About the contract with the basketball player was announced on Friday by the Cleveland Cavaliers.
M. Hezonja had a contract with Madrid’s Real club valid until 2029, but it included an $850,000 buyout clause for the NBA.
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However, Real claimed that M. Hezonja was late to use it, but the Cavaliers eventually resolved this issue.
The Croatian signed a 1-year contract worth $2.8 million with the Cleveland club.
Considering that half of this amount will go to taxes, M. Hezonja, who stayed in Europe, would probably have earned more.
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However, the Cavaliers’ management, who failed to lure LeBron James, convinced M. Hezonja to return to the NBA league.
He already played on the other side of the Atlantic from 2015 to 2020, representing the Portland Trail Blazers, New York Knicks, and Orlando Magic teams.
In his best NBA season, he averaged 9.6 points.
At the same time, in the EuroLeague, M. Hezonja was one of Real’s leaders – 13.3 points – and became a runner-up.
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