The Cleveland Cavaliers have added some depth to their roster by signing forward Marques Bolden to a 10-day contract with Tyler Cook’s deal expiring.
A little bit of a shakeup for the Cleveland Cavaliers ahead of their matchup with the Toronto Raptors. Cleveland has signed forward Marques Bolden to a 10-day contract while Tyler Cook’s deal has expired.
Cleveland originally signed the former Duke Blue Devil after he went undrafted. The Cavaliers assigned him to their G-League affiliate Canton Charge. Marques Bolden has appeared 28 games for the Charge, averaging 9.1 points, 6.3 rebounds, 1.4 blocks, and 1.2 assists in 18.3 minutes per game. Bolden has made 63.6% of shots from the field and 22.2% from deep, although Bolden only attempts 0.3 three-pointer per game.
Marques Bolden spent there years at Duke. During his time at Duke, Bolden was not much of a scorer. Only averaging 3.8 points per game over three seasons, his career-high in college being 5.3 PPG in his final year as a Blue Devil. Part of the lack of scoring is a direct result of playing with Zion Williamson, R.J. Barrett, and Cam Reddish. There is jut not going to be a whole lot of scoring opportunities with those three as his teammates.
The primary big men for the Cavs are Kevin Love, Tristan Thompson, Larry Nance Jr., and John Henson. Marques Bolden figures to replace the 3.6 minutes per game that Tyler Cook was receiving. Playing time will not come in a large quantity barring a blowout in either direction.
