The Cleveland Cavaliers announced they have officially acquired forward Max Strus in a sign-and-trade agreement with the Heat and Spurs, signed forward Georges Niang and guard Ty Jerome, and re-signed G/F Caris LeVert.
As part of the trade for Strus, the Cavaliers sent a 2026 second-round pick (via Los Angeles Lakers) to Miami and traded forwards, Cedi Osman and Lamar Stevens, as well as Cleveland’s own 2030 second-round pick to San Antonio.
According to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski, Strus signed a four-year, $63 million deal with the Cavs; Niang signed a three-year, $26 million contract; LeVert got a two-year, $32 million contract, and Jerome signed a two-year, $5 million deal.
Max Strus
Strus played in 80 games (33 starts) for Miami this past regular season, averaging career highs in points (11.5), rebounds (3.2), assists (2.1), steals (0.53), free throw percentage (.876) and minutes (28.4). He connected on 197 three-pointers(21st in the NBA). The 27-year-old started in all 23 games during the Heat’s 2023 NBA Finals run, averaging 9.3 points and 3.6 rebounds in 28.2 minutes per contest.
Over his four-year NBA career, the undrafted free agent has appeared in 189 regular season games (49 starts) with Miami and Chicago, holding averages of 10.0 points and 2.7 rebounds in 23.1 minutes.
Caris LeVert
LeVert, 28, appeared in a career-high 74 games (30 starts) for the Cavaliers this past season, averaging 12.1 points, 3.9 assists, 3.8 rebounds, and 30.3 minutes while shooting a career-high .392 (127-324) from the three-point line. LeVert, who Cleveland originally acquired in a trade with the Indiana Pacers on February 7, 2022, scored at least 20 points on 13 occasions and recorded 35 multi-three-pointers-made performances.
Georges Niang
Niang has appeared in 383 games (19 starts) during his seven-year career with Philadelphia, Utah, and Indiana, holding career averages of 6.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.6 minutes and shooting a .403 three-point percentage.
The 30-year-old has also shot .400 or better from beyond the arc in each of his last five NBA seasons and once recorded a 31-game streak with at least one made three-pointer (1/15/22-3/23/22), the sixth-longest streak in Sixers franchise history. Last season with the 76ers, Niang appeared in a career-high 78 games (one start), averaging 8.2 points and 2.4 Rebounds in 19.4 minutes while shooting .401 (154-384) from the three-point line.
Ty Jerome
Jerome has played in 157 games (seven starts) over four NBA seasons with Phoenix, Oklahoma City, and Golden State. Last season, Jerome appeared in 45 games (two starts) for the Golden State Warriors, averaging 6.9 points and 3.0 assists in 18.1 minutes. The 25-year-old recorded a season-high 22 points (9-13 FG, 3-4 3P, 1-1 FT), a career-high-tying eight assists, one steal, and one block in a career-high 41 minutes on Jan. 20 in Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Jerome was selected with the 24th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, following three seasons at the University of Virginia, winning the NCAA National Championship in 2019.
Who’s leaving:
Osman was a member of the Cavaliers for six NBA seasons (2017-2023), including Cleveland’s 2018 NBA Finals team. He appeared in 404 regular season games (183 starts) with averages of 9.7 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.0 assists in 23.6 minutes.
Stevens played in 165 games (38 starts) during his three seasons with Cleveland (2020-2023), averaging 5.3 points and 2.8 rebounds in 16.0 minutes, as well as appearing in two postseason contests.
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