The Cavaliers have waived forward Elijah Hughes and undrafted rookie guard Darius Brown II, per the NBA transactions wire, clearing the way for each to join the G League’s Cleveland Charge.
Both players were signed to Exhibit 10 contracts for training camp within the past several days.
Hughes, 26, is 6-foot-5 and last played in the NBA during the 2021-22 season with both the Jazz and Trail Blazers. He originally was selected with the No. 39 overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. He was traded to the Blazers the next day.
Hughes has appeared in 54 games overall and carries averages of 2.9 points and 1.2 rebounds.
Brown is 6-2 and averaged 12.3 points, 6.5 assists and 4.3 rebounds last season with Utah State, appearing in 35 games and shooting nearly 40 percent on 3-pointers. So at the college level, he could distribute and really shoot. He played at the same school as Cavs guard Sam Merrill.
Along with Brown and Hughes, the Cavs still have some decisions to make on others near the end of the roster, including Pete Nance and Jules Bernard.
Cleveland opens the regular season Wednesday with a visit to the Raptors, before returning home on Friday to face the Pistons.
An Exhibit 10 contract is a non-guaranteed minimum-salary deal. It doesn’t count toward a team’s cap unless the player makes the final roster. It also can be converted to a two-way deal before the season begins or mean guaranteed money if a player is waived and then stays on the G League club for at least 60 days.
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