The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward Luke Travers to a two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday.
Travers has been a member of the Cavaliers Summer League team for the past three years, including the 2023 NBA Summer League Championship team. In 23.2 minutes, he averaged 7.5 points on .487 shooting from the field, 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals, and 2.17 blocks.
The 22-year-old, who was selected 56th overall in the 2022 NBA Draft by Cleveland, appeared in 36 games (34 starts) for Melbourne United during the 2023-24 season in the NBL (Australian Basketball League) and averaged 12.4 points on .517 shooting from the field, 7.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.33 blocks and 1.17 steals in 27.0 minutes.
The Australia NBL Cup winner (2021) and NBL champion (2020) has appeared in 139 games (76 starts) over the last five seasons with the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United in the NBL (Australian Basketball League), holding career averages of 8.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.87 steals in 20.7 minutes.
Travers will have an opportunity with the Cleveland Charge, the Cavs G League team, next season, and maybe he can impress enough to get a standard NBA contract. Cleveland now has their three two-way players this season: JT Thor, Emoni Bates, and Travers.
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