Overview

• Cleveland used its lone 2025 draft pick at No. 49 to select 6-foot-5 Australian guard Tyrese Proctor after three seasons at Duke.
• Last year at Duke he shot 40.5% from three-point range and averaged 2.2 assists per game in a low-usage role.
• Proctor’s college role mirrored the one he’s expected to fill in Cleveland by attacking closeouts, making sharp passes and holding his own defensively.
• The pick fills a gap left by the 2022 Donovan Mitchell trade that cost the Cavaliers their first-round selection.
• Proctor is slated to sign a team-friendly multi-year contract and compete for backcourt minutes alongside Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell.