{"id":838770,"date":"2026-08-02T00:18:18","date_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:18:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838770\/"},"modified":"2026-08-02T00:18:18","modified_gmt":"2026-08-02T00:18:18","slug":"mario-hezonjas-cavaliers-contract-includes-november-guarantee-date","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/838770\/","title":{"rendered":"Mario Hezonja\u2019s Cavaliers contract includes November guarantee date"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>    2026-08-01T21:10:33+00:00<br \/>\n    2026-08-01T21:10:33+00:00<br \/>\n    2026-08-01T22:07:26+00:00.<\/p>\n<p>      <a class=\"author__avatar hide\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/author\/n-miloradovic\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/d82d18bc21d043c415112d81bf0a13d9.jpeg\"  class=\"avatar avatar-46 photo\" height=\"46\" width=\"46\"\/><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"author__name visually-hidden\" itemprop=\"name\">Nikola Miloradovic<\/p>\n<p>      01\/Aug\/26 21:10<\/p>\n<p>      Eurohoops.net<\/p>\n<p>          <a itemprop=\"url\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n              <img decoding=\"async\" itemprop=\"image\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/07\/logo-header.png\"\/><br \/>\n          <\/a><\/p>\n<p>      <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/author\/?lang=en\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n        Nikola Miloradovic      <\/a><\/p>\n<p>                  <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"950\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/aba5fa84-mario-hezonja-celebrate-real-madrid-euroleague.jpg\" class=\"featured-image wp-stateless-item\" alt=\"mario-hezonja-real-madrid\"   data-image-size=\"largepost\" data-stateless-media-bucket=\"images.eurohoops.net\" data-stateless-media-name=\"2026\/04\/aba5fa84-mario-hezonja-celebrate-real-madrid-euroleague.jpg\"\/>EuroleagueBasketball.net<\/p>\n<p>The Croatian forward will earn $2.8 million if he stays on Cleveland\u2019s roster beyond the trigger date<\/p>\n<p>By Nikola Miloradovic \/\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/en\/nba-news\/1995754\/mario-hezonjas-cavaliers-contract-includes-november-guarantee-date\/mailto:info@eurohoops.net\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">info@eurohoops.net<\/a><\/p>\n<p>A key detail has emerged regarding Mario Hezonja\u2019s return to the NBA with the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/basket\/cleveland-cavaliers\/?lang=en\" title=\"Cleveland Cavaliers\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"auto-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cleveland Cavaliers<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/MikeAScotto\/status\/2083617345960923597\" rel=\"nofollow\">According to Michael Scotto of HoopsHype<\/a>, Hezonja signed a one-year, non-guaranteed contract. His $2.8 million salary will become fully guaranteed if he remains on Cleveland\u2019s roster beyond November 15.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/en\/nba-news\/1993612\/mario-hezonja-betting-on-himself-for-an-nba-deal-with-a-very-complicated-exit\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The agreement followed several days of uncertainty surrounding his departure from Real Madrid<\/a>, which officially confirmed the end of his four-year spell with the club on July 31.<\/p>\n<p>However it has to be noted that the NBA has informed its franchises that in case a player get signed and then cut without any cost just to facilitate a move back to Europe, then they are in danger of a hefty fine.<\/p>\n<p>Hezonja, 31, returns to the NBA after being named the 2025-26 Liga Endesa MVP. During his time with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurohoops.net\/basket\/real-madrid\/?lang=en\" title=\"Real Madrid\" target=\"_blank\" class=\"auto-link\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Real Madrid<\/a>, he won six trophies, including the 2023 EuroLeague championship and two Spanish league titles.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"2026-08-01T21:10:33+00:00 2026-08-01T21:10:33+00:00 2026-08-01T22:07:26+00:00. 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