The Cavaliers are set to return to their practice facility in mid-September to hold a voluntary minicamp. While most players will be there, pending free agents Tristan Thompson and Matthew Dellavedova will not be participating, per Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
Along with Thompson and Dellavedova, Andre Drummond isn’t expected to be in attendance at the Cavaliers’ minicamp due to a personal matter. Fedor mentioned that the young center, who is likely to accept his $28.7M player option for next season, was interested in attending at first.
The Cavaliers are among eight teams, who did not qualify for the NBA’s restart in Orlando, that will get the chance to hold practices with their players.
Here’s more from across the Central Division:
- In an extensive interview with Michael Pina of GQ, Pacers forward T.J. Warren spoke about his love of reading books. “I was thinking, I’ve gotta find a way to stimulate my mind when I’m not playing basketball and reading things that interest me,” Warren explained. “Sometimes you can get mixed up with some of the information you’re getting through social media or television, but if you actually like reading and getting it from the source, you can comprehend it better.” The 26-year-old forward had impressive performances in the bubble, which included a career-high 53 points against the 76ers in the seeding games.
- Sam Smith of ChicagoBulls.com discussed some potential point guard options for the Bulls, who have the fourth overall pick in the 2020 NBA Draft. In his latest mailbag, one reader asked Smith if LaMelo Ball is available when Chicago is on the clock, do they think about trading down? In response to that question, he points out that new Chicago general manager Arturas Karnisovas has found success with finding gems later in the draft. However, if Smith had his choice, he would trade down for Iowa State’s Tyrese Haliburton, especially if Memphis’ James Wiseman is off the board.
- In his latest mailbag, Keith Langlois of Pistons.com wrote about Sekou Doumbouya‘s possible role next season under head coach Dwane Casey, various draft options for the Pistons, and Derrick Rose. When it comes to October’s draft, Langlois writes that all options are on the table for Detroit, who owns the seventh overall pick. He mentions that they could select either Deni Avdija, Killian Hayes, Isaac Okoro, Onyeka Okongwu, or Haliburton.
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