According to sources, Hamilton, 24, will get an Exhibit 10 deal from the Cavs, becoming the 19th player invited to training camp at the end of September. He will compete with recent signees Sindarius Thornwell, Jarell Martin, Marques Bolden and J.P. Macura for one of the final roster spots.
Marques Bolden Rumors
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Position: C
Born: 04/17/98
Height: 6-11 / 2.11
Weight:245 lbs. / 111.1 kg.
Salary: $898,310
Born: 04/17/98
Height: 6-11 / 2.11
Weight:245 lbs. / 111.1 kg.
Salary: $898,310
The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to an Exhibit 10 training camp deal with center Marques Bolden, league sources tell cleveland.com. After not being selected in the 2019 NBA Draft, Bolden played for the Cavaliers during summer league. He will now come to training camp to compete for one of the final roster spots. Following JR Smith’s departure, the Cavs have 13 players under contract, two below the maximum number allowed. The Cavs also have an open two-way contract.
Bolden, 6-foot-11, averaged 6.8 points and 4.0 rebounds in summer league action. Because of Cleveland’s roster makeup, Bolden will be one of the few bigs invited to training camp. Last week, the team agreed to an Exhibit 10 deal with shooting guard J.P. Macura, who will also be looking to claim one of the final spots. According to sources, the Cavs are not expecting to have a full roster going into the season opener. They have a few minimum-level players on their radar for the 14th spot, but nothing lined up quite yet. They might even wait until after camp to see which players get released from other NBA teams.
According to sources, undrafted rookie Marques Bolden was receiving two-way contract interest before joining the summer Cavs. The showcase gave him a chance to prove he was a different player than the one miscast at Duke. “Have a different energy level than college,” Bolden said when asked what he was hoping to show. “I feel like that was the biggest knock on me personally, so being able to defend ball screens and getting out on the defensive end where I was needed and playing hard.”
Chris Fedor: Beyond the other ones that are already out, #Cavs won’t have Marques Bolden tonight in the Salt Lake City Summer League finale because of knee soreness.
Alex Kennedy: After going undrafted, Duke big man Marques Bolden has signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to source.
