Luke Travers

The Cavaliers have signed Australian forward Luke Travers to a two-way contract, the team announced on Aug. 28.

The Cavs selected the 6-foot-7 forward with the 56th overall pick in the 2022 NBA draft.

In 36 games for the National Basketball League’s Melbourne United during the 2023-2024 season, Travers averaged 12.4 points on .517% shooting from the field. Travers also averaged 7.6 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.33 blocks and 1.17 steals in 27 minutes of action.

Travers has appeared in 139 games (76 starts) over the last five seasons with the Perth Wildcats and Melbourne United in the National Basketball League (NBL), holding career averages of 8.4 points, 5.3 rebounds and 0.87 steals in 20.7 minutes. He was a member of the Perth Wildcats when they won the NBL Cup in 2021 and the NBL championship in 2020.

Additionally, he was a member of the Cavaliers Summer League team for the past three years, including the 2023 NBA Summer League Championship team, where he averaged 7.5 points on .487 shooting from the field, 6.3 rebounds, 2 assists, 0.8 steals and 2.17 blocks in 23.2 minutes.

Former Melbourne United teammate Jack White recently told reporters that Travers is getting a shot in the NBA “for a reason.”

“Luke’s such a unique player,” White told reporters during an Aug. 29 press conference. “He does so many things well. So I think if he just goes out there and plays hard and brings what he does well to the table, I don’t think he’ll have any issues shining in whatever role that comes his way.”

Travers isn’t the first Australian to play for the Cavaliers. Fan favorite Matthew Dellavedova, a native of Maryborough, Australia, spent six seasons with the Cavs, last playing for Cleveland during the 2020-2021 campaign.