The Cavaliers have released seven players, including three who were just signed, according to the NBA.com transactions log.
Point guard Sharife Cooper, forward Pete Nance, guard Justin Powell and swingman Zhaire Smith all have Exhibit 10 contracts, so they’re likely headed to the Cleveland Charge, the organization’s G League affiliate. They can earn bonuses of up to $75K if they spend at least 60 days with the team.
Also placed on waivers were shooting guard Rob Edwards, small forward Aleem Ford and guard Devontae Shuler, who hadn’t been listed on the Cavs’ roster prior to today. They were likely all signed and waived with Exhibit 10 deals and will be eligible for the same $75K bonus.
Two of the players have brief NBA experience, as Edwards played two games for the Thunder and Ford appeared in five games with the Magic, both during the 2021/22 season.
The moves leave Cleveland with 12 fully guaranteed salaries and all three of its two-way slots filled. Veteran center Tristan Thompson and shooting guard Sam Merrill remain with the team on non-guaranteed deals.
Is Bates on a guaranteed contract?
Two-way
Thanks, just wondering cause he hasn’t been added to 2k24 despite most all 2 ways being on the correct team on the official roster.
I noticed they haven’t added the third two way it looks like. It’s weird
Not weird 2k devs are lazy and only care about upgrading areas of the game that make $ like my player.
Pete Nance was pretty good in summer league. I could see someone that needs a 4/smallball 5 looking at him
I was hoping they’d give him a two way deal if they bumped up Isaiah Mobley to a standard deal, but that probably would have meant waiving Merrill or not signing Thompson.
I’d imagine he clears waivers and plays for the Charge so it probably doesn’t matter, but he was definitely solid in summer league for whatever that’s worth
For whatever reason JB is not impressed with Isaiah Mobley. He traded for Damian Jones and then had Tristan Thompson signed in both cases so he wouldn’t be forced to give Isaiah Mobley a standard contract. It is sad because Isaiah Mobley has improved tremendously over the past year and a few months. Problem is that once JB gets an impression of a player the guy has to move mountains to change it for the better. And JB is probably not wanting to have another brother of a successful player to babysit in Pete Nance.
I don’t know if either of those moves were connected to Mobley, but it’s possible. Jones is a traditional backup center and they didn’t really have one on the roster unless they played small, and Thompson made sense as a veteran to play the Robin Lopez role from last year. But if they still want to promote Mobley, I doubt any of those guys would get in the way of it.
Isiah to the Bulls.