach for the past two seasons, while also leading Columbia’s developmental basketball program.

Altman played collegiately at Middlebury College, where he was a three-year starter at point guard.

With the 2016 Olympics in Rio all but certain to remain free of an age limit, Kyrie Irving is one of the players most likely to be on Team USA.

"While covering Team USA hearing nothing but raves about him," writes Marc Stein. "One of first names on 2016 roster."

Irving was the 2012 NBA Rookie of the Year.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed center Micheal Eric to a contract.

Eric, 24, played in 101 games (68 starts) at Temple, averaging 6.0 points on .503 shooting, 4.6 rebounds and 1.1 blocks in 16.9 minutes per game. As a senior in 2011-12, he played in 19 games (15 starts) and averaged 9.0 points on .521 shooting while leading the team in rebounds (8.8) and blocks (2.1) in 25.1 minutes per game. He missed 13 games during the season due to a fractured right patella.

Eric, a 6-foot-11, 240-pound native of Nigeria, played in five games with the Cavaliers in the 2012 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas and averaged 4.0 points on .667 shooting and 3.8 rebounds in 12.6 minutes per game.