Seven-foot center from Russia Sasha Kaun has agreed to a two-year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, including a player option for the second year. Terms of the agreement have not been reported yet but it is most likely for the veteran's minimum. Kaun toured Cleveland last week, as Cleveland.com's Chris Haynes reported, quoting a source as saying, "It's only a matter of time" before the two parties came to an agreement.

Sasha Kaun has played six seasons in Russia with European power CSKA Moscow and will make his NBA debut with the Cleveland Cavaliers this upcoming season. Kaun averaged 9.9 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20.1 minutes per game in his six seasons with CSKA Moscow.

Kaun went to high school in Florida and played collegiate basketball for four years at the University of Kansas. He was the 56th overall pick in the NBA draft back in 2008. In June, Kaun told the Lawrence Journal-World that he was done playing in Europe and was looking to play in the NBA. In Cleveland, Kaun will be reunited with his Russian national team coach, David Blatt, and the center from Russia, Timofey Mozgov. Sasha Kaun could perhaps see some minutes as a backup center for Mozgov. 

With the Cleveland Cavaliers losing Kendrick Perkins in free agency and with Anderson Varejao's injury problems throughout his career, Cavaliers could use another center in Sasha Kaun.

The Cavaliers have done a lot of work this offseason, as they re-signed Kevin Love, LeBron James, Iman Shumpert, J.R. Smith, and signed Matthew Dellavedova for the qualifying offer. Cleveland also picked up veterans Mo Williams and Richard Jefferson and has now added Sasha Kaun to the mix.

The Cavaliers still have work to do, as their number one priority is to re-sign Tristan Thompson to a long-term deal, but both sides are currently far from an agreement. 

This is going to be a great opportunity for Sasha Kaun, playing in Cleveland to win a championship with the best player in the world in LeBron James. Kaun earned $2.9 million last season in Europe. 

"That's probably something that shouldn't be a problem," Kaun said. "Hopefully coming to this team, it will give us an opportunity to win, and winning is more important to me than money. I don't think I want to do it (play basketball) because of the money. Just play basketball and enjoy it and play with some really great players. That's the most important thing."