Report: Cavaliers ‘Still Trying To Figure Out What To Do’ With Luke Travers

According to NBA reporter Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com, the Cleveland Cavaliers are still trying to figure out what to do with Luke Travers.

The Cavaliers drafted Travers with the 56th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft. Travers has been granted release from his contract with his Australian club Melbourne United.

“The decision, one sources tell cleveland.com that Travers made in conjunction with the Cavaliers, allows the 22-year-old Aussie to explore all his options and determine the next step in his professional career,” Fedor wrote. “Apart from three straight summer league runs with Cleveland, Travers has spent his entire career in Australia, gaining valuable professional experience and growing both as a player and person.”

Travers hasn’t played in the NBA yet. The 22-year-old has aspirations to play with the Cavaliers one day. 

“You’re trying to get there as soon as possible, and you don’t want to wait around and stuff,” Travers said when asked about his NBA intentions. “I’ve just been trying to put in the work. To make the NBA is always a dream and it’s going to be a goal of mine every year.

“The goal for me is to be a good role player in the NBA. I’m just trying to show that I can do that, whether it’s summer league, whether it’s in the NBA, it kind of doesn’t matter. I’m going to go out there and do the little things — rebound, push the pace, make the extra pass.”

The Cavaliers have added only one new player to the roster this offseason, rookie Jaylon Tyson. Cleveland drafted Tyson with the 20th overall pick in this year’s NBA Draft. 

“Sources say the Cavs are still trying to figure out what to do with Travers,” Fedor wrote. “They are hoping to finalize an agreement that works for both sides, with a two-way contract as the most logical fit, especially considering Cleveland’s current roster makeup.”