Cavaliers General Manager: We hope to leave two backcourt players, and we are also full of confidence in this

According to the news from American media HoopsHype reporter Michael Scotto, Cleveland Cavaliers general manager Koby Altman was clear when talking about the situation of Ty Jerome, who is about to become a free agent. He hopes to stay Jerome and is confident about it.

Altman said: Obviously, we want to keep him this summer, and we have great hope for it. When players find confidence in Kenny Atkinson's system, their value will increase. Not only Jerome, but Sam Merrill, who have been in a similar situation this season. They may have been called end-of-bench players, and they weren't reused at one point, but they've all become real rotation players this season, and they've become valuable throughout the system, and they play a big role in the team. Not just for us, I believe everyone can see their role in the team. The good news is that with the outstanding performance this season, these players will win themselves great prospects this summer, and they will also have the opportunity to win a bigger contract and stay in the NBA. For us, our goal is to continue to keep them on the team.

In the NBA regular season this season, Jerome made a total of 70 appearances in 82 games, averaging 19.9 minutes per game, averaging 12.5 points, 2.5 rebounds, 3.4 assists and 1.1 steals, and 1.3 turnovers and 1.5 fouls. He shot 51.6%, three-point shooting percentage 43.9%, and free throw shooting percentage 87.2%. In the playoffs, Jerome made a total of 9 appearances, averaging 21.2 minutes per game, with 11.7 points, 2.4 rebounds, 3.6 assists, 0.6 steals and 0.1 blocks, 1.2 turnovers and 1.8 fouls, with a shooting percentage of 40.2%, a three-point shooting percentage of 38.9%, and a free throw shooting percentage of 85%.

In the NBA regular season this season, Merrill played a total of 71 games in 82 games, averaging 19.7 minutes per game, averaging 7.2 points, 2.2 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.7 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.5 turnovers and 1.7 fouls. His shooting percentage was 40.6%, three-point shooting percentage was 37.2%, and his free throw shooting percentage was 96.6%. In the playoffs, Merrill averaged 8 games in the first five games, with a total of 19.9 minutes per game, with averaging 5.8 points, 2.5 rebounds, 1.8 assists, 0.5 steals and 0.2 blocks, and 0.2 turnovers and 2.2 fouls. His shooting percentage was 37.5%, three-point shooting percentage was 35.9%, and free throw shooting percentage was 66.7%.

Jerome and Merrill have indeed performed quite amazingly this season, and they have also made great contributions to the team's outstanding record in the regular season. However, the problem is that in the playoffs, the performance of the two players also showed a relatively obvious decline. Jerome's condition was ups and downs and could not be maintained at a stable level, and Merrill was unable to provide more support to the team. The two players did play a relatively important role during the regular season, but their performance during the playoffs also proved that they were also slightly worse in their personal abilities.