10:00am: Stauskas has officially signed with the Cavs, the team confirmed today in a press release.
9:14am: Free agent shooting guard Nik Stauskas has reached a rest-of-season deal with the Cavaliers, reports Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com. While the Cavs have yet to officially announce the signing of Stauskas, he’ll fill the club’s open roster spot, according to Fedor.
It has been an eventful week for Stauskas, who was initially traded from the Trail Blazers to the Cavaliers last Monday. The former eighth overall pick was rerouted to Houston in a three-team trade on deadline day, then was sent from the Rockets to the Pacers in a separate Thursday deal. Indiana subsequently waived Stauskas, putting him on track to reach unrestricted free agency.
The rules of the NBA’s Collective Bargaining Agreement prohibit a team from trading a player, then re-signing him once he’s waived by his new team. However, since the Rockets traded Stauskas again to the Pacers before he was released, Houston was the only team ineligible to re-sign him — Portland and Cleveland faced no such restrictions.
Stauskas, 25, hasn’t developed into the sort of reliable sharpshooter that many league observers expected when he selected in the 2014 draft. However, he has shown enough promise during stints in Sacramento, Philadelphia, Brooklyn, and Portland to earn a spot on the Cavs’ roster for the rest of the season.
In 44 games (15.3 MPG) for the Blazers this season, Stauskas averaged 6.1 PPG on .419/.344/.889 shooting.
Worthwhile investment for the Cavs. A young wing who has shown promise.
I mean, what promise though? 35% 3 point shooter who isn’t a defensive player. I see him as a perfect addition to the Cavs current plan. He doesn’t help them win while filling a roster slot.
Portland’s offensive style (guards go all over, follow their instincts) would be hard for Stauskas to adjust to. And they played him at forward. Pretty sure he will be a 40% 3pt shooter but he might have to get used to forward because of D.
Nice that it all worked out in the end for Sauce Castillo lol.
Stauskas should have added a no-trade clause to his contract – one that reads: “Nik Stauskas is not allowed to be traded tomorrow.”
Good signing relative to the BO market, esp for wings.
He can shoot the 3 ball and that’s always needed. I think he shot about 40% last year. I thought HOU should have kept him they shoot a ton of threes