Day: October 19, 2024

Cleveland Cavaliers wing Max Strus will miss six weeks due to a sprained right ankle. Strus was injured during an individual workout on Thursday of this week.

Strus averaged career-highs of 12.2 points, 4.8 rebounds and 4.0 assists per game in first season with the Cavaliers. The veteran wing was also one of the healthier players for Cleveland, as he appeared in 70 games last season.

The Cavs will rely upon Isaac Okoro and Caris LeVert while Strus is out. 2024 first-round pick Jaylon Tyson may also see additional minutes while Strus is out. The rookie wing has impressed throughout Summer League and the preseason.

The New York Knicks are waiving guard Landry Shamet. The Knicks had signed Shamet to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 9 contract earlier this offseason.

After the Knicks made trades for Mikal Bridges and Karl-Anthony Towns, it looked like Shamet may make the opening night roster. Unfortunately, Shamet suffered a dislocated shoulder earlier this week. It’s unclear when he’ll be available to play, but Shamet could re-sign with New York when he’s healthy.

The Knicks have three open standard roster spots. They’ll have to sign at least two players to get to the required minimum of 14 players on standard deals. One challenge for New York is that they have only $3.5 million in space under the second apron, where they are hard-capped as a result of the Bridges’ and Towns’ trades.

The Boston Celtics are waiving guard Lonnie Walker IV. Boston had signed Walker to a non-guaranteed Exhibit 10 contract earlier this offseason.

Celtics head coach Joe Mazzulla praised Walker’s work with the team during training camp and the preseason. However, keeping the veteran guard would have cost the Celtics $11 million in salary plus tax penalties.

Walker recently said he knew the situation when he agreed to a non-guaranteed camp deal with Boston. He also said he was willing to play for the Maine Celtics of the G League, if he couldn’t find another NBA roster spot. Celtics president of basketball operations Brad Stevens was honest with Walker before signing him that it would be hard to crack the regular season roster, due to Boston’s depth and their tax situation.