Free agent wing Chris Livingston will be signing a two-way contract with the Cavaliers, ESPN’s Shams Charania reports (via Twitter).
The 58th overall pick in the 2023 draft, Livingston spent his first two NBA seasons on a standard deal with Milwaukee, the team that drafted him. He rarely played for the Bucks, averaging just 4.7 minutes per game across 42 total appearances over that span.
Livingston, who turned 22 earlier this month, has showed some promise in the G League. In 18 outings for the Wisconsin Herd in 2024/25, he averaged 18.1 points, 8.2 rebounds, 2.0 assists, and 1.1 steals in 29.5 minutes per contest, with a shooting line of .485/.301/.828.
The 6’6″ small forward also played well for the Bucks’ Summer League team this July, earning a new one-year, minimum-salary contract in Milwaukee after having been waived two weeks earlier. His new deal was fully guaranteed, but the Bucks decided to release him again ahead of the regular season due to a roster crunch.
As our tracker shows, the Cavaliers and Nets are the only teams in the NBA with an open two-way spot — no corresponding move will be necessary for Cleveland to add Livingston.
Livingston will earn a prorated portion of a full two-way salary, which is worth half the rookie minimum. If his deal is finalized on Friday, that would work out to just under $600K, a figure that is non-guaranteed until January.
It’s a homecoming for Livingston, who was born nearby in Akron, Ohio.
Emani Bates got waived, but Chris Livingston got signed all because he’s connected to Rich Paul. SMH