The 2006-07 Cleveland Cavaliers - Where are they now?

Left to right: LeBron James, Anderson Varejao and Zydrunas Ilgasskus
Left to right: LeBron James, Anderson Varejao, and Zydrunas Ilgauskus

#3 Drew Gooden

Miami Heat v Cleveland Cavaliers
Drew Gooden

The 4th pick in the 2002 draft by the Grizzlies, Gooden had a pretty good NBA career, playing for 10 teams in 14 seasons. He was traded to Orlando Magic in his 2nd season and then to Cleveland in 2004. He spent 4 seasons in Cleveland as the starting PF.

In 2006-07, Gooden averaged 11 points and 8 rebounds in the regular season and was the 2nd leading scorer in the Finals for the Cavs behind LeBron at 12 PPG. He was traded to the Bulls in 2008. Gooden retired in 2016, having played for the Wizards the last 4 years of his career.

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Now: Gooden now works as an analyst for CSN Mid-Atlantic, covering the Wizards.

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