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Tag Archives: Rakeem Christmas
CAVALIERS ACQUIRE 2019 SECOND ROUND DRAFT PICK FROM INDIANA
CAVS SEND RIGHTS TO F/C RAKEEM CHRISTMAS TO PACERS
CLEVELAND –The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired the Los Angeles Lakers 2019 Second Round Draft Pick, which was held by the Indiana Pacers, in exchange for the rights to forward/center Rakeem Christmas, General Manager David Griffin announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Christmas, the 36th pick in the 2015 NBA Draft appeared in four summer league games for this Cavs this summer, averaging 8.0 points and 4.5 rebounds in 20.9 minutes per game. He played in 142 games during his four years at Syracuse averaging 7.4 points on .560 shooting, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 22.0 minutes.
CAVALIERS ANNOUNCE 2015 SAMSUNG NBA SUMMER LEAGUE ROSTER
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)
THE CAVS DRAFT AND THEN TRADE TYUS JONES TO MINNESOTA AND THEN SELECT THREE SECOND ROUND PICKS
CAVALIERS ACQUIRE DRAFT RIGHTS TO CEDI OSMAN AND RAKEEM CHRISTMAS FROM MINNESOTA
CAVS ALSO DRAFT SIR’DOMINIC POINTER WITH THE 53RD PICK
CLEVELAND – The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired the draft rights to Cedi Osman, the 31st pick, Rakeem Christmas, the 36th pick, and a 2019 second round pick in exchange for the draft rights to Tyus Jones, the 24th overall pick in the first round of the 2015 NBA Draft, to Minnesota. Also tonight, the Cavaliers selected Sir’Dominic Pointer with the 53rd pick of the draft.
Osman (6-8, 210) spent the 2014-15 season playing for Anadolu Efes in the Turkish Basketball League first division. He was selected to the league’s All-Star Game after averaging 8.5 points on .438 shooting from the field, 4.2 rebounds and 1.0 steal in 20.8 minutes over 25 contests. He also appeared in 27 Euroleague games this past year and averaged 6.7 points and 3.7 rebounds in 19.3 minutes. Osman spent his first two professional seasons with Pertevniyal in the Turkish second division (2011-2013) and moved to Anadolu Efes in 2013-14 in the first division. A member of the Turkish National Team at the 2014 World Cup, Osman holds career averages of 9.6 points and 2.8 rebounds in Junior National Team play and was selected FIBA Europe U20 Championship MVP after leading Turkey to a gold medal.
Christmas (6-9, 250) played in 142 games during his four years at Syracuse. During his senior season, he averaged 17.5 points on .552 shooting from the field, 9.1 rebounds and 2.5 blocks in 34.3 minutes per game. He led the Orange in points, rebounds and blocks, while earning Third Team All-American honors. Christmas was also named ACC Co-Defensive Player of the Year and First Team All-ACC. He was one of 15 finalists for the John R. Wooden Award as a senior and ranks sixth all-time in school history in games played and eighth in blocks (247). The forward finished his four-year collegiate career averaging 7.4 points on .560 shooting, 5.2 rebounds and 1.7 blocks in 22.0 minutes.
In 33 games as a senior at St. John’s University, Pointer (6-6, 192) averaged 13.7 points on .524 shooting from the field, 7.7 rebounds, 3.0 assists, 1.9 steals and 2.4 blocks in 34.6 minutes. He went on to earn Big East Co-Defensive Player of the Year, Most Improved Player and Second Team All-Big East honors. Pointer spent four years at St. John’s, playing in 130 games and averaging 8.3 points, 5.2 rebounds, 2.3 assists, 1.5 steals and 1.3 blocks in 28.2 minutes. He ranks third in school history in blocks (172) and fifth in steals (200).