© David Richard | 2019 Jan 2
The Cleveland Cavaliers have waived former Warriors guard Patrick McCaw, a week after signing him to a two-year, $6 million non-guaranteed contract.
ROSTER UPDATE: #Cavs sign Cameron Payne to 10-day contract; waive Patrick McCaw.
OFFICIAL ↓ https://t.co/ZrF8ATNNAe— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) January 6, 2019
McCaw, 23, joined Cleveland on Dec. 30 after the Warriors declined to match the Cavaliers’ offer sheet for the restricted free agent. Cleveland had until Monday to decide if they wanted to keep McCaw on their roster and pay him a prorated $3 million for the rest of the season. McCaw played in just three games for the Cavaliers, scoring five points in 53 minutes.
McCaw averaged 4 points, 1.4 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 57 games last season, his second with the Warriors after they selected him with the 38th overall pick in the 2016 draft. McCaw was expected to step into an expanded role in year three, but decided to hold out instead of agreeing to the Warriors two-year, $5.2 million offer during the offseason.
McCaw is now slated to become an unrestricted free agent.