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Cavaliers Nightly Desk · transactions · Wednesday, September 23

Rashaun Agee joins the Cleveland Cavaliers

Free agentCleveland Cavaliers
Rashaun Agee
· 25 · rookie
The move
Joins the Cavaliers
official roster · Sep 23, 2026
2026-27 cap hit
Not on file yet
public salary data lags a signing by a day
Cavaliers payroll
$209.0M
in the tax · cap $165.0M · tax $200.4M
Roster
21 players
standard limit 15 + 3 two-way
By the Cavaliers Nightly Desk · 2 h ago

Rashaun Agee has joined the Cleveland Cavaliers, appearing on the club's official roster as a 25-year-old rookie. No contract terms are on file yet, and Cleveland already sits over the luxury tax for 2026-27.

The move

Rashaun Agee joins the Cleveland Cavaliers, showing up on the club's official roster on Wednesday, September 23. He arrives from free agency, with no NBA roster spot on record beforehand. No report preceded the move; it was picked up directly from the roster listing rather than from a prior story or leak. Agee is a rookie, and the Cavaliers have not detailed how or when the addition was finalized beyond the roster update itself.

The money

Agee's contract is not on file yet; public salary data can lag a signing by a day, so his cap hit and any guaranteed years are not available. Cleveland's payroll for 2026-27 stands at $209.0 million across 16 contracts, over the luxury tax. The cap is set at $165.0 million, the tax line at $200.4 million, the first apron at $209.0 million and the second apron at $221.7 million. Where Agee's eventual salary lands within that structure is not announced.

The fit

Agee has no NBA line from last season. He joins a Cleveland roster of 21 players, above the standard 15-man limit once the three two-way spots are included. Last season's rotation was led by James Harden at 33.8 minutes and 20.5 points, Donovan Mitchell at 33.5 minutes and 27.9 points, and Evan Mobley at 31.9 minutes and 18.2 points, with Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, Jaylon Tyson, Sam Merrill and De'Andre Hunter also logging 26 minutes or more. Where Agee fits into that group is not announced.

What is Rashaun Agee's contract with the Cavaliers?

Not on file yet. Public salary data can lag a signing by a day.

Was a report on Agee's move to Cleveland logged before the roster update?

No report is logged. The move was detected from the official roster on Wednesday, September 23.

How many players are now on Cleveland's roster?

21 players, above the standard 15-man limit with three two-way spots included.

Where was Rashaun Agee before joining the Cavaliers?

Free agency, with no prior NBA roster spot on record.

By the Cavaliers Nightly Desk, from the data on this page, rewritten when the data changes. How the desks work.
No contract on file yet: public salary data usually catches up within a day.

Cavaliers rotation

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James Harden34.8 min · 23.6 pts
Donovan Mitchell33.5 min · 27.9 pts
Evan Mobley31.9 min · 18.2 pts
Peyton Watson29.6 min · 14.6 pts
Jarrett Allen27.1 min · 15.4 pts
Jaylon Tyson26.9 min · 13.2 pts

Moves are detected from the official rosters, so the mechanism (trade, signing, waiver claim, two-way conversion) comes from the linked report when there is one. Salary figures are cap hits from public salary data.