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JOE HARRIS 1 ON 1 WITH KENNY RODA

I had a chance to catch up with Cavs 2nd year shooting guard Joe Harris before the Cavaliers and Thunder played on Thursday night to talk to him about his continuing growth as an NBA player bouncing back and forth between the Cavaliers and the Canton Charge in the D-League.

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CAVALIERS ANNOUNCE 2015 SAMSUNG NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

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CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers today announced the team’s roster for the 2015 Samsung NBA Summer League held July 10-20 in Las Vegas, NV. The roster includes Cavaliers guard Joe Harris and 2015 NBA Draft picks Rakeem Christmas (36thoverall) and Sir’Dominic Pointer (53rd overall).  The team will be coached by Cavs assistant coach Bret Brielmaier.

The Cavaliers will play three preliminary round games before being seeded in the summer league tournament, which tips off on July 15. Each team is guaranteed to play at least five games. NBA TV will televise all 67 games at the annual showcase. Fans will also be able to watch games live on NBA.com and via the NBA Game Time App.

All games will be played at the COX Pavilion and Thomas & Mack Center on the campus of the University of Nevada-Las Vegas. The Cavaliers have competed in the league each summer since its inception in 2004.

For more information on the Cavaliers summer plans, visit www.cavs.com. Cavs fans can also follow the team’s summer league coverage on Twitter (@Cavs) and Instagram (Cavs). The Cavaliers summer league game schedule and roster are listed below:

 

CAVALIERS PRELIMINARY ROUND GAME SCHEDULE

 

Friday, July 10             Golden State vs. Cleveland         7:30 p.m. PST (10:30 p.m. EST)       Thomas & Mack

Saturday, July 11        Brooklyn vs. Cleveland                7:00 p.m. PST (10:00 p.m. EST)       COX Pavilion

Monday, July 13         Milwaukee vs. Cleveland            1:00 p.m. PST (4:00 p.m. EST)         COX Pavilion

 

*The summer league tournament schedule is as follows: First Round – July 15, Second Round – July 16, Consolation Round – July 17, Quarterfinals – July 18, Semifinals – July 19, Finals – July 20

 

 

CLEVELAND CAVALIERS 2015 SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER

 

# NAME POS HT WT DOB PRIOR TO NBA/HOME COUNTRY LAST TEAM YRS PRO
26 Jerrelle Benimon F 6-8 245 8/1/91 Towson / USA Idaho Stampede (D-League) 1
28 Rakeem Christmas F/C 6-9 250 12/1/91 Syracuse / USA Syracuse (College) R
14 Quinn Cook G 6-2 185 3/23/93 Duke / USA Duke (College) R
40 Eric Griffin F 6-8 205 5/26/90 Campbell / USA Texas Legends (D-League) R
12 Joe Harris G 6-6 225 9/7/91 Virginia / USA Cleveland Cavaliers (NBA) 1
35 Tyler Haws G 6-5 195 4/11/91 BYU / USA BYU (College) R
32 Trevor Lacey G 6-3 208 10/13/91 North Carolina State / USA North Carolina State (College) R
16 Sir’Dominic Pointer G/F 6-6 192 5/6/92 St. John’s / USA St. John’s (College) R
10 D.J. Seeley G 6-4 195 11/28/89 Cal State Fullerton / USA Delaware 87ers (D-League) R
24 John Shurna F 6-9 215 4/30/90 Northwestern / USA Darüşşafaka S.K. (Turkey) R
15 Keifer Sykes G 6-0 180 12/30/93 Wisconsin-Green Bay / USA Wisconsin-Green Bay (College) R
45 D.J. White F 6-9 250 8/31/86 Indiana / USA Fujian Sturgeons (China) 6
30 Talib Zanna F 6-9 230 10/1/90 Pittsburgh / Nigeria Oklahoma City Blue (D-League) R

 

    *Roster as of July 7th and subject to change.

          

 

2015 SUMMER LEAGUE COACHING STAFF

          

                    CAVS SUMMER LEAGUE HEAD COACH     Bret Brielmaier (Arizona)

                                                                       

        CAVS SUMMER LEAGUE ASSISTANT COACHES  Jordi Fernandez (Badalona, Spain)

James Posey (Xavier)

Vitaly Potapenko (Wright State)

Dan Vincent (Michigan State)

Steve Gansey (Ashland)

Damon Jones (Houston)

Mike Gerrity (USC)

 

 

JOE HARRIS ON LOSS TO THE SPURS

The Cavs rookie shooting guard talked about his extended minutes, playing in crunch time and getting beat by Manu Ginobili late in the game in the 92-90 loss to San Antonio.

Joe Harris Cavs Media Day 2014

CAVS ROOKIE SG JOE HARRIS 1 ON 1 WITH KENNY RODA

Check out what Cavs 2nd round pick Joe Harris had to say about playing with LeBron, how well this team gets along and what David Blatt is like as a head coach.

 

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ANDREW WIGGINS SIGNS WITH CAVS, BUT WILL HE STAY WITH CAVS?

The Cleveland Cavaliers made it official today, signing Andrew Wiggins, the first overall pick in the 2014 NBA Draft.

The 6’8, 200 pound swingman was chosen by Cavs G.M. David Griffin over Jabari Parker and his Jayhawhks teammate Joel Embiid.

Andrew Wiggins photo Sitting & Smiling

Wiggins left after his freshman year at Kansas where he averaged 17.1ppg and 5.9rpg. In 4 games for the Cavs in the Las Vegas Summer League, Wiggins averaged 15.5ppg.

By signing Wiggins today the Cavaliers are unable to trade the talented rookie for 30 days, as they continue to explore the possibility of dealing for Timberwolves power forward Kevin Love.

Minnesota part owner, president and head coach Flip Saunders has made it clear that if the Cavs want Love, Wiggins must be the centerpiece of the deal.

There have been varying reports on whether or not the Cavaliers are willing to part with Wiggins. If they do, his salary of $5.5 million for his rookie season will now count as part of the deal since he has officially signed his contract, but any trade involving Wiggins can’t officially happen now for 30 days. The Chicago Bulls and Golden State Warriors are also reportedly interested in trading for Kevin Love.

Per ESPN’s Brian Windhorst the Cavs have also signed 2nd round pick, shooting guard Joe Harris out of Virginia to a 3-year, $2.75 million dollar contract.

 

NBA FREE AGENCY AND THE CLEVLAND CAVS DEPTH CHART

NBA Free Agency begins tonight July 1st at midnight eastern time. The Cavaliers have plenty of cap space to go after a big name free agent like LeBron James, or if G.M. David Griffin feels there’s no chance of bringing James back to Cleveland, he can direct his attention and dollars elsewhere on maybe one or two other free agents.

With that in mind here is a look at the Cavs current depth chart that new head coach David Blatt and associate head coach Tyronn Lue have to work with.

 CLEVELAND CAVALIERS DEPTH CHART

PG – Kyrie Irving (4th year)                Jarret Jack (10th year)            Matthew Dellavedova (2nd year)

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SG – Dion Waiters (3rd year)             Sergey Karasev (2nd year)       Joe Harris (rookie)

 

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SF – Andrew Wiggins (rookie)          Carrick Felix (2nd year)            Scottie Hopson (2nd year)

 

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PF – Tristan Thompson (4th year)    Anthony Bennett (2nd year)

 

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C – Anderson Varjao (11th year)       Tyler Zeller (3rd year)       Dwight Powell (rookie)                        Brendan Haywood(13th year)

PODCAST – SAM AMICO AND I BREAK DOWN THE CAVS DRAFT AND LOOK AHEAD TO THE SUMMER OF LEBRON 2

FoxSportsOhio.com NBA Writer Sam Amico joined me today to analyze the Cavs 2014 NBA Draft as well as look ahead to free agency and where LeBron James might end up.

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MY GRADES ON CAVS DRAFT PICKS

1st Round – Pick #1 – Andrew Wiggins – 6’8 – 200 – FR – SG/SF – Kansas

17ppg – 6rpg – 1.5apg – 1.2st – 44.8%fg – 34.1%(3fg) – 77.5%ft

Grade – A

Love the pick. His athleticism is off the charts and that should help him flourish in the transition game of the NBA. He’s already a two-way player, so he’s going to help the Cavaliers on defense, where he’ll be able to guard three different positions.

On offense, the Cavs expect him to swing between the 2 and the 3, but as G.M. David Griffin said last night after the draft, “If Andrew finds greatness in this league, it’s going to be as a very big 2-guard.” His shot needs to become more consistent, but his form is fine. His handle will need to get better, but there are reports that he already has been working diligently on that. And lastly, he needs to be more aggressive on offense and not get lost in the mix. David Griffin addressed that last night saying, “Andrew understands there’s a level to his game that we’re expecting him to find and he really, really wants to achieve it. He knows he’s got more in the tank.” When I asked Wiggins last night about his passiveness on the offensive end, he told me, “You won’t have to worry about that next year” As far as Wiggins suit that he wore to the NBA Draft, he gets an A++ from me.

2014 NBA Draft

 (Photo courtesy of Mike Stobe/Getty Images)

2nd Round – Pick #33 – Joe Harris – 6’6 – 225 – SR – SG – Virginia

12ppg – 3rpg – 2.3apg – 44.1%fg – 40%(3fg) – 64%ft

Grade – B

One of the best shooters in the draft. I’m happy the Cavs addressed their outside shooting needs and that’s where Harris excels. He can drain it from three and showed NBA range at Virginia, but is also a good shooter coming off screens. Harris has good size for a shooting guard and has another trait that G.M. David Griffin loves: a very high basketball IQ. Defensively, Harris will have some issues transitioning to the NBA and will need to improve in that area so he is not a liability on the floor. But lets not kid ourselves, he was drafted for his shooting ability and as long as he’s knocking down jumpers and giving effort on “D”, the Cavs will be happy.

 

2nd Round – Pick #45 (from Charlotte) – Dwight Powell – 6’11 – 240 – SR –  PF/C – Stanford

14ppg – 7rpg – 3.1apg – 1.3st – 46.2%fg – 25.6(3fg) – 68.7%ft

(The Cavs reportedly are finalizing a trade with the Hornets for Powell. Alonzo Gee is being dealt and in return, the Cavaliers get Powell and center Brendan Haywood. The deal has not yet been approved by the league office.)

Grade – C+

The Cavs needed to get bigger in the post, but I was hoping for a true 7-foot center who’s calling card was defense. Powell will give you effort on defense, but he’s not the rim protector I was looking for like a Walter Tavarez (Spain). According the NBA’s draft guide, Powell is more known for his inside-outside game on offense. He is also a good passer and like fellow 2nd round pick Joe Harris, has a high basketball IQ.

CAVS G.M. DAVID GRIFFIN ON DRAFTING ANDREW WIGGINS AND JOE HARRIS

The Cavs selected two players in the 2014 NBA Draft, Kansas shooting guard/small forward Andrew Wiggins with the first overall pick and Virginia shooting guard Joe Harris with 33rd pick. After the draft ended Cavs G.M. David Griffin met with the media to answer questions on both players.

David Griffin Draft Night Photo