Cavaliers second-round pick Meleek Thomas has signed a four-year, $9.3 million rookie contract, according to Jeff Goodman of Goodman Hoops.
Goodman added that $6.4 million of the deal is guaranteed.
Thomas, 19, was selected with the 34th overall pick after an impressive freshman season at Arkansas.
The 6-foot-3 combo guard averaged 15.7 points, 3.8 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.5 steals in 37 games, shooting 41.6 percent from three-point range and 84.4 percent from the free-throw line. He earned SEC All-Freshman Team honors and was widely projected as a late first-round pick before sliding into the early second round, where Cleveland happily scooped him up.
The contract is a minimum-salary deal completed under the NBA’s second-round pick exception.
The Cavs officially announced Thomas’ signing Wednesday, along with the addition of former Miami center Ernest Udeh Jr. on a two-way contract.
Udeh, 6-foot-11, earned ACC All-Defensive Team honors last season after averaging 6.7 points, 9.2 rebounds and 1.4 blocks while leading the nation in defensive rebounding rate.
Thomas is expected to headline Cleveland’s Summer League roster before competing for a spot entering training camp.
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