NBA champion Cleveland Cavaliers has waived veteran reserve swingman Dahntay Jones. Meanwhile, Miami Heat's roster of players is three players over the limit, with 18 currently on the list. Who will the team let go?
Cleveland Cavaliers Waived Dahntay Jones
Cleveland Cavaliers announced on Saturday that they have waived swingman Dahntay Jones, according to the official NBA website. It can be remembered that Jones went in Game 6 of the NBA finals and scored five straight points, slowing Golden State's streak in the process. The 35-year-old player, who began his career in 2003 with Memphis, averaged 5.4 points and 1.7 rebounds in 13 seasons. After staying with Cavs for one year, the team had to make the decision before Monday, otherwise, his salary of $1.5 million would have been guaranteed for the 2016-17 season, Bleacher Report said.
NBA To Trade Josh McRoberts
Miami Heat currently has 18 players on its rosters, and so it has to waive three players. A Sun Sentinel reader said they are likely to be Stefan Jankovic, Okaro White, and Rodney McGruder. But he believes McGruder should be retained because he's talented although still raw and that Heat should instead trade Josh McRoberts.
Ira Winderman of Sun Sentinel explained, "It's not as if the Heat didn't already attempt to trade McRoberts, when they were looking for additional cap space to at least accommodate Dwyane Wade for 2016-17. If word from a party close to that situation was correct, the Heat quite literally could not even give McRoberts away, that no outside team wanted to take on his salary-cap hits that include a player option for 2017-18."
"In fact, it will be interesting to see how the Heat approach McRoberts this coming season, given the salary-cap advantages of him bypassing his player option for 2017-18. Because of his player option, if the Heat cut McRoberts this season they automatically would be on the hook for his entire 2017-18 salary counting against their cap.
