Cavaliers Add Three to Their Upcoming Training Camp Roster

The Cavaliers Monday announced the addition of three new players to their training camp roster.

The club added center Thon Maker, center Marques Bolden and guard Charles Matthews to their 2020 training camp roster.

Maker (7-0, 221) played in 60 games (14 starts) for Detroit last season, averaging 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 12.9 minutes. He posted two double-doubles and scored in double figures on 11 occasions in 2019-20.

Maker was drafted by the Milwaukee Bucks with the 10th overall pick in the 2016 NBA Draft and owns career averages of 4.7 points and 2.8 rebounds in 13.9 minutes over 255 games (65 starts) with Milwaukee and Detroit.

Bolden (6-11, 250) appeared in one game for the Cavaliers last season after signing a 10-day contract on Jan. 30. He was also a member of the Cavaliers’ 2019 training camp roster and played in 38 games (27 starts) in 2019-20 with the Canton Charge.

Matthews (6-6, 205) began his collegiate career at Kentucky (2015-16) before transferring to Michigan, where he played two seasons from 2017-19.

As a senior in 2018-19, he appeared in 34 games (all starts) and averaged 12.2 points, 5.0 rebounds and 1.1 steals in 31.5 minutes, earning an All-Big Ten honorable mention nod. Matthews played in 111 games (78 starts) over this three collegiate seasons, averaging 9.1 points, 4.1 rebounds and 1.4 assists in 24.1 minutes.

Training camp for the Cavs starts Tuesday, and the team is slated to play four preseason games, starting with two home games against the Indiana Pacers on December 12th and 14, and then the team will travel to New York to play the Knicks on December 16th and 18th.

The regular season schedule has yet to be announced for the Cavs or any team in the league.