When it was reported on Saturday evening from Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN that the Cleveland Cavaliers signed Ty Jerome to a two-year, $5 million deal, there was not nearly the same buzz as other Cavs moves. Cleveland’s acquisition of Max Strus via sign-and-trade and signing of Georges Niang have been the two significant moves for Cleveland thus far in the offseason, and they’ve drawn their share of reactions.
As for the Jerome signing, though, it might go on to be what’s considered a savvy move by the Cavaliers. One might point to the Golden State Warriors having no plans to match Cleveland’s offer, per a report from Anthony Slater of The Athletic, after Golden State did extend Jerome a minimum qualifying offer last week to make a restricted free agent, being concerning.