![]() Overall, he averaged 17.1 points a night for the Wildcats, and the Cavs may be able to land a big-bodied, strong forward with the ability to create his own shot. ![]() A 6′6 forward, he recorded three double-digit scoring performances in the NCAA Tournament, including 22 points against Michigan State in the Sweet 16. The Wildcats wowed the March Madness audience with their impressive run to the Elite 8 this past dance, and a large part of that was due to the play of Keyontae Johnson. Keyontae Johnson- Small Forward, Kansas State While his numbers at the NBA Combine were not amazing, teams late in the draft, like the Cavs, may be able to comfortably nab an elite college scorer who could blossom into a valuable bench player.Ĥ. A 6′8 forward, he averaged over 20 points per game for Kansas this past season, while adding in 8.3 rebounds a night as well. So, with this year’s pick, the Cavs may end up taking and keeping a Jayhawk by the name of Jalen Wilson. Cavs fans may forget that just one year ago, the team drafted a Kansas Jayhawk by the name of Ochai Agbaji, who ended up being part of a trade to the Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell. Jalen Wilson- Small Forward/Power Forward, Kansas Cooper played one season collegiately (2020-21) at Auburn University, averaging 20.2 points, 8.1 assists and 4.3 rebounds in 33.3 minutes, becoming one of two Division I freshman in the last 30 years (Trae Young) to average at least 20 points and eight assists per game.3. it That team right there is flat-out scary Charles Barkley speculates Cavaliers are dangerous with their new roster mentions Nets and Sixers struggling. With the Skyhawks, Cooper averaged 17.1 points and 7.3 assists in 30.7 minutes. After spending his first five years in Utah, Neto spent one year with the Sixers and two with the Wizards before inking a free agent deal with the Cavaliers last summer. He also appeared in 33 games (32 starts) last season for the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in the NBA G League, averaging 18.1 points, 9.0 rebounds, 2.1 assists and 2.2 steals in 37.2 minutes and played two seasons collegiately at the University of Houston (2018-2020).Ĭooper (6’1”, 180) appeared in 13 games last season for the Atlanta Hawks and 22 regular season games (20 starts) for the College Park Skyhawks, NBA G League affiliate of the Hawks. Hinton (6’5”, 210) has appeared in 23 NBA games over two seasons with the Dallas Mavericks and Indiana Pacers. Pickett spent four years at Georgetown University (2017-2021) and recently played for the Cavaliers at the 2022 NBA Summer League in Las Vegas. Pickett (6’9” 206) played in 13 games for the Detroit Pistons last season, averaging 3.9 points and 2.5 rebounds in 13.5 minutes as well as 31 games (30 starts) for the Motor City Cruise in the NBA G League, averaging 14.9 points and 6.7 rebounds in 32.8 minutes. The third-year forward went undrafted in 2020 after a four-year collegiate career at the University of Virginia (2016-2020), winning an NCAA National Championship in 2019. Diakite also won an NBA championship during the 2020-21 season with the Milwaukee Bucks. The Cleveland Cavaliers Summer League for 2022 is set to begin soon.Fans are excited to see how their team will fare this time. The four new faces set Cleveland’s roster to 19 players overall, which is one less than the maximum amount allowed heading into the preseason.ĭiakite (6’9”, 224) played in 13 games (three starts) for the Oklahoma City Thunder last season, averaging 4.3 points and 4.5 rebounds in 14.5 minutes. The Cleveland Cavaliers - as previously reported, but not announced - have signed forwards Mamadi Diakite and Jamorko Pickett, as well as guards Nate Hinton and Sharife Cooper to their 2022 training camp roster, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman announced on Monday.
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