Cleveland Cavaliers

Max Strus left Tuesday's preseason game early with a right hip contusion. (Source: Chris Fedor on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Strus played just nine minutes before suffering the injury. His status will be worth monitoring.

Emoni Bates underwent right arthroscopic surgery on Monday and will be re-evaluated in one month. (Source: Michael Scotto on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Bates is working his way back from tearing his right meniscus. He will likely spend most of the season in the G-League when he is healthy.

Jarrett Allen and the Cavaliers have agreed to terms on a 3-year, $91 million maximum extension. (Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Allen has been a pivotal piece in Cleveland's rotation over the past four seasons, and now the team is rewarding him with a new three-year maximum extension that brings his guarantees up to $131 million over the next five years. This adds a lot of security to his long-term fantasy outlook, and fantasy managers should expect him to continue to be a valuable starter again in 2024.

Evan Mobley has signed a 5-year, $224 million max rookie extension with the Cavaliers. The deal could be worth as much as $269 million if incentives are met. (Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter )

Fantasy Impact: Mobley has been seen as a key building block for the Cavaliers since being drafted by the team and they now have Donovan Mitchell and Mobley locked up for the long haul. With Jarrett Allen under contract for at least two more seasons, the Cavs will be looking to improve the role players around their big three to make a deep playoff run in the 2024-25 season.

Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a 3-year, $150 million maximum extension to stay with the Cleveland Cavaliers. (Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter )

Fantasy Impact: Mitchell has been an integral part of the Cavaliers’ successes since joining the team two years ago. That was never more evident than in the 2023-24 playoffs, where they just weren’t quite the same team with him off the court. Eyes will now turn to backcourt teammate Darius Garland, and whether he will want to stay in Cleveland with Mitchell, or wish to find a home somewhere else.

Former NC State F DJ Burns Jr. will join the Cleveland Cavaliers for the NBA Summer League. (Source: Shams Charania on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Burns made a name for himself in the deep run that North Carolina State made last March Madness. He'll look to make a name for himself again in the Summer League in July.

The Cleveland Cavaliers are hiring Golden State assistant Kenny Atkinson as the franchise’s next head coach. (Source: Adrian Wojnarowski on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: The two sides are working on a contract that’s expected to be completed soon. The Cavs had been down to Atkinson or Pelicans associate head coach James Borrego. The Cavaliers will have a number of decisions to make this offseason including extending Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley, while Darius Garland and Jarrett Allen have been in the middle of trade rumors though most recent reports expect them to keep all four of their core players.

The Cavaliers are reportedly not expected to entertain any trade offers for their “core four” players. (Source: Yahoo Sports)

Fantasy Impact: There have been trade rumors surrounding Garland and Jarrett Allen over the past month with Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley rumored to agree to extensions this offseason. Meanwhile, the team is still searching for its next head coach.

Caris LeVert (knee) has been listed as questionable for Game 5 of the Eastern Conference semifinals against the Celtics. (Source: NBA Injury Report)

Fantasy Impact: LeVert stepped in the starting lineup Game 4 for an injured Donovan Mitchell and scored 19 points, his second-highest scoring playoff game this postseason. If both LeVert and Mitchell miss Game 5, Sam Merrill will likely see increased playing time, but the Cavs will have to come up with other creative solutions to fill the void LeVert and Mitchell would leave.

Craig Porter Jr. (ankle) is out again for Tuesday's game against the Boston Celtics. (Source: NBA Injury Report)

Fantasy Impact: Porter has been out for a while because of an ankle injury, and he will remain sidelined for Tuesday's game as well. He doesn't get much playing time even when active, so his absence shouldn't carry any major implications for fantasy purposes.

Sam Merrill is available for Saturday's game against Orlando. (Source: NBA Injury Report)

Fantasy Impact: Merrill sat out the regular season finale for the Cavaliers. He should remain in his usual role for Game 1 against the Magic.

Dean Wade is without a timetable to return. (Source: evan d)

Fantasy Impact: Wade will miss the final two games of the regular season and it is unclear when he'll return in the playoffs.

Isaac Okoro has been ruled out for Sunday's game against the Nuggets. (Source: NBA Injury Report)

Fantasy Impact: Okoro had been listed as questionable. Caris LeVert could take on a slightly bigger role in his absence.

Georges Niang scored 25 points (10-14 FG, 5-8 3PT) to go along with one block in the Cavaliers 117-114 win over the 76ers.

Fantasy Impact: Niang continued his recent hot shooting, now scoring at least 14 points in three straight games while knocking down at least four shots from deep in all of three of them. His production remains primarily from points and three-point shots.

Marcus Morris Sr. scored 14 points (5-7 FG, 4-5 3PT) to go along with four rebounds in the Cavaliers 108-103 win over the Pacers.

Fantasy Impact: Morris played 20 minutes in his debut with Cleveland. He remains off the fantasy radar.

The Cavaliers signed Pete Nance to a Two-Way Contract. (Source: Cleveland Cavaliers on Twitter)

Fantasy Impact: Nance was on a 10-day contract earlier this season with the Cavs. He should mostly play with the G-League team for Cleveland.