"Rookie power forward Tristan Thompson was activated for Friday's game against New Jersey at The Q after missing the previous two games with a sprained left ankle suffered late in Saturday's loss at Atlanta.

Thompson's recovery was part of the reason the Cavs sent forward Luke Harangody to their D-League team in Canton on Thursday.

"We've got enough bigs right now," Cavs coach Byron Scott said. "I just thought it would be good for Luke to go down there. We want him to play. Obviously, if Tristan's coming back, there's very limited time for Luke."

Scott still is trying to find a rotation for those bigs. Thompson backs up Antawn Jamison, but Samardo Samuels and Ryan Hollins are vying to become the backup center behind Anderson Varejao. For the time being, those two have passed Semih Erden in the rotation.

Scott especially liked Hollins' athleticism and activity the previous two games, but he's amazed Hollins had zero rebounds in 23 minutes. He had two rebounds in seven minutes on Friday

"With that athleticism, that's shocking," Scott said.

Ideally, Scott would love somebody to step up and claim the position. "