The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward George (George) Niang and guard Ty Jerome, Chief of Basketball Operations Kobe Altman announced today.
Niang (6-7, 230) appeared in 383 games (19 starts) during his seven-year career with Philadelphia, Utah, and Indiana, averaging career highs of 6.5 points and 2.1 rebounds in 15.6 minutes and shooting 403 three-pointers. percent. 400 or better from outside the arc in each of his last five NBA seasons and once recorded a 31-game streak with at least three-pointers (1/15/22-3/23/22), the sixth-longest streak in history. Sixers Franchise History. Last season with 76, 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. He also has the 13th-highest three-point percentage of all NBA players with at least 150 three-pointers.
Niang appeared in 46 postseason games with Philadelphia (23 games) and Utah (23 games), averaging 4.8 points and 1.5 rebounds in 14.2 minutes while shooting 0.423 from the field (80-189 FG%) for his postseason career . Niang was selected 50th overall in the 2016 NBA draft by the Indiana Pacers after four seasons in college at Iowa State.
Jerome (6-5, 195) has played in 157 games (seven starts) over four seasons with Phoenix, Oklahoma City and Golden State. Last season, Jerome appeared in 45 games (two games) with the Golden State Warriors, averaging 6.9 points and 3.0 assists in 18.1 minutes while shooting a career-best 0.927 from the free throw line (38-41 FT) as well as a career-high 488 from Field (118-242 FG). Jerome has scored in double figures in 52 games in his career, as well as on six occasions with 20 or more points. Last season, Jerome had a season-high 22 points (9-13 FG, 3-4 3P, 1-1 FT), eight assists, one steal and a career-high 1 block in a career-high 41 minutes. January 20th at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse. Jerome was selected with the 24th overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft by the Philadelphia 76ers, after three seasons at the University of Virginia, and won the NCAA National Championship in 2019.
Niang will wear the number 20 jersey and Jerome will wear the number 2 jersey for Cleveland this season.