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The Cleveland Cavaliers' flurry of moves Thursday put Channing Frye in position to be coached by his former Arizona teammate Luke Walton on the Los Angeles Lakers.
Walton was two years ahead of Frye at the UA (three out of high school, but Walton redshirted with a foot injury as a freshman in 1998-99), and they played together at Arizona in 2001-02 and 2002-03. Walton was a captain both of those seasons.
The 2002-03 team was ranked No. 1 for most of the season but lost to Kansas in the Elite Eight.
Frye posted thanks to Cavaliers' fans on Instagram.
Both Frye and Isaiah Thomas, who also went to the Lakers, are in the final years of their contracts.
Speaking of Waltons, Dave Pasch threw in a little "rumor" about his scheduled partner for Thursday's ESPN broadcast at McKale.
UCLA may need a win at McKale Center on Thursday to hop into the NCAA Tournament picture to date.
The Bruins are 1-4 in true road games, winning only at Cal, and Thomas Welsh says McKale has an "incredible environment" to overcome.
Steve Alford says all is good with Sean Miller after they exchanged seemingly needless timeouts last season.
A big donation means Alford has a new title.
The Basketball Hall of Fame has narrowed its position awards down to 10, with Allonzo Trier on the Jerry West shooting guard list and Deandre Ayton on the Karl Malone power forward list.
Northern California 2020 forward Coleman Hawkins says Arizona has offered him a scholarship.
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