On Wednesday night, it was reported that the Cleveland Cavaliers were set to sign veteran point guard Quinn Cook to a 10-day deal.
You can view those relevant reports from ESPN’s Brian Windhorst and Shams Charania of The Athletic and Stadium at the link above regarding that, for context. And for what it’s worth, based on him then being eligible for an extra game, Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor reported that Cook will technically be signed on Friday.
Cook is reportedly expected to play in Cleveland’s second half opener on Friday at the New Orleans Pelicans, with him seemingly likely to clear the NBA’s COVID-19 health and safety protocols.
Cook, who was previously waived by the Los Angeles Lakers a few weeks back, played 3.9 minutes per game in 16 appearances with LA this season, registering 2.1 points per outing.
In 2019-20, Cook had 5.1 points in 11.5 minutes per game in 44 appearances with the Lakers, but did seem to be a notable presence for the locker room, and showed professionalism when his opportunities did come. He also did win a ring with LA last season.
With the Golden State Warriors, most notably, in the season before, though, and somewhat in 33 appearances in 2017-18, Cook had more of a role. In those appearances in 2017-18, Cook had 9.5 points and 2.7 assists in 22.4 minutes per outing, whereas in 2018-19, he had 6.9 points and 1.6 assists in 14.3 minutes per game, but did have 74 appearances.
He was a prior teammate of current Cavs big JaVale McGee, and won titles with McGee and others in 2018 with Golden State, and last season, again, with the Lakers.
Of course, Cook, who went undrafted out of Duke in 2015, had a prominent role with the Canton Charge, Cleveland’s G-League Affiliate, initially, too. So there’s a bit of a Cavaliers connection in that way, if you will.
So what’s fair to expect from Cook during his 10-day stint?
Here, we’ll hit on two realistic expectations for Cook with the Cavs in his stint to come.
The first is in the realm of aiding Darius Garland.