Get to Know Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince

Get to know the newest members of the Cavaliers, center Jarrett Allen and forward Taurean Prince, after they were acquired in a mid‑week trade with the Nets.

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1 / 10Jarrett Allen is a 22-year old, 6'11" center who was drafted with the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 draft out of the University of Texas.

thumbnail-image: Jarrett Allen is a 22-year old, 6'11" center who was drafted with the 22nd overall pick in the 2017 draft out of the University of Texas.
thumbnail-image: After a successful college career at Baylor, Taurean Prince was taken with the 12th overall pick in the 2016 draft by the Jazz but was traded to the Hawks on draft night.
thumbnail-image: In three-plus seasons, Allen is a career 10.1PPG, 7.9RPG player. He is averaging a career-best 11.2PPG this season and is good for about 1.5 blocks per game, as well.
thumbnail-image: Prince was traded to the Nets in the summer of 2019 and signed a two-year extension a few months later.
thumbnail-image: Allen's career-high in points is 24 (Nov. 17, 2018) and grabbed a career-high 24 rebounds on Jan. 16, 2019.
thumbnail-image: Prince averages 11.4 points and 4.1 rebounds per game in his five NBA seasons. In 2020-21, he is averaging 8.1PPG and 2.8RPG game with Brooklyn.
thumbnail-image: Allen does not shoot many three-pointers and does much of his damage in the painted area. He shoots nearly 60 percent from the floor.
thumbnail-image: In the 2017-18 season, Prince played in and started all 82 games for the Hawks in addition to their six playoff games that season. His career-high is 38 points, and that was done twice (in a six day span!) in 2018.
thumbnail-image: The high-flying, shot-blocking big man will help boost Cleveland's already strong defensive unit that has allowed the least amount of pointer per game in the league.
thumbnail-image: Prince will surely give the Cavs some wing and bench depth, in addition to some perimeter shooting, as he shoots it over 36 percent from behind the arc.