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Instant reaction: Cavs sign defensive standout David Nwaba

According to basketball insider Shams Charania, the Cleveland Cavaliers have signed defensive standout David Nwaba, a 6-foot-4 guard who averaged 7.9 points and 4.7 rebounds with 1.4 defensive win shares through 70 games (21 starts) for the Chicago Bulls last season.

Free agent David Nwaba has come to terms with the Cleveland Cavaliers, league sources tell Yahoo. Both sides are still working on final details of deal.

Nwaba comes to the Cavaliers able to play significant minutes at the shooting guard position, having averaged 23.5 minutes per game last season.

While restricted free agent Rodney Hood has had contract negotiations stall with the Cavs, fellow shooting guard J.