The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed undrafted rookie Isaac Hamilton.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed undrafted rookie shooting guard Isaac Hamilton (UCLA) to their training camp roster. Hamilton is the younger brother of free agent small forward Jordan Hamilton.
Hamilton averaged 13.7 points, 3.1 assists and 0.9 steals per game while shooting 44.8 percent from the field and 37.6 percent from three-point range (4.9 three-point attempts per game) in three years at UCLA.
He played for the Indiana Pacers in the Orlando Summer League circuit and averaged 5.3 points per game while shooting 37.5 percent from the field and 33.3 percent from three-point range (2.0 three-point attempts per game).
I haven’t done extensive research on Hamilton just yet but he seems like a player who has certified NBA range and operates well in a catch-and-shoot role, especially because he knows how to move off the ball. Averaging over three assists per game at the collegiate level in a catch-and-shoot role, especially with Lonzo Ball as the primary ball-handler last season, shows the level of intelligence he has and his ability to find his teammates for easy baskets. He’s not a particularly explosive athlete but moves well.
In short, he has the tools necessary to be a solid role player in the league one day.
However, Hamilton won’t make the Cavs regular season roster and likely won’t even make enough of an impression this late in training camp to earn a two-way contract. Nonetheless, by signing Hamilton to a training camp deal, the Cleveland Cavaliers earn his NBA G-League rights.
Hamilton won't make final 15-man roster, of course. But brings preseason roster back to 20 & #Cavs could get his G-League rights this way
— Chris Fedor (@ChrisFedor) October 11, 2017
The Cavs’ NBA G-League affiliate is the Canton Charge and with Mike Gansey, the Charge’s general manager last season, hired as an assistant general manager for the Cleveland Cavaliers, this move makes all the sense in the world.
John Holland, a former Charge player, was signed to a two-way contract last month. The Cavs used the Charge’s games to help point guard Kay Felder develop his game and to help center Larry Sanders work himself into game shape.
It would seem like the Cleveland Cavaliers are using their G-League affiliate team to the best of their ability, especially with Gansey in the fold.
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