The Cavaliers will not offer Cameron Payne a standard contract, Chris Fedor of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reports.
Payne’s second 10-day contract expired on Friday night and the Cavaliers had to either sign him for the remainder of the season or cut ties with the point guard.
Cleveland wanted to maintain roster flexibility heading into the trade deadline, according to Fedor.
“I feel really good about how I played here,” Payne told Fedor. “It’s understandable that they want the roster spot.”
The Cavaliers will likely sign another player to a 10-day contract. Payne played 10 games with the Cavs and averaged 8.2 PPG and 2.6 APG in 19.6 MPG. He played 31 games with the Bulls earlier this season but was waived in early January.
If a team has one open roster spot, like the Cavs, can they use the roster spot on another player with a 10 day contract and then after that’s up sign Payne to a new 10 day? Or would he only be able to return on a standard contract?
After 2 10 days a team must decide if they give a player a standard deal.
Payne could sign up to two 10-day contracts with any other team in the league, but no more with the Cavs this season, even if they sign someone else in the interim — players are limited to two 10-days in one season with each team.
The Cavs could still sign him to a standard contract at any point later this season though, right?
Yep.
Thats misleading, his 10 day was up and they didnt offer a second. You make it sound like they banished him and canceled his contract ffs. This isnt TMZ, we love reading about any ball transaction, a simple “Payne 10 day up; not offered a second” is a lot more honest no matter how boring it sounds.
Yeah, I thought Payne had brought sumn new to the team where they all sat in a circle with scissors and cut ties with him
Yeah it honestly made me think the Cavs decided they want nothing to do with him going forward. They just wanted to be flexible, sounds like they would have given him another 10 days if they could.
This was his 2nd 10-day contract.
Mo. You stole an MVP award from Albert Belle.
The whole baseball world was and is unfair to the 100-44 1995 Tribe. I was soon to give up on baseball.
Pete Rose bet you wouldn’t give up…