{"id":177325,"date":"2026-02-10T14:55:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:55:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=177325"},"modified":"2026-02-10T14:55:54","modified_gmt":"2026-02-10T19:55:54","slug":"pistons-cavs-sign-players-to-final-roster-spots","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/02\/10\/pistons-cavs-sign-players-to-final-roster-spots\/","title":{"rendered":"Pistons, Cavs Sign Players To Final Roster Spots"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>TWO of the East&#8217;s outstanding members, the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers, just put what could be the finishing touches to their rosters. Just days <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/02\/09\/minor-leaguer-gets-historic-contract-how-does-it-affect-pistons-future-plans-who-could-get-their-open-2-way-spot\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">after they promoted<\/a> second-year guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jenkida01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Daniss Jenkins<\/a> to the 15-man roster, the Pistons brought back second-year forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jonesis01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaac Jones<\/a>, signing him to <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/2021260311722917943?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the two-way slot<\/a> that Jenkins previously filled (h\/t HoopsHype insider Michael Scotto). With their <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/ShamsCharania\/status\/2021261279608901733?s=20\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">final standard contract<\/a>, the Cavs have signed second-year forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/tomlina01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Nae&#8217;Qwan Tomlin<\/a>, who was previously on a two-way contract (h\/t ESPN insider Shams Charania).<\/p>\n<p>Atlantic Division rivals, the Pistons and Cavs are first and fourth in the Eastern Conference standings, respectively.<\/p>\n<h2>Pistons, Cavs Sign Players To Final Roster Spots<\/h2>\n<h3>Detroit Pistons<\/h3>\n<p>The Pistons, 39-13, have come a long way since posting the worst record in franchise history. As former first overall pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/c\/cunnica01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Cade Cunningham<\/a> comes into his own, they&#8217;ve surrounded the mature floor general with edgy, defensive-minded soldiers. Though Jones has spent far more time in the G League than with the main roster, he can be one of those players.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Yid1vhnwQ70?si=1YotQb1q6DQs9S5g\" title=\"YouTube video player\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>At 6-foot-8 and 245 pounds, the 25-year-old primarily plays power forward. Keeping that in mind, he does have the athleticism to guard out in space with ease. However, his skillset is closer to that of a big man&#8217;s than a perimeter piece. He&#8217;s an assertive rebounder with pretty solid shot-blocking instincts and far more effective scoring inside than outside.<\/p>\n<p>With <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/s\/stewais01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Isaiah Stewart<\/a> possibly in store for a lengthy suspension <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/02\/10\/hornets-pistons-fight-ejections-brawl\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">after Monday night&#8217;s melee<\/a>, Jones could actually get called-up sooner rather than later. Stewart is the more, erm, beefy of the two. Yet, he&#8217;s listed at 6-foot-8 and 250 pounds, similar to Jones&#8217;s measurables.<\/p>\n<h3>Cleveland Cavaliers<\/h3>\n<p>The Cavs, 33-21, are on a four-game win streak. Their momentum has clearly been <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2026\/02\/08\/james-harden-in-cleveland-makes-the-difference-for-the-cavaliers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">boosted by the trade deadline addition<\/a> of future Hall of Fame inductee <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/h\/hardeja01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">James Harden<\/a>. Nonetheless, the foundation for the win streak had already been built, Cleveland&#8217;s previously unheralded contributors playing understated roles. One such player was Tomlin, who had originally signed a two-way contract with the Cavs last March.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">All of Nae&#8217;Qwan Tomlin&#8217;s Dunks this year. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/b6Ysyd0iL4\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/b6Ysyd0iL4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Mack Perry (@DevaronPerry) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DevaronPerry\/status\/2021279614249607433?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 10, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>His averages &#8211;6.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 0.7 blocks and 0.7 steals per game &#8211;are modest. Yet, he&#8217;s been a timely shot-maker, converting 48.7% of his field goal attempts. His above-the-rim athleticism brings a different element to their frontcourt rotation, many of whom prefer spot-up 3s over poster dunks. Most importantly, at 6-foot-8 and 210 pounds he&#8217;s a suffocating and versatile defender.<\/p>\n<p>At this point, it&#8217;s unclear whether Cleveland plans to sign a player to the two-way spot that Tomlin occupied. If so, they could opt to bring back 2022 No. 56 pick <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/t\/travelu01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Luke Travers<\/a>, whom they waived two weeks ago. A dynamic forward, Travers has averaged 13.6 points, 10.0 rebounds, 4.8 assists, 2.0 steals and 1.7 blocks per game for the Cleveland Charge this season. G League or not, players who are that dynamic aren&#8217;t all that easy to come by.<\/p>\n<div ng-show=\"setImageMetadata.credit\" class=\"modal-image-setImageMetadata\">\n<p class=\"ng-binding\">\u00a9 Ken Blaze-Imagn Images<\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>TWO of the East&#8217;s outstanding members, the Detroit Pistons and Cleveland Cavaliers, just put what could be the finishing touches to their rosters. Just days after they promoted second-year guard Daniss Jenkins to the 15-man roster, the Pistons brought back second-year forward Isaac Jones, signing him to the two-way slot that Jenkins previously filled (h\/t [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":177336,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[62,1608,9,10,3],"tags":[50023,50374,4975,297],"class_list":["post-177325","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-nba","category-basketball","category-cavaliers","category-pistons","category-news","tag-isaac-jones","tag-naeqwan-tomlin","tag-nba-contracts","tag-nba-free-agency"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177325","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=177325"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177325\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":177337,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/177325\/revisions\/177337"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/177336"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=177325"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=177325"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=177325"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}