Cavs summer league team headlined by trio of youngsters on NBA roster

CLEVELAND, Ohio — The summer league roster is set.

Looking to repeat as champions, the Cavs will bring a mixture of rookies, veterans and G Leaguers to NBA Summer League 2024 in Las Vegas next week. Reigning championship game MVP Isaiah Mobley is not part of this year’s squad.

The 13-player roster, which will be coached by new assistant Jordan Ott, is headlined by second-year point guard Craig Porter Jr., last year’s undrafted rookie who began the season on a two-way contract before earning a full-time standard deal.

Porter, unlikely to participate in every game of the tournament, will be joined by fellow 2023 classmate Emoni Bates, this year’s No. 20 overall pick Jaylon Tyson, two-way player Pete Nance and undrafted rookie DJ Burns, the March Madness star who agreed to a summer league deal with Cleveland shortly after the two-day draft concluded.

Luke Travers, the young Australian forward playing in his home country since being drafted by Cleveland in 2022, will also participate for the third consecutive season.

Undrafted rookies Hunter Cattoor of Virginia Tech, Utah State’s Darius Brown and Memphis forward Nae’Qwan Tomlin will get an audition. The Cavs also signed 25-year-old Canton native Jayvon Graves, who has been playing professionally in Europe the last two years.

Cleveland Charge mainstays Gabe Osabuohien, Zhaire Smith and Dexter Dennis round out the roster.

The Cavs will begin summer league minicamp on Saturday morning. The team will practice five times at Cleveland Clinic Courts before leaving for Vegas. The first of four confirmed summer league games is scheduled for Friday against the Orlando Magic at 4 p.m. ET. The Cavs will also play Milwaukee (July 14 at 3:30 p.m.), Golden State (July 17 at 10 p.m.) and the Bronny James-led Los Angeles Lakers (July 18 at 9 p.m.).

The NBA 2025 Summer League will feature all 30 NBA teams playing at least five games each. After each of the first four games, the top four seeds — determined by winning percentage — will advance to the playoffs, which begin with a semifinal doubleheader on Sunday, July 21 at 2 p.m. ET and 4 p.m. ET on ESPN. The winners will meet in the championship game on Monday, July 22 at 9 p.m. ET on ESPN. The 26 teams that do not advance to the four-team playoff will play a fifth game on either Saturday, July 20 or Sunday, July 21.