Cleveland Cavaliers Assign Samardo Samuels to NBA D-League Affiliate Canton Charge
December 28, 2012 - NBA G League (G League) News Release
NEW YORK, Dec. 28, 2012 - The Cleveland Cavaliers today assigned center Samardo Samuels to the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers' NBA Development League affiliate. The assignment is the record 82nd of the 2012-13 NBA and NBA D-League seasons, and is the first for Samuels this year. He is one of 44 NBA players who've been assigned to the NBA D-League this season.
Samuels (6-9, 260, Louisville) has appeared in 18 games for the Cavaliers this season, averaging
3.2 points and 1.6 rebounds in 10.9 minutes per game.
Undrafted out of Louisville in 2010, Samuels signed a free agent contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on Aug. 17, 2010. Samuels played two seasons at Louisville, averaging 15.3 points and 7.0 rebounds during the 2009-10 campaign.
Samuels will join the Charge today and be available tonight when the team hosts the Tulsa 66ers.
Cavaliers fans can follow Samuels' time in Canton by logging onto NBADLeague.com powered by YouTube to watch all of the Charge games live, online, for free.
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