Former Wildcat Travers' impressive NBA debut

The Wildcats championship player featured for nearly four minutes in the unbeaten Cavs’ win over Orlando and made the most of his time on court.

The 23-year-old from Rockingham finished with four points, two rebounds, two assists and a block.

Travers received the game ball from superstar Donovan Mitchell after scoring his first NBA points, fittingly with a dunk.

“He played his tail off,” Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson said post-game.

In his first NBA regular season action, Luke Travers had 4 points, 2 rebounds, 2 assists and 1 block in less than 4 minutes of action. His full skill set was on display. pic.twitter.com/CmjG86la4N

— Tom Hersz (@tomhersz) November 2, 2024

Travers spent four seasons at the Wildcats and was originally drafted by the Cavs with pick 56 in the 2022 NBA Draft.

Signing as a Wildcats development player in 2019, the talented shooting guard was elevated to the main roster for the 2021-22 NBL season.

He was also part of the club’s championship in 2020.

Congrats @luke_travers! ❤️ https://t.co/gi6eXWkUG4

— Perth Wildcats (@PerthWildcats) November 2, 2024

After a strong Summer League campaign for the Cavs, Travers signed a two-way deal with the franchise in August.

It comes just days after fellow ex-Wildcat Alex Sarr debuted for Washington Wizards.