When the Cleveland Cavaliers signed center Larry Sanders to a two-year un-guaranteed contract in March, it was a big deal.After all, in the 2012-2013 season, he averaged 9.8 points, 9.5 rebounds and 2.8 blocks in 27.3 minutes per game for the Milwaukee Bucks.After deciding to spend some time away from the game of basketball, Sanders received interest from multiple teams before deciding to commence his comeback with the defending NBA champions.However, as ESPN’s Brian Windhorst reported on Tuesday night, the Cavaliers will surprisingly waive Sanders before their final game of the regular season and will sign center Edy Tavares, who has spent most of this season in the D-League.Sanders spent most of his time with the Cavaliers’ D-League affiliate and officially averaged 0.8 points, 0.8 rebounds and 0.2 blocks in 2.6 minutes per game over the five games he got into at the NBA level.The news was first reported by The Vertical.

Due to the language in his contract and the terms set forth by the team, they will essentially be cut free with no financial obligations.

On Monday, Sanders got into the game against the Miami Heat and in two minutes, he had two points and two rebounds, but also had two turnovers and committed two personal fouls in that incredibly short span of time.

But, it might not have only been the lack of positive production shown by Sanders that prompted the organization to make the move. The player that they signed took matters into his own hands.

After Tavares blocked 11 shots in two playoff games against the Cavs’ D-League team over the weekend, he apparently impressed the organization enough to earn a spot on the roster.

While he probably won’t see much playing time, he will provide Cleveland with a 7’3” defensive specialist that they can use at their disposal in the playoffs against any potential big men who would currently pose matchup problems if Tristan Thompson either gets in foul trouble or gets injured.

Interestingly, the Cavs are also expected to sign free agent shooting guard Dahantay Jones to a contract on Wednesday, which marks the second-straight year that the Cavs signed Jones on the last day of the season.

As Windhorst noted, once the signings are complete, Cleveland will have had 22 different players on their roster this year in what has been a bit of a revolving door alongside the Big Three of LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love.