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Meleek Thomas

Cleveland Cavaliers
SF6'3"190 lbage 19rookieArkansasPittsburgh, PA
ROOKIE · NBA RATING PENDING
A dynamic scoring guard who shoots off catch and dribble
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers
Eastern · Central · proj. 52-30 (▼4.2)
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A phenomenal freshman scorer with deep range and defensive activity. A bench scoring guard with upside if he adds strength.

Proj. pick #30Range 28–48Comp Jordan Poole (lite) / Tyler Herro (lite)
Strengths
  • Dynamic three-point shooting (~42% on volume)
  • Shot creation off the bounce
  • Ball-hawking defender
Top concern

Needs to add strength against bigger guards

Draft grade — a pre-NBA scouting projection from the curated Big Board, graded against the draft class. It is not an NBA rating; an NBA rating appears once he plays a qualifying NBA season.

Contract

2026-27
$2,000,000Rookie scale
1% of the club’s payroll · 13th of 13 priced deals
Runs through4 seasons
Est. market value$1,500,000 /yr
Surplus−$500,000
FAIR VALUEpaid about what he is worth

Market value is an estimate, not a reported figure: what his play is forecast to fetch on the open market in 2026-27 — his current rating, a year older. Cap thresholds are projected for 2026-27 until the league sets them.

2026-27 off-season

2 moves

OFFICIAL means the league’s own records carry the move; AGREED means a trusted insider reported it and the league has not processed it yet. Terms and attribution come from the wire, which is the only source that carries them.