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Cleveland Cavaliers to sign free agent Jordan Bell, convert two-way contract of Dean Wade to multi-year deal, sources say
Author: Chris Fedor
Publication: cleveland.com
CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The Cleveland Cavaliers made a pair of moves before Tuesday night’s deadline, bringing their NBA roster to a maximum of 15 players.
League sources tell cleveland.com the Cavaliers agreed to a two-year contract with free agent forward Jordan Bell and converted the two-way pact of forward Dean Wade into a multi-year deal.
Wade, who originally signed a two-way with the Cavaliers after going undrafted out of Kansas State in 2019, will fill one of the two open roster spots. Bell, a 2017 second-round pick who spent his first few seasons with the Golden State Warriors before signing in Minnesota as a restricted free agent in 2019 and then finishing the 2019-20 campaign in Memphis, will take the other.
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Cavaliers agree to deals with Jordan Bell, Dean Wade
Author: Marla Ridenour
Publication: Akron Beacon Journal
Free agent center/power forward Jordan Bell agreed to terms of a two-year contract with the Cavaliers on Monday, and forward Dean Wade reached agreement on a multi-year deal, a source confirmed.
Left out of the NBA’s July 30 restart plan, the Cavs (19-46) had to fill two open roster spots while remaining under the luxury tax threshold.
Bell, 25, was the 38th overall pick of the Chicago Bulls in 2017 out of Oregon. He’s spent three years in the league, his first two with the Golden State Warriors. In 2019-20, Bell played in 27 games with the Minnesota Timberwolves and in two for the Memphis Grizzlies, combining to average 3.2 points and 2.8 rebounds.
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Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse to host Cavs, Monsters youth camps with coronavirus protocols
Author: Marla Ridenour
Publication: Akron Beacon Journal
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse announced plans to hold youth summer camps for basketball and hockey in July and August amid coronavirus restrictions.
The FieldHouse has been closed because of the COVID-19 pandemic, with the NBA suspending play on March 11. The basketball and hockey clinics had been planned at multiple locations around Ohio, but now will be held at the downtown Cleveland arena.
Cavs Academy, the Cavaliers’ youth basketball program, will feature 24 two-hour clinics for boys and girls ages 7-17. The series starts on July 20 and runs through Aug. 6. A maximum of 30 participants will be allowed.
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- (6/29) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse will host some public events this summer 92.3 The Fan
- (6/29) Report: Cavs, Jordan Bell agree to 2-year deal Associated Press
- (6/29) Ranking Luka Doncic, Trae Young and NBA sophomores by star potential play ESPN.com
- (6/29) Cavaliers sign Bell ahead of important offseason of decisions SI.com