Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward JT Thor, joining Emoni Bates and Luke Travers as the team's two-way players.
Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward JT Thor to a two-way contract, the team officially announced.
Thor (6-9, 215) played in 63 games (three starts) for the Charlotte Hornets during the 2023-24 season, averaging 3.2 points and 2.3 rebounds in 12.4 minutes per game.
This past season, he also recorded a career-high 20 points, nine rebounds, and four assists in 41 minutes at Cleveland on April 14.
Thor spent three seasons with the Hornets (2021-24) and appeared in 165 games (11 starts) during his NBA career.
Thor was selected with the 37th overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Detroit Pistons after one season at Auburn University (2020-21), where he appeared in 27 games (all starts), averaging 9.4 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.40 blocks in 23.0 minutes.
Thor recently participated in the 2024 Paris Olympic Games as a member of the South Sudan men's national basketball team, marking the nation's first-ever appearance in basketball at the Olympics. Thor averaged 6.7 points and 4.7 rebounds in his three games (vs. Puerto Rico, vs. USA, and vs. Serbia) in Paris, France.
Thor joins Emoni Bates and Luke Travers as the Cavaliers' two-way players.
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