Daugherty Signs $6-Million Cavalier Contract
Brad Daugherty, the first player chosen in the 1986 National Basketball Assn. draft, became the highest-paid player in the history of the Cleveland Cavaliers Wednesday, signing a guaranteed six-year, $6-million contract.
The 7-footer from the University of North Carolina reportedly will be paid $500,000 in the first year of the deal. With annual raises, he will be making $1.5 million in the sixth year.
The Cavaliers traded with Philadelphia on draft day in June to get the first pick, sending veteran forward Roy Hinson and $800,000 to the 76ers.
They used the selection to take Daugherty, who can play either center or power forward.
Daugherty averaged 14.2 points and 7.4 rebounds a game in four years with the Tar Heels, including 20.2 points and 9 rebounds a game as a senior.
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