After Cameron Payne‘s initial 10-day contract with the Cavaliers expired overnight, the team has re-signed him to a second 10-day deal, according to a press release. As a result of the move, Cleveland once again has a full 15-man roster.
Payne, a former first-round pick, who has spent most of his NBA career with the Thunder and Bulls, joined the Cavaliers on January 6 and has appeared in four games with the club. The fourth-year point guard earned a longer look from Cleveland by recording 8.8 PPG and 2.8 APG with a .500/.400/.750 shooting line in those four games (17.8 MPG).
Payne’s new contract will run through January 25, covering the Cavs’ next six games, including tonight’s contest in Portland. Once the deal expires, the team will have to decide whether to re-sign Payne to a rest-of-season deal or let him walk — a club can’t sign a player to more than two 10-day contracts in a single season.
Like Payne’s first 10-day contract, this deal will have a cap hit of $85,468, increasing his total cost for the Cavaliers to $170,936.
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Looks like they are all in on repeating as eastern Champs.
The Tank continues
They have been learning from the Bulls how to get better drafting position.
Payne is engaged and smart, so can adjust quickly and get off to a good start. A clever heads-up lefty. I can see why Paxson, a former clever PG, liked him. Probably does not have a high ceiling though.
You have not seen enough of him, obviously.
True, but the Cavs have not had a brainy PG lately so I’m enjoying it. Mo Williams 2010