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Meleek Thomas
CLE
Cleveland Cavaliers

Meleek Thomas

#15 · Cleveland Cavaliers · 6-3 (191 cm) · 190 lb · Arkansas

Meleek Thomas plays for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He's not currently on his team's depth chart. Meleek Thomas is available, with no injuries. In the 2026-27 season he has played 9 games, 2 as a starter, averaging 23.0 minutes per game. He plays most of his minutes at shooting guard (81 %) and point guard (17 %). He averages 13.1 points, 2.8 rebounds and 1.2 assists per game in the 2026-27 season. In the 2026-27 season he mostly guards Jalen Brunson, Shai Gilgeous-Alexander, and Ajay Mitchell, who score 29.8 points per 100 possessions with him on them. The player who guards him most is Ajay Mitchell.

Next game

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DAL
Dallas Mavericks
Dallas Mavericks ·

Would come off the bench per the depth chart.

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On the depth chart

He's not currently on his team's depth chart.

Positions he can play: Point Guard / Shooting Guard

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On-court role

2026-27 season, based on the lineups he has played in.

Games
9
Min/game
23.0
Starts
2

Minutes by position

  • Shooting Guard81 %
  • Point Guard17 %

Stats

Per-game averages and percentages for the whole regular season, with all his teams (stats.nba.com).

Season GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK FG% 3P% FT% TS% USG%
2026-27 9 23.0 13.1 2.8 1.2 1.2 0.3 47.9 48.0 100.0 61.6 20.9

Game log

In his last 5 games: 12.4 pts, 2.6 reb and 1.4 ast in 23.6 min (0.7 pts below his season average, 13.1)

Best games of the season: 18 pts @ Hornets (Nov 9) · 5 reb vs Thunder (Nov 2) · 3 ast @ Hornets (Nov 9)

Date Opp Result MIN PTS REB AST FG 3PT FT +/-
Nov 11 @
NYK
New York Knicks
Knicks
W 115-107 22:08 14 4 1 6-11 2-4 0-0 +10
Nov 9 @
CHA
Charlotte Hornets
Hornets
L 112-124 26:40 18 3 3 7-12 4-6 0-0 -1
Nov 7 vs
NYK
New York Knicks
Knicks
L 97-109 24:08 9 4 0 3-10 3-8 0-0 -11
Nov 6 vs
PHI
Philadelphia 76ers
76ers
W 119-95 26:58 12 1 3 4-7 2-4 2-2 -3
Nov 4 @
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 116-124 18:09 9 1 0 3-9 3-7 0-0 -9
Nov 2 vs
OKC
Oklahoma City Thunder
Thunder
L 112-117 26:11 17 5 1 7-16 3-9 0-0 -5
Oct 31 @
MIL
Milwaukee Bucks
Bucks
W 136-111 22:49 13 1 2 5-12 3-6 0-0 +11
Oct 28 vs
WAS
Washington Wizards
Wizards
W 121-111 20:27 10 4 1 4-7 0-1 2-2 +11
Oct 26 vs
MIN
Minnesota Timberwolves
Timberwolves
W 127-125 19:08 16 2 0 6-10 4-5 0-0 +1
Oct 24 vs
BKN
Brooklyn Nets
Nets
W 125-121 DNP - Coach's Decision

Injury history

Each stretch listed as out or questionable on the injury report, with the team games he missed. Tracked since October 2026.

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Who guards whom

2026-27 season, based on stats.nba.com matchup data. Points and shooting are always the offensive player's.

Who he guards

Possessions
386
Pts/100 poss.
29.8
FG%
49%

Opponents he guarded most in 9 games:

Opponent Poss. PTS FG
Jalen Brunson 26 3 1/3
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 20 9 3/6
Ajay Mitchell 20 4 2/5
Grayson Allen 15 9 4/7
Brayden Burries 15 6 2/4

Who guards him

Possessions
392
Pts/100 poss.
22.2
FG%
40%

Defenders who guarded him most in 9 games:

Defender Poss. PTS FG
Ajay Mitchell 21 10 4/5
Shai Gilgeous-Alexander 20 7 2/5
Landry Shamet 19 0 0/0
Miles McBride 15 7 3/5
Tyrese Maxey 14 0 0/3