CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed restricted free agent Jamario Moon to an offer sheet.
Moon spent last season with the Heat, who on Sunday confirmed the offer first reported by ESPN.com. Terms were not disclosed.
Calls to Joel Bell, Moon’s agent, were not returned.
Miami has seven days to match the offer. Moon averaged 7.1 points and 4.5 rebounds in 26.5 minutes per game last year.
The Heat already have a glut of wing players and team president Pat Riley has often said often over the past few weeks that salary cap and luxury tax restrictions could force Miami to keep as few as 13 players on the roster as opposed to the maximum 15.
Moon has spent four seasons in the NBA, the first three with Toronto, averaging 7.8 points and 5.4 rebounds.
Grizzlies sign No. 2 overall pick
MEMPHIS, Tenn. — First-round draft pick Hasheem Thabeet has signed with the Memphis Grizzlies.
The 7-foot-3 center from Connecticut was the second pick in the draft. Thabeet is due to make about $7.7 million over two years under the rookie salary scale.
Thabeet is the first Tanzanian-born player drafted by an NBA team. He averaged 13.6 points, nearly 11 rebounds and 4 blocks per game at UConn last season and was named Big East co-player of the year.
Thabeet is also second on the Big East’s all-time blocked shots list behind Patrick Ewing.
Talk to us
> Give us your news tips.
> Send us a letter to the editor.
> More Herald contact information.
