The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed ahead Pete Nance to a Two-Approach contract, Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Koby Altman introduced at present from Cleveland Clinic Courts.
Nance (6-11, 230) performed in two video games for the Cavaliers this season after signing a 10-day contract with the group on January 18. He has additionally appeared in 29 video games (24 begins) this season for the Cleveland Cost, the Cavaliers’ solely owned and operated NBA G League affiliate, averaging 13.6 factors, 7.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.34 blocks in 31.5 minutes. He posted the primary Cost triple double in over two years on January 10 at Indiana, ending with 27 factors, a career-high 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 40 minutes.
Per the Akron Beacon Journal, “I’m from proper down the street, grew up a lifelong Cavs fan and so to have the ability to be in follow and simply be across the group and be round these guys, clearly, it’s a dream come true,” Pete Nance mentioned. “It’s one thing I’ve considered my complete life, for certain, so it’s only a actually superior second for me.”
Nance went undrafted after one season at College of North Carolina (2022-23) and 4 seasons at Northwestern College (2018-22), averaging 9.7 factors, 5.5 rebounds and 1.7 assists in 25.3 minutes in 137 video games (104 begins) throughout his collegiate profession. Final season at UNC, the Akron-born native began all 30 video games and averaged 10.0 factors, 6.0 rebounds, 1.7 assists and 1.13 blocks in 30.0 minutes, whereas main the group in blocks (34), ending second in free throw share (.816) and rating third in three-pointers made (32). Nance was additionally a member of the current Cavaliers 2023 Summer season League Championship group, showing in all six video games, averaging 7.2 factors, 3.3 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 20.4 minutes.
