Cleveland Cavaliers sign Olivier Sarr to two-way contract
The 7-foot, 240-lb. French big man is a two-way player again.
After sitting out with a left Achilles tendon rupture last season, this Raptors 905 season was Olivier Sarr’s comeback season. The injury didn’t seem to impact him as he continued to prove that he is a lob threat, shot blocker, and a mobile big on both ends of the floor. He recorded six double-doubles with the 905.
Against the Grand Rapids Gold recently, he aggressively took the ball to the hoop, rather than resorting to a dribble hand-off. He told me, “Mentally, there’s no block or anything” when it comes to the fear of re-injury, and that play epitomized his no-fear approach.
Most importantly, he shot 40% (54-136) from downtown, on 3.5 attempts per game, with the 905 this season. In his NBA career, he has shot 37% on less than one attempt per game. But 3-point success in the G League doesn’t always translate to the NBA with faster closeouts, so whether he’ll get 3-point reps in Cleveland remains to be seen.
Lastly, Sarr has been a part of winning organizations – he helped his OKC Blue team win the G League title and spent his comeback season with an excellent 905 organization under Drew Jones.
He is the second 905 player to be called up after Julian Reese.
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