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Tyrese Proctor

Tyrese Proctor is a developmental combo guard with credible shooting and secondary playmaking, but Cleveland's veteran backcourt leaves him without a healthy-night rotation role.

Research cutoff: July 18, 2026. Team: Cleveland Cavaliers.

2026-27 per-appearance projection

GP MPG FG% FT% 3PM PTS REB AST STL BLK TO
32 8.0 .410 .850 0.7 3.2 1.0 1.0 0.3 0.1 0.5

Proctor played 50 games with one start in 2025-26, averaging 5.4 points, 1.3 rebounds, 1.5 assists, 0.5 steals, and 0.8 turnovers in 10.9 minutes on .413 FG, .351 from three, and .889 FT. Cleveland had selected him 49th in 2025 and signed him to a multi-year deal. Official Cavaliers game notes · Basketball-Reference

Fantasy profile

Floor, base, ceiling

Health and role uncertainty

A right-quadriceps strain cost Proctor eight games from March 8-21, 2026. There was no public current restriction by July. Official Cavaliers game notes

His opportunity rises if Harden does not re-sign or Schröder is moved, but Porter is the better immediate per-minute producer. Proctor's age and shooting make him the longer-horizon bet.

Career record

Pre-NBA: NBA Global Academy (Canberra), then Duke, three seasons: 9.4 / 3.1 / 3.3 on .381/.320/.871 as a freshman (ACC All-Freshman), 10.5 / 3.0 / 3.7 on .423/.352/.755 as a sophomore, then 12.4 / 3.0 / 2.2 on .452/.405/.680 as a junior (third-team All-ACC, Final Four team). Draft: 2025, Round 2, Pick 49, Cleveland Cavaliers.

Season Age Team GP MPG PTS REB AST STL BLK 3PM FG% FT% TO
2025-26 21 CLE 50 10.9 5.4 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.9 .413 .889 0.8
Career — CLE 50 10.9 5.4 1.3 1.5 0.5 0.0 0.9 .413 .889 0.8

One NBA season on record; he closed it with a 22-11-8 line in the finale against Washington.

Durability: 50 of 82 as a rookie — the gaps were rotation-driven DNPs plus a right-quadriceps strain that cost eight games in March 2026. No durability red flags at Duke (36, 32, 38 GP).

Trajectory: The record shows a three-year college shooter whose efficiency climbed every season (.320 to .405 from deep) and whose rookie NBA year translated the shooting (.351 3P, .889 FT, 0.9 3PM in 10.9 minutes) but not yet the playmaking volume. In 2026-27 he competes for third-unit guard minutes in a veteran backcourt, and his path runs through a guard departure more than his own play. He becomes fantasy-relevant only if attrition or a trade opens 20-plus minutes, where the threes-plus-FT% profile with low turnovers is a credible deep-league add.

Career sources: ESPN career stats, ESPN profile, Wikipedia.

Open questions

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