{"id":566885,"date":"2026-01-28T19:22:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:22:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/566885\/"},"modified":"2026-01-28T19:22:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-28T19:22:16","slug":"cavs-sign-cleveland-state-alumn-to-two-way-contract","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nba\/566885\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs sign Cleveland State alumn to two-way contract"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Tristan Enaruna to a two-way contract. Enaruna played his junior and senior years at Cleveland State University before joining the Boston Celtics\u2019 G League affiliate and eventually returning to Cleveland with the Charge.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Enaruna is averaging 20.9 points and 4.6 assists in 30.8 minutes per game for the Charge this season. He\u2019s an athletic forward who has made a significant leap in three-point shooting, going from below 30% in 2024 to an above 45% shooter on nearly five attempts per game this year. It\u2019s worth noting Enaruna has played only nine games so far this season, but that jump in efficiency is still commendable.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Cleveland\u2019s other two-way spots are currently being filled by Luke Travers and Nae\u2019Qwan Tomlin, who has been a standout this season and has already played 36 games with the Cavaliers. Tomlin is running out of NBA eligibility and wouldn\u2019t surprise anyone if he earned a standard contract sooner, rather than later.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">Forward Chris Livingston, who previously held Cleveland\u2019s final two-way spot, was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fearthesword.com\/cleveland-charge\/43632\/cavs-chris-livingston-cleveland-cavaliers-charge-g-league\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">waived<\/a> by the team earlier this week. This opened the door for Enaruna.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">The Cavs have already gotten more help from their Charge prospects than most franchises would ever expect. Someone like Sam Merrill, who blazed his way out of the G League behind elite three-point shooting, is perhaps their best success story. But Tomlin is another success, while Travers, Enaruna and Killian Hayes are all promising in their own ways.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">There won\u2019t be much room for another Charge player to crack Cleveland\u2019s current rotation. Assuming the Cavs can ever get healthy, the competition is simply too thick to predict that Enaruna or anyone else will get a chance to play significant NBA minutes.<\/p>\n<p class=\"duet--article--dangerously-set-cms-markup duet--article--standard-paragraph _1nfb3k4i _16w9vov1 _16w9vov0 ls9zuh1\">But that\u2019s not the point of the two-way contract. This is an opportunity to reward someone for their hard work. It doesn\u2019t necessarily mean they are going to take the next step and join the big leagues right away. It\u2019s simply a strong step in the right direction.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Tristan Enaruna to a two-way contract. 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