The Cleveland Cavaliers announced Wednesday that they have signed forward Luke Travers to a two-way contract.
Travers, who will soon turn 23, was selected 56th overall by Cleveland in the 2022 NBA Draft. He did not sign an NBA contract, but instead played professionally in Australia.
In the 2023-2024 season, he played 56 games for Melbourne United. In 27.0 minutes, he averaged 12.4 points with a .517 field goal percentage, 7.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.33 blocks and 1.17 steals.
Travers is an Australian NBL Cup winner and NBL champion who appeared in 139 games over the past five seasons, the Cavs said. Prior to Melbourne United, he played for the Perth Wildcats.
He has also been a member of the Cavaliers’ Summer League team for the past three years, where he averaged 7.5 points on .487 field shooting, 6.3 rebounds, 2.0 assists, 0.8 steals and 2.17 blocks in 23.2 minutes.
Travers recently left Melbourne United to play in the NBA, which the Cavs are now making possible with the two-way contract. He will play some games for the Cavs this season while also playing for the Cleveland Charge.
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