It looks like Zydrunas Ilgauskas may have the chance to retire as a Cleveland Cavalier as the NBA will not block the 7-3 Lithuanian’s center move back to Ohio.

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Ilgauskas has spent his entire 12-year NBA career with Cleveland. He was traded to the Washington Wizards before the trade deadline last week in a switch that brought over Antawn Jamison.

The Wizards are likely to buy out Ilgauskas, allowing the 34 -year old to return to Cleveland, but Big Z’s return isn’t set in stone as there are many teams positioning to sign the former NBA All-Star.

“I’m going to try to get them to do a buy-out, but I’ve already heard from a few teams — good teams — that are really interested in wanting to talk about Z going to play for them,” agent Herb Rudoy told the Cleveland Plain Dealer. “That doesn’t surprise me. He’s still a very good player.”

“I don’t know exactly what’s going to happen. I think his heart is in Cleveland, that’s for sure. But we’ll see how this plays out,” Rudoy continued. “His whole decision will be based on what’s best for his career. He’d like to win a championship, that’s for sure.”

If the buyout occurs and Ilgauskas goes back to Cleveland, he will have to wait 30 days, whereas if he wants to sign with another team, he could do so in one week.