Sir'Dominic

Pointer

Pointer has been playing with Cleveland’s G League affiliate, but now he’ll have 10 days to make his case to stay with the NBA team. It’s unlikely he’ll have any fantasy value, though.

The Cavs selected him with the 53rd pick in the 2015 Draft, but he’s not quite ready to make the jump to the NBA. We’ll keep an eye on his progress.

He’s viewed as a two-way player, but is a bit undersized at 6'5. Pointer was able to use his size at St. John’s, but he won’t get away with that at the NBA level. Expect him to join the D-League

“We’re in a really unique situation roster-spot wise, where both of them could be effected by that,” Griffin said. “What we need are guys that can compete in championship caliber games. We ended up in a situation where we ran out of bodies in the Finals and guys that were ready to play significant minutes. And we’re going to need to have as complete of a roster as we possibly can.” The rookies will be buried on the bench in Cleveland anyways like Joe Harris was last season, so they won’t be options in fantasy leagues if they do make the final roster.

Pointer is not expected to attend training camp with the Cavs, instead reporting to D-League training camp when it opens. Reportedly “intrigued with Pointer’s size and defensive tenacity,” the Cavs are hoping that an investment now will pay off later.

Pointer, along with camp cuts Quinn Cook, D.J. Stephens and Nick Minnerath will all suit up for Canton.