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CLEVELAND (WJW) -- The Indiana Pacers soundly beat the Cleveland Cavaliers on their way to the NBA Finals earlier this year. Now, one of the Pacers players who was a part of that team is reportedly heading to Cleveland.
ESPN confirmed that free agent center Thomas Bryant is getting a one-year deal with the Cavs.
"Bryant played a key reserve role on the Indiana Pacers' second half run to the Finals and now enters his ninth NBA season," ESPN's Shams Charania said on X in reporting the news.
Bryant, 27, has been in the league since 2017, and has bounced around to a handful of NBA teams.
The Cleveland Cavaliers' first regular season game of the 2025-26 season tips off in New York on Oct. 22. The team's home open