On the eve of the final day of National Basketball Association action, the Cleveland Cavaliers are making a pair of roster moves.

The Vertical's Shams Charania reports the team will waive seldom-used centre Larry Sanders and sign centre Edy Tavares to a multi-year deal.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are planning to sign center Edy Tavares to a multiyear contract on Wednesday, league sources tell @TheVertical. — Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) April 12, 2017

The 25-year-old Tavares was a key member of the Raptors 905 team - the Toronto Raptors' affiliate - that finished atop the D-League standings with a 39-11 record. A native of Cape Verde, Tavares averaged 10.9 points, 7.7 boards and 2.7 blocks on the year.

Coming out of retirement, Sanders signed a two-year deal with the Cavs last month after leaving the Milwaukee Bucks midway through the 2014-15 season. Sanders, 28, appeared in 13 minutes of action over four games for the Cavs, before spending another four games with their D-League affiliate in Canton, Ohio.

Tavares, the 43rd overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft, has 12 games of NBA experience under his belt, all played last season with the Atlanta Hawks, the club who drafted him.

At 7-foot-3, Tavares would provide help up front in the absence of Tristan Thompson who has missed the last four contests with a sprained thumb.

The Cavs, who aren't expected to dress LeBron James, host the Toronto Raptors on Wednesday night. They trail the Boston Celtics by one game for top spot in the Eastern Conference, but hold the tiebreaker, meaning a win over the Raps and a Celtics loss to the Bucks would give the Cavs the first seed.