Report: Anthony Bennett clears waivers; Raps showing interest

No team wants any part of 2013 No. 1 overall pick Anthony Bennett's burdensome contract.

The Philadelphia 76ers, Portland Trail Blazers, Utah Jazz, and the Cleveland Cavaliers, have all passed up on the chance to claim Bennett, Yahoo Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski reports.

The aforementioned teams were the only potential suitors with enough cap flexibility to swallow Bennett's $5.8-million salary figure for next season.

Now that Bennett has cleared waivers, he'll presumably proceed with his $3.6-million buyout from the Minnesota Timberwolves, which sees the 22-year-old forward leave over $2 million on the table for next season for a chance to escape Minnesota.

At that point, Bennett would draw interest from his hometown Toronto Raptors, Marc Stein of ESPN reports. Stein notes that the Raptors' frontcourt is rather crowded, with names like Patrick Patterson, Luis Scola, and James Johnson ahead of the depth chart at the four-spot, but Bennett carries some intrigue as a former first overall pick.

As it stands, Bennett has been nothing short of a disappointment since being drafted by the Cavaliers in 2013. Bennett boasts career averages of 4.7 points and 3.4 assists in 14.3 minutes per game while shooting 39.3 percent from the field.

Bennett also carries a laundry list of nagging injury concerns, owing to battles with shoulder, asthma, sleep apnea, and vision issues. However, Bennett appears to be fully healthy heading into next season, as the talented power forward has looked impressive as a member of Team Canada in both the Pan American Games and the FIBA Americas tournament this summer.