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Returning NBA champ Matthew Dellavedova says he still cant comprehend the scale of Clevelands celebrations in the wake of the Cavaliers breakthrough win.Dellavedova landed back in Melbourne on Wednesday after a week of revelry and recovery after Clevelands triumph.It was not only the Cavaliers first NBA title in their 46-year history but the citys first major sporting triumph in 52 years.The enthusiastic Australian relished the success but said he expected it would be the aftermath of the triumph that would stay with him forever.Strangers coming up to you, older people that are 45, 50 (years old) that havent seen a championship in their whole life, he said.Theyve got tears in their eyes as they shake your hand ... it gives me goosebumps thinking about it now.Its really hard to describe what it meant to the city of Cleveland - the outpouring of love and emotion.For the city and the team, its something that I dont know anyone had seen before.The nature of the NBA beast means he might not bask in northeast Ohios glow for much longer.The 25-year-old is a free agent and subject to the ruthless off-season trading period that could send him anywhere across the league.The Cavaliers, featuring superstars LeBron James, Kyrie Irving and JR Smith, face significant salary-cap pressures.Dellavedova said he wanted to stay with the Cavs but was wise to the realities of the system.In the NBA, you never know whats going to happen. 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Julian Edelman Patriots Jersey . - NASCAR announced a 33-race schedule for the 2014 Nationwide Series with virtually no changes from this years slate.LOS ANGELES -- Yasiel Puig followed the Los Angeles Dodgers wishes when he didnt show up to the stadium on Monday before the team departed on its road trip to Colorado, manager Dave Roberts told The Associated Press.Los Angeles picked up Josh Reddick from Oakland on Monday, possibly squeezing the oft-injured, struggling Puig out of a job in right field.(Puig) did what the organization asked him to do, Roberts said in a text message. We didnt want him to come to the ballpark because we knew he wasnt going to Denver with us. We were looking for more production from that position, so we acquired a player who is having a really good year and great track record.Puig expects to be sent to the minors on Tuesday after the Dodgers were unable to move the Cuban slugger at Mondays trade deadline, according to his agent, Adam Katz.The club informed me and the player understood clearly that they were making every effort to trade him, Katz told the AP, and that if they were unable to come to terms with another club on a trade -- and successful in acquiring another outfielder -- that he likely would be demoted.Fox Sports first reported that Puig was not traveling with the Dodgers.The demotion will be a surprising turn in the fast-burning career of Puig, who hasnt built on the promise of his first two big-league seasons.Oddly enough, Puig went 3 for 5 with two RBI against Arizona on Sunday, pplaying impressively in his first start since July 20 after his latest bout of hamstring injuries.ddddddddddddPuig was an All-Star in 2014 after a meteoric rise with the Dodgers, who signed the prospect to a seven-year, $42 million deal in June 2012. He hit 35 homers and drove in 111 runs while batting .305 in 2013 and 2014, but slipped to .255 last season while playing in just 79 games due to hamstring troubles.Puig has been physically limited and largely inconsistent even when healthy this season, batting .260 with seven homers in 81 games. His on-base-plus-slugging percentage is down to a career-worst .706.Even some Dodgers fans who adore his effusive personality and considerable talent have begun to sour on Puig, who missed 17 games in June and five in July with hamstring woes.The Dodgers (59-46) couldnt trade Puig, but they were busy at the deadline as they prepare to chase San Francisco (61-44) over the final two months of the NL West race.Along with Reddick, who should be an immediate offensive contributor, Los Angeles picked up left-hander Rich Hill from Oakland, right-handed reliever Jesse Chavez from Toronto and right-handed reliever Josh Fields from Houston.---AP Baseball Writers Janie McCauley and Ronald Blum contributed to this report. ' ' '