Alfonzo McKinnie
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The NBA trade deadline has ended, but the teams continue making moves to improve their rosters. After getting Andre Drummond via a trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers are adding forward Alfonzo McKinnie, per Adrian Wojnarowski.

McKinnie first joined the Cavs on October 21, 2019 after Celveland claimed him off waivers. On January 6, 2020, he was waived by the Cavaliers. On January 9, the Cavaliers signed McKinnie to a 10-day contract. On January 23, McKinnie was re-signed to a second 10-day contract.

The 27-year-old forward had a rather exotic path to the NBA. After going undrafted in 2015, he started his career with the East Side Pirates in Luxembourg’s semi-professional second division, where he became the go-to scorer, averaging 26 points per game. Subsequently he played in Mexico and the G League before joining the Toronto Raptors.

McKinnie’s best season in the NBA thus far was 2018-2019 with the Golden State Warriors, where he averaged 4.7 points and 3.4 rebounds in 72 regular season games.