Report: J.R. Smith to Skip Voluntary Cavs’ Camp

As the Cleveland Cavaliers gather in Santa Barbara, California for a voluntary team camp, shooting guard J.R. Smith, still a free-agent, will not be in attendance.

This news comes courtesy of Brian Windhorst of ESPN.

Smith and his agent, Rich Paul, have been in negotations with the team since July.

The Cavs went through a similar situation with Paul and Tristan Thompson in 2015, and the power forward/center ultimately signed with the Cavs on Oct. 21, less than two weeks before the start of the regular season.

The Cavaliers start their official training camp on Sept. 27 at the Cleveland Clinic Courts in Independence, so perhaps Smith will strike a deal with the Cavs by then, but the shooting guard will not be working out with his championship teammates in California this week.