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CLEVELAND -- Shawn Marion knows what it takes to win an NBA championship. Neil Walker Jersey . The Cavs hope his experience will help them get one. Cleveland signed the veteran free agent forward Tuesday, adding a player with an extensive post-season resume to a team targeting an NBA title. Marion agreed to a one-year contract with the Cavs last month, but the sides didnt make it official until Tuesday. A 15-year veteran and four-time All-Star, Marion won a title with the Dallas Mavericks and wants to get a second in Cleveland. Im excited to be a Cavalier, said Marion. I can see the hunger and mentality of everyone in the organization and l look forward to being a part of it. The goal is to win a championship and thats what I want. Last season, the 6-foot-7 Marion averaged 10.4 points and 6.5 rebounds in 76 starts for the Mavericks. The Cavs believe he can help them offensively and defensively, but more importantly, in the playoffs. Hes played in 103 career post-season games -- all starts -- and averaged 14.7 points and 9.1 rebounds. Shawn brings great versatility, talent and championship experience to the team, said Cavaliers general manager David Griffin, who previously worked with Marion in Phoenix. He will impact both ends of the floor and his ability to guard multiple positions will be particularly important for us. Marion will likely come off the bench for the Cavs, who were overhauled during the summer with LeBron James re-signing from Miami and the blockbuster trade that brought in All-Star forward Kevin Love. Cleveland has also signed veterans Mike Miller and James Jones, who like Marion, have won titles. Marion has also played for Miami and Toronto. Hes one of four players in league history to record at least 17,000 points, 9,000 rebounds, 1,500 steals and 1,000 blocks. Hakeem Olajuwon, Karl Malone and Kevin Garnett are the others. Marion was drafted with the ninth overall pick by the Suns in 1999. Tom Seaver Jersey . However, it wasnt a problem on Monday night. Evgeni Nabokov made 23 saves for his 56th career shutout in the New York Islanders 3-0 win over the Detroit Red Wings on Monday night. Adrian Gonzalez Jersey .com) - The Oklahoma City Thunder will try to get back on track Monday night when they welcome the Minnesota Timberwolves to Chesapeake Energy Arena. http://www.officialmetsfanstore.com/mets-jacob-degrom-jersey/ .Impact president Joey Saputo confirmed Thursday that he is part of a group of investors whose offer to buy the 105-year-old Italian club was accepted by the teams board of directors.Toni Duggan thinks the arrival of Swedish striker Kosovare Asllani will help Manchester City Women attract even larger crowds this season. Citys average gate for home matches last term was 1500 supporters - more than double the 2014 league average - and the club also set an FA WSL record in last years season finale when 3,180 spectators attended their 2-1 win over Notts County Ladies.Asllani arrived from Paris Saint-Germain in the close season after a prolific three-and-a-half year spell where she scored 45 goals in all competitions for the French side. And England striker Duggan believes the lure of Champions League football will help City attract more players of Asllanis calibre in the future.Shes really good and Ive loved linking up with her in pre-season, Duggan told Sky Sports News HQ.Its sometimes difficult for new players but she seems to have settled in fine. Shes that type of character and Im sure shell attract the crowds as well because of her flair, her pace and her style of play, and she can also score great goals. Duggan hopes City can continue playing attractive football Every top player wants to play in the Champions League and bringing players like Asllani and Jane Ross to the club adds to the group that we have and will help us keep progressing as a teamHopefully she can do a job for us.City Women moved into the state-of the-art Academy Stadium - located on the Etihad Campus - last season, a week after the ground played host to England Womens friendly against China. Pablo Zabaleta at Citys Academy Stadium Season ticket sales have almost doubled ahead of the new season and Duggan hopes City can continue playing free-flowing attacking football in order for that trend to continue. Jeurys Familia Jersey. We know there is a long way to go but doubling the number of season tickets we have sold over the past few years has been a great achievement for the club, Duggan said, as she personally delivered season tickets and signed shirts to some lucky fans along with captain Steph Houghton. City have almost doubled season ticket sales for next season I think part of the success is people have been attracted to our football. People want to come along and watch a good game of football and thats what we have given themIn the past two years of the WSL its gone down to the last day which also adds to the excitement and long may that continue.I think the city of Manchester has been crying out for a womens team and I think they have really got behind us in the last two seasons.The support has been incredible and its nice that I could come along and give some of our loyal fans a season ticket for the rest of the season. Hopefully they enjoy it and hopefully we can put in the performances that keep attracting the crowds, because its been brilliant. 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