Cleveland Cavaliers forward Isaac Okoro was the last player to be the subject of a breaking news report by ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski.
Wojnarowski reported on Okoro’s three-year, $38 million extension with the Cavaliers four days before announcing his retirement from ESPN.
“Last Woj bomb,” Okoro wrote alongside a shrugging emoji following Wojnarowski’s Wednesday retirement.
Wojnarowski will now become the general manager of the men’s college basketball program of his alma mater, St. Bonaventure.
Wojnarowski’s final breaking news blast was shared with him by Okoro’s agents, according to a report written by ESPN’s Tim Bontemps.
Cavaliers president of basketball ops Koby Altman officially announced Okoro’s re-signing three days after Wojnarowski’s post.
Okoro, the No. 5 pick of the 2020 draft, is heading into his fifth season in Cleveland. This fall he will likely slot into the Cavaliers’ lineup as a backup for Max Strus.
Last season Okoro established himself as a key perimeter defender for Cavaliers as he made 69 regular-season appearances, including 42 starts. He averaged 9.4 points and shot a career-best 39.1 percent from the three-point range on his way to earning an extension.
By securing Okoro in order to provide bench depth behind a starting lineup featuring a newly re-signed Donovan Mitchell, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley, who will be coached by former Golden State Warriors head coach Kenny Atkinson, the Cavaliers are hoping to follow up last season’s trip to the conference semifinals with a deeper playoff run next spring.
The former NBA insider’s responsibilities with St. Bonaventure will include NIL deal management and collective relationships alongside management of the transfer portal, recruiting and fundraising, according to the school. The A10 college said in a statement that Wojnarowski’s “global network of connections in the basketball world will be an invaluable asset for the program.”
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