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Bleacher Report ↗· 31 Jul 2026
Contract signing · CLE
Done deal
Mario Hezonja

Cavaliers add Mario Hezonja

Mario Hezonja is back in the league on a one-year, $2.8 million deal with Cleveland. He spent the last six seasons at Panathinaikos, UNICS and Real Madrid, averaging 13.3 points in EuroLeague play last season.

He told Chris Fedor of cleveland.com he's now 6'9" and 260 pounds, up from 6'6" and 190 when Orlando drafted him in 2015, and says the added size and versatility should help him carve out a bench role for a Cavs team coming off an Eastern Conference finals run.

$2.8M · 1yr
+ 2 reports from 2 outlets
Bleacher Report · 1 Oct 2026Hezonja returns to NBA with Cavs after six years overseas
Basketball-Reference · 31 Jul 2026Cavaliers add Mario Hezonja
Mario Hezonja

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