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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)
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.
http://stationcaster.com/player_skinned.php?s=2801&c=18283&f=3613563 …
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.
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)
SG – Dion Waiters (3rd year) Sergey Karasev (2nd year) Joe Harris (rookie)
SF – Andrew Wiggins (rookie) Carrick Felix (2nd year) Scottie Hopson (2nd year)
PF – Tristan Thompson (4th year) Anthony Bennett (2nd year)
C – Anderson Varjao (11th year) Tyler Zeller (3rd year) Dwight Powell (rookie) Brendan Haywood(13th year)
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.
(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.