Cleveland Cavaliers begin summer league preps

FILE - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Emoni Bates (21) plays during a preseason NBA basketball...
FILE - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Emoni Bates (21) plays during a preseason NBA basketball game against Maccabi Ra'anana, Monday, Oct. 16, 2023, in Cleveland. Cavaliers rookie forward Emoni Bates was suspended two games without pay by the NBA G League on Monday, Jan. 22, 2024, for going into the stands following a game with the Cleveland Charge over the weekend. NBA G League president Shareef Abdur-Rahim announced that Bates and Charge teammate Gabe Osabuohien were suspended for “entering the spectator stands” following a game in Birmingham on Saturday. (AP Photo/Sue Ogrocki, File)(Sue Ogrocki | AP)
Published: Jul. 5, 2024 at 2:14 PM EDT
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CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) - The Cavs will have 5 practices before beginning summer league play next Friday in Las Vegas.

Minicamp begins Saturday; the first game is July 12 against Orlando (4 p.m. ET, NBA TV).

Jordan Ott, an assistant hired last week by new head coach Kenny Atkinson, will coach the summer squad.

Familiar names on the Cavs summer roster are Emoni Bates, Pete Nance, Zhaire Smith, Luke Travers and Craig Porter Jr, plus new draft pick Jaylon Tyson and college star D.J. Burns of N.C. State.