The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to a one-year, $2.8 million deal with 31-year-old Croatian forward Mario Hezonja, a team source confirmed Sunday to The Athletic. The source spoke under the condition of anonymity to discuss a contract that had not been formally announced.
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The deal comes just days after LeBron James chose to sign with the Philadelphia 76ers rather than return to Cleveland, which drafted him No. 1 in 2003.
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Hezonja was drafted No. 5 in the 2015 NBA Draft by the Orlando Magic. He averaged 6.9 points per game across five seasons for the Magic, New York Knicks and Portland Trail Blazers.
The 6-foot-8 forward has played for multiple teams in Europe since 2021, most recently for Real Madrid, where he averaged 17.5 points per game last season.
This story will be updated.