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Omri Casspi missed his second straight game after having his appendix taken out on Friday night at an Orlando hospital. After the team's morning shootaround, Casspi began feeling ill and then was taken to the hospital before the game with acute pain. Trainer Max Benton was with him in Orlando and will accompany him back to Cleveland this morning. In addition, Daniel Gibson missed his second straight game to tend to a personal issue. Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Cavaliers forward Omri Casspi remains hospitalized in Florida after surgery to remove his appendix. ESPN.com

Cleveland Cavaliers, Injuries, Omri Casspi 

David 'Dubi' Pick: ICYMI: Cavs F Omri Casspi suffered excruciating pain & was rushed to Orlando hospital to have an appendectomy. Will rejoin team w/i 48 hours Twitter @IAmDPick

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Marc J. Spears: Cavaliers forward Omri Casspi was taken to Orlando Regional Medical Center this afternoon for evaluation of acute abdominal pain. Twitter @SpearsNBAYahoo

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Omri Casspi wants to have a buyout within 2-3 days and join either Memphis or Houston. He won't take a buyout if he doesn't have a deal in place. Walla Sport

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Jason Lloyd: #Cavs made offer to Sac to remove pick protections from Hickson/Casspi trade, league source said. Deal died with Sac/Hou trade last night Twitter @JasonLloydABJ

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Sources close to the process peg the San Antonio Spurs has a good fit and a team that has expressed some interest in Casspi, the problem is they won’t offer much for him. If the Cavs would do a DeJuan Blair based deal, the Cavs could find a taker on Casspi fairly quick. HoopsWorld

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Veterans who remain available in trade talks this week include San Antonio's DeJuan Blair, Cleveland's Omri Casspi, Charlotte's Ben Gordon, Brooklyn's Kris Humphries, Oklahoma City's Eric Maynor, Minnesota's Luke Ridnour, Phoenix's Sebastian Telfair and Washington's Jordan Crawford. ESPN.com

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Last month, when Casspi rarely left the bench, Yahoo! Sports reported that Casspi’s agents had requested a trade from the Cavs. But in an interview with JTA, Casspi said he had never made such a request. “It’s not anything that has to do with me, so I have no comment,” said Casspi, a native of Yavne, a city in central Israel of some 33,000 people. Times of Israel

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The Cavs' trade with Memphis illustrated what a team armed with cap space can accomplish. Whenever a team can turn Jon Leuer into Marreese Speights and a first-round pick, it's a win. The deal was lopsided and a feather in Grant's cap. The Grizzlies needed to get under the luxury-tax threshold. His last two transactions have helped re-shape the team. His waiver claim of journeyman Shaun Livingston was also a shrewd move. Grant will be on the prowl for more young talent at the Feb. 21 deadline. Three players with expiring contracts, Luke Walton, Daniel Gibson and Omri Casspi, could be moved. ESPN's Marc Stein said not to be surprised if the Cavs flop Speights to another team at the deadline. News-Herald

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Daniel Gibson and Omri Casspi, according to NBA front-office sources, are the most likely Cavs to be dealt along with Speights, who had to give his consent to be sent to Cleveland as one of the 13 players in the league this season (see Box No. 6 here for the detailed explanation) who had trade-blocking power related to his Bird rights. ESPN.com

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Don’t expect the Cavs to offer forward Omri Casspi a qualifying offer this summer. That would make Casspi an unrestricted free agent in July. However, no one expected the Cavs to offer Luke Harangody a qualifying offer in June 2012, either. A rumor surfaced that Casspi had asked to be traded. A source said it’s nothing but a rumor. It’s time to part ways with Casspi, however. Morning Journal

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A list of players whose names were mentioned this week as availables, with more surely to come, alongside the long-available Andrea Bargnani in Toronto: Cleveland's Omri Casspi, Houston's Cole Aldrich, Milwaukee's Samuel Dalembert, Drew Gooden and Beno Udrih and San Antonio's DeJuan Blair. ESPN.com

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Cavaliers forward Omri Casspi had no comment on a Yahoo Sports report on Monday that he or his representatives asked the Cavs to trade him, but he said he was happy in Cleveland and would like to stay. "Of course, I like Cleveland," Casspi said before the Cavs faced the Bulls at the United Center. "Cleveland has been great to me. The fans, the city, the organization. That's where I'm focused. I don't have any other focus but help my team win. Whatever the future holds will happen." Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Scott said Casspi has not been disgruntled in practice. "By no means," the coach said. "He's been great at practice. He's been great in the games, cheering for his teammates. He's been a true professional in every sense of the word, I expect him to continue to be that way." Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Trade, Omri Casspi 

Omri Casspi says he's happy in CLE, has not asked BScott why he's not playing "I like Cleveland. Cleveland has been great to me. The fans, the city, the organization. That’s where I’m focused. I don’t have any other focus but help my team win," Casspi said. "Whatever the future holds will happen." Sulia

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Jason Lloyd: Yahoo! reporting Omri Casspi has requested to be traded. One league source said it's not true. Casspi, through e-mail, declined comment. Twitter @JasonLloydABJ

Cleveland Cavaliers, Trade, Omri Casspi 

Dropped out of the Cleveland Cavaliers' rotation, forward Omri Casspi, the NBA's first Israeli-born player, has requested a trade, league sources told Yahoo! Sports. Yahoo! Sports

Cleveland Cavaliers, Trade, Omri Casspi 

Cavaliers general manager Chris Grant has been making calls on possible deals for Casspi, but nothing has materialized. The request for a trade was made through Casspi's representatives with Creative Arts Agency (CAA), sources said. Yahoo! Sports

Cleveland Cavaliers, Trade, Omri Casspi 

Cleveland officials privately insist that no such request was made, but multiple league sources with knowledge say that CAA recently made the request. Per league rules, neither the agent nor Casspi can publicly make a trade request without being subject to league-mandated fines. Yahoo! Sports

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