Cavaliers Sign Marcus Thornton to 10-Day Contract
February 22, 2018 - NBA G League (G League)
Erie BayHawks News Release
CLEVELAND, OH - The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Marcus Thornton to a 10-day contract, Cavaliers General Manager Koby Altman announced today. Thornton will be assigned to the Canton Charge before tomorrow night's Charge game against the Fort Wayne Mad Ants in Canton.
Thornton (6-4, 190) has played in 37 games (32 starts) this season with the Canton Charge, the Cavaliers' exclusively owned and operated NBA G League team, averaging 18.8 points, 3.0 rebounds and 2.9 assists while shooting .408 from three-point range in 36.1 minutes per game. He was recently selected to the USA Men's World Cup Qualifying Team that will participate in the upcoming FIBA World Cup Qualifying first round. Thornton spent the 2016-17 season with Consultinvest VL Pesaro in the Italian LBA, averaging 13.5 points, 2.1 rebounds and 1.8 assists in 28.5 minutes over 30 games (21 starts). He also appeared in 12 contests with the Maine Red Claws of the NBA G League and 28 games with the Sydney Kings of the Australian NBL in 2015-16. The 6-4 guard played four years collegiately at William & Mary and was originally selected by the Boston Celtics with the 45th overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft.
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