DJ Burns is getting his likelihood.
After going undrafted, he’s signing with the Cavaliers to affix their Summer season League roster, in response to Cleveland.com.
Burns emerged as certainly one of faculty basketball’s prime points of interest final 12 months, when he led No. 11-seeded North Carolina State to the Ultimate 4 of the NCAA Event.
He powered the Wolfpack to an ACC Event title earlier than that to earn a bid to the Large Dance.
He averaged 12.9 factors per recreation final 12 months.
His burly physique made him a fan favourite, as did his affable persona.
In Could, he informed The Athletic’s Shams Charania that he had misplaced 45 kilos with a view to enhance his draft inventory.
“There was a giant deal made about his measurement, his body, his weight,” Charania mentioned. “I noticed him on the Professional Day yesterday, he appeared completely completely different. … He informed me no Ozempic, he mentioned he’s been doing exercises 4 days every week at 5 a.m.”