The Cleveland Cavaliers signed former Golden State Warriors guard Patrick McCaw to a 2-year, six-million dollar offer sheet on Friday. With the Warriors unlikely to match the deal, the Cavaliers appear to have gained a new forward for their rotation.
Patrick McCaw, a 23-year-old, has spent his two NBA seasons with the Golden State Warriors, winning a championship in both campaigns. He’s played in 128 games for the Warriors and has accumulated thirty starts during that span. His career averages aren’t anything to go crazy about as McCaw has only posted four points, 1.4 rebounds, and 1.2 assists in 15.9 minutes allocated per contest. However, there’s definitely some potential that hasn’t been tapped into just yet.
The Cavaliers are clearly in a rebuilding process and McCaw might’ve seen that as a prime opportunity to not only develop his game but maybe become an important piece should he stay around long enough to see the turnaround. With two NBA Championships on his resume already, McCaw has already felt the glory in a lesser role. Now he can take on a presumably larger role on a lottery team while he and the team both develop.
But besides the basics, what’s there to know about McCaw? On the next few slides, we’ll reveal some information that maybe you didn’t know about him.
He was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks
While he never played a game for the organization, McCaw was originally drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks. He became the 38th selection of the 2016 NBA Draft and was one of two UNLV players to be drafted that year, the other being Stephen Zimmerman just a few picks later.
Over the course of two seasons spent with the Runnin’ Rebels, McCaw played in 65 games and started 48 of those contests. He made his presence felt in some way in different facets of the game, averaging 12.2 points, 4.2 rebounds, 3.3 assists, and two steals.
McCaw was traded by Milwaukee on that same night, as the Bucks sent him to Golden State for 2.4 million dollars.
Keeping McCaw might’ve been a good move for the Bucks in the long run but you can’t hammer them for their draft class that year. They ended up with Thon Maker and Malcolm Brogdon, who have both become solid players in their organization. Heck, Brogdon won the Rookie Of The Year award for that season.