The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to sign Sharife Cooper to a 10-day contract.

Cooper last played in the NBA in 21-22 with the Atlanta Hawks.

In 19 G League games this season, Cooper is averaging 18.5 points, 4.5 rebounds and 7.1 assists in 32.9 minutes.

Cooper is represented by Noah Croom.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed forward Pete Nance to a Two-Way contract.

Nance (6-11, 230) played in two games for the Cavaliers this season after signing a 10-day contract with the team on January 18. He has also appeared in 29 games (24 starts) this season for the Cleveland Charge, the Cavaliers’ exclusively owned and operated NBA G League affiliate, averaging 13.6 points, 7.8 rebounds, 2.9 assists and 1.34 blocks in 31.5 minutes. He posted the first Charge triple double in over two years on January 10 at Indiana, finishing with 27 points, a career-high 12 assists and 10 rebounds in 40 minutes. 

The Cleveland Cavaliers have agreed to sign Craig Porter Jr. to a four-year contract.

Porter was on a Two-Way contract with the Cavaliers.

Porter is averaging 6.5 points and 2.8 assists as part of Cleveland's guard rotation.

Donovan Mitchell and Luka Doncic have been named the NBA's Players of the Week for  Week 16.

Mitchell averaged 27.8 points, 4.8 rebounds and 5.0 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers went 4-0.

Doncic led the Dallas Mavericks to a 4-0 week with averages of 31.3 points (.513 FG%, .442 3FG%), 10.5 rebounds, 8.0 assists and 1.8 steals in 37.5 minutes per game.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed guard Zhaire Smith to a 10-day contract. Smith has been playing for the Cleveland Charge of the G League this season.

In 32 games with the Charge, Smith has averaged 12.7 points, 4.4 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game.

The 6-foot-3 guard previously played for the Philadelphia 76ers for two seasons. Smith also overcame a serious allergic reaction nearly cost him his career to make it back to the NBA.

The Los Angeles Lakers didn't make a move at the trade deadline, which increases the probability they can do something more significant this offseason. The Lakers plan to use the three picks available to them (2024 or 2025, 2029 and 2031) in the offseason to pursue a star via trade.

The Lakers have identified Donovan Mitchell, Trae Young and Kyrie Irving as potential targets in the offseason, sources tell Jovan Buha of The Athletic.

Mitchell will be entering the final season of his contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers this offseason and his status remains uncertain. The Cavaliers, however, have played well since the start of 2024 and he has also been strongly linked with the New York Knicks, Brooklyn Nets and Miami Heat.

Young's future with the Atlanta Hawks is somewhat murky after they were unable to trade Dejounte Murray. Young is on a larger contract than Murray and would presumably fetch a larger trade haul. There are opposing front offices already speculating that the Hawks could entertain a Young trade.

Irving has been linked with the Lakers since he first considered an exit from the Brooklyn Nets in June 2022. Irving was subsequently traded to the Dallas Mavericks and re-signed on a three-year, $126 million deal. 

Donovan Mitchell and Devin Booker have been named the NBA's Players of the Month for January.

Booker averaged 30.0 points, 4.4 rebounds and 6.3 assists as the Phoenix Suns went 11-5.

Mitchell averaged 28.6 points, 5.2 rebounds and 7.6 assists as the Cleveland Cavaliers went 11-2.