Cavs signing Thomas Bryant to one-year contract

The Cavaliers have agreed to a one-year contract with free agent center Thomas Bryant, according to Shams Charania of ESPN.

That puts the Cavs at 14 standard contracts entering training camp next week.

They needed an extra body to help relieve center Jarrett Allen and power forward Evan Mobley in the frontcourt, and Bryant undoubtedly fits the description.

He recently worked out for the Knicks, though they decided to take a pass in favor of backcourt depth. Bryant reportedly “really impressed” during his audition for New York.

Bryant, 28, is 6-foot-10 and appeared in 66 total games last season with the Heat and Pacers, averaging 6.5 points, 3.8 rebounds, and shooting 50.8 percent from the field.

“Bryant played a key reserve role on the Pacers’ second-half run to the Finals and now enters his ninth NBA season,” Charania wrote.

The Cavaliers open training camp next Tuesday (Sept. 30) in Florida.

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