Cavaliers sign Andrew Bynum

The Cleveland Cavaliers have cap space to spare and they used some of that in a risk that seems high,but is quite low when you look through the scope to see that the signing of Andrew Bynum is actually a smart gamble to attempt.

The city of Cleveland has always been a tough sell to free agents in all three major sports (Of course,no NHL team in Cleveland),so when someone of Andrew Bynum's talent is interested in coming to Lake Erie,you always listen.
Bynum is still young (25),can run the floor well for a big man,is solid in the post and is tough enough to bang the boards with the likes of Dwight Howard without giving an inch.

So what's not to like?
Well,Bynum has terrible knee problems,did not play a minute for Philadelphia after being traded to the 76ers last year and after being an NBA All-Star in 2011-12 had a less than industrious attitude in trying to return to action.

Those are red flags,but considering only six million of the 12 million owed to Bynum is guaranteed,with the rest being incentive based,Bynum actually comes at a cheaper cost than some NBA journeymen.
In addition,the Cavaliers hold a 12.5 million option for the second year of the agreement,which basically boils down to this-IF Bynum returns to form or close to it (18 pts and just under 12 boards a game) ,the Cavaliers have one of the better centers in the league for a reasonable cost.
If Bynum does not,he costs just six million and the Cavaliers keep more of their already sizable room under the cap.

Low risk,high reward and little loss of cap space?
It is not a lock by any means,but this makes lots of sense to me and I still would not rule out going after Greg Oden to a similar style of contract (Incentive based) at a smaller cost.
Hopefully,the Cavaliers will get something close to peak form and not the NBA version of the Indians signing Keith Hernandez.