The Cleveland Cavaliers have signed Olivier Sarr to a two-way contract, the team announced Wednesday. He is the older brother of Washington Wizards rising star Alex Sarr, and has appeared in 46 NBA games over three seasons with the Oklahoma City Thunder from 2021–24. In 2023–24, he helped lead the OKC Blue to a G League Finals win.
Having recently turned 27, Sarr is having a resurgent year with the 905s, the Toronto Raptors affiliate in the G League, after missing the 2024-25 campaign with a torn Achilles he suffered during that championship series.
In 39 games with the Raptors 905, Sarr is averaging 11.2 points, 7.1 rebounds, 1.6 assists and 1.3 blocks in 23.7 minutes per contest. Overall, Sarr has played 92 G League games, including 65 starts.
In his fourth game back from injury, during the NBA preseason against his younger brother and the Wizards, Sarr set a screen, rolled hard to the basket and caught a perfect inbounds pass from Jared Rhoden from the sideline to win the game for Toronto. He also recorded four rebounds and three blocks in that meeting.
In the same move, the Cavs waived Darius Brown II after spending a week and a half with the big club. He made his official NBA debut on February 24 against the New York Knicks.
Sarr, on the other hand, has not appeared in an NBA regular season game since April 12, 2024. It’s great to see him move forward, scratching and clawing his way back to that point after a devastating, career-altering injury. Sarr was highly touted as a modern big man when he entered the league, and despite going unused in 2021, the French big man has found his place with the young Thunder organization.
Sarr’s 6-foot-10, 240-pound frame should bring solid size to the Cleveland Charge. He will be reunited with his former OKC title teammate, Miller Kopp in the locker room.
The Charge will welcome this additional signing, as they continue to move pieces and parts around after the Los Angeles Clippers signed Norchad Omier.
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