Trade Radar · open rumor · Saturday, October 31 · 8 d ago

Cavs Notes: Hezonja, Mobley, Altman, Thomas

Reported by Chris FedorRead the original report ↗

Mario Hezonja’s one-year, minimum-salary contract remains non-guaranteed until November 15, but based on the role the Croatian forward is playing so far this season, he has made that decision an easy one for the Cavaliers, according to Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com (subscription required). In his first NBA stint since 2020 following six years in Europe, Hezonja […]

Confidence

41%

Reporter starting tier	50	editorial tier, not a measured record
Corroboration	+0	nobody else has reported this yet
Age	−9	8 days old · a rumor loses 1.2 points a day, up to 25

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Who it involves

Mario Hezonja

Cavaliers · F-G

Cap hit 2026-27: $2.45M · expiring

Cleveland Cavaliers

$209.0M · in the tax · 16 contracts · cap sheet

Trade Radar · what it would change

If Mario Hezonja moved

Cavaliers$209.0M payroll · in the tax

The Shift3 outWho plays Merrill's minutesWithout Merrill, Allen and 1 more: the rotation that's left On / offHezonjaThe Cavaliers with and without himNet rating from every substitution Trade MachineBuild itMake the salaries matchCBA rules and aprons included Cap sheet$209.0MCavaliers payroll and apron roomEvery contract and option

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