"It's unclear when or even if Baron Davis plays again this season, but it definitely won't be as a member of the Cavaliers.

The club released the 32-year-old point guard Wednesday night through the amnesty clause, allowing it to clear $28 million of salary cap space over the next two seasons and put the offense in the hands of rookie Kyrie Irving. The Cavaliers must still pay the sum to Davis, who likely is headed to free agency with a bulging disc in his back.

The move places the Cavaliers roughly $7 million under the $58 million salary cap -- assuming they don't use a trade exception set to expire on Friday. That savings could become significant at the trade deadline, rumored to be March 15. "