Cleveland Cavaliers Officially Make Roster Move

The Cleveland Cavaliers have re-signed Emoni Bates.

Nov 19, 2023; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Emoni Bates (21) stands on the court in the fourth quarter against the Denver Nuggets at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports / David Richard-USA TODAY Sports

Emoni Bates is coming off his rookie season in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers.

The former Eastern Michigan star finished the year with averages of 2.7 points per contest while shooting 30.6% from the field and 30.3% from the three-point range in 15 games.

On Tuesday, the Cavs officially re-signed Bates.

Via Keith Smith of Spotrac: "Emoni Bates has re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a two-way contract, per the NBA transaction log."

Emoni Bates has re-signed with the Cleveland Cavaliers on a two-way contract, per the NBA transaction log.

— Keith Smith (@KeithSmithNBA) August 20, 2024

In addition to his time in the NBA, Bates also played in the G League last season.

The 20-year-old averaged 19.8 points, 5.9 rebounds and 2.0 assists per contest while shooting 38.7% from the field and 34.6% from the three-point range in 17 regular season games.

MORE TOP PLAYS ON DECK! 💥

Poster dunks from Emoni Bates, Keyontae Johnson and more make up No. 70-61 of the Top 1️⃣0️⃣0️⃣ Plays of the Season. pic.twitter.com/hNS5IyZe6G

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) August 4, 2024

Coming out of high school, Bates had a lot of hype and was ranked by ESPN as the third-best player in the country.

For the Cavs, Bates is a good player to have on a two-way deal.

There is no financial risk, and they can continue to develop him into a NBA player.

Via NBA G League on December 28: "He gets BUCKETS! @ChargeCLE Two-Way standout Emoni Bates showed up and showed out during Showcase Cup, leading the team in scoring (24.8 PTS) and logging six games of 25+ points & 3+ made threes in the process. 🔥"

He gets BUCKETS! @ChargeCLE Two-Way standout Emoni Bates showed up and showed out during Showcase Cup, leading the team in scoring (24.8 PTS) and logging six games of 25+ points & 3+ made threes in the process. 🔥 pic.twitter.com/sbZh3MAWHl

— NBA G League (@nbagleague) December 28, 2023

As for the Cavs, they are coming off a season where they lost to Jaylen Brown and the Boston Celtics in the second round of the NBA playoffs (in five games).