The Cavaliers will have to add a player to their roster in the coming days in order to get to the NBA-mandated minimum of 14 players (not including two-way contracts). Cleveland is currently carrying 13 players on standard NBA contracts.
The NBA’s roster rules allow a team to carry fewer than 14 players for up to two weeks at a time before getting back up to the minimum. The Cavs took advantage of that rule after the trade deadline, carrying a 13-man roster for nearly two weeks in February before signing G Leaguer Marcus Thornton to a 10-day contract. Thornton’s 10-day deal expired overnight on March 3, and Cleveland has once again been carrying 13 players since then — with the two-week mark right around the corner, a signing will be required.
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It makes sense that the Cavs have been reluctant to fill the final two spots on their roster, despite being hit with some injuries. The team already has a projected luxury tax bill of $50MM+, as ESPN’s Bobby Marks noted (via Twitter) at the time of the Thornton signing. While a short-term minimum salary deal wouldn’t have a significant cap hit, it would cost the franchise exponentially more due to tax penalties.
It remains to be seen how the Cavs will fill their 14th roster slot, but another 10-day signing like Thornton seems like a viable possibility. Then the team could wait until near the end of the regular season to fill one or both of its open roster spots with veteran help for the playoffs.
Get someone to inject some defense for this team… Tony Allen is still available??
Lebron to Portland for Meyers, Evan Turner, and every 1st rounder we own for the next 50 years lol
I’m available, and on the cheap.
Dude a 10 day contract from an NBA team would set me up for life lol
I hope that’s a LOL — standard 10-day deals pay $35-55k.
I mean like if I got $50k in 10 days, I’d be able to parlay that into being more successful in my life like that’s college tuition for 4 years right there lol
Hypothetically could Cleveland just sign a fan and just let him sit courtside?
I wonder if people would pay the team enough to do that
The mavs tried to do that with the Romo last year
And the Cowboys will do that with Nowitzki!
when is Lebron going to learn that winning championships isn’t All about stacking your team with the best players, but team chemistry is also an important factor. The warriors arent just stacked they’re chemistry is just unbelievable and the rockets are up there as well. You can’t just blow up your tram every year and expect to win.
time for Andrew bogut and tony Allen
Activate Kevin Love
should go for Terrence jones
Campy Russell!