As doubts surrounding Isaac Okoro and a Cavaliers extension remain, the franchise is accelerating on its ” two-way contract“Last week, Cleveland had already given JT Thor a contract allowing him to juggle between the G-League and the NBA after a convincing Olympic Games. This time, we learn that the Cavs to keep Emoni Bates with the same contract.
The 41st pick in the 2023 Draft was relatively unseen last season, with Emoni Bates only appearing 15 times in the Cavaliers' jersey, averaging 2.7 points, 0.9 rebounds and 0.7 assists in 9 minutes of play. He did, however, stand out with a hot streak in the last quarter against the Magic earlier this season.
It was with the Cleveland Charge that the winger showed himself to be much more comfortable with 20.0 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 17 G-League games. His good performances had also earned him a participation in the Rising Star Challenge replacing Ron Holland.
More recently, he made a good showing during the Summer League, notably against the Bucks with its 18 points.
Two-way contract : Designed to create a new bridge between the NBA and the G-League, this type of contract allows each team to secure the services of two or three additional players, to have them play mainly in their affiliated development league franchise but also up to 50 matches in the NBA.
