Cavs News: Pete Nance Talks About Signing 10-Day Contract
The Cleveland Cavaliers carried on a family legacy last week.
The organization signed Pete Nance to a 10-day contract on Thursday. Fans may recognize that last name because Nance's dad (Larry Nance Sr.) and brother (Larry Nance Jr.) were members of the Cavaliers during their careers.
Nance is a solid player himself though. He's played in 22 games for Cleveland's G League affiliate Cleveland Charge this season and is averaging 13.3 points, 7.6 rebounds, and 3.0 assists a game. He was also the first member of the Charge to post a triple-double in almost two years.
Pete Nance pushes the ball up the court for the Cleveland Charge.
Given that his dad played for the Cavs and hes was born here in Cleveland, Nance did not shy away from how excited he is to be on the Cavaliers' roster.
"It's amazing, obviously, I'm from right down the road. I grew up a lifelong Cavs fan and so to be able to be in practice, just be around the team, and be around these guys, obviously, it's a dream come true. It's something I've though about my whole life, so it's a really awesome moment for me."
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However, It's more than just a dream come true for Nance. He also stressed how important the next week and half will be in terms of learning from his teammates and understanding what it takes to be on an NBA roster.
"Definitely continue to build that relationship with them, but also just see, you know, how these guys operate. This is, like I said, the highest level of basketball in the world and a team that playing as well as anybody in the NBA, so watching how these guys prepare and lock in for games is going to be really cool for me to watch and experience and and learn from."
Watching Nance full fill a lifelong dream for his hometown team will be an awesome moment to watch as a fan. His first opportunity to get some NBA action will be on Saturday night as the Cavaliers take on the Atlanta Hawks.
