Many Cleveland Cavaliers fans feel J.R. Smith isn’t worth bringing back at any price, and their reasoning makes sense: Smith was horrendous in the 2015 National Basketball Association Finals and has a history of being high maintenance while not being high effort in his career.
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Smith, 29, arrived in a three-team midseason trade and helped Cleveland surge up the standings in the second half of the season.
Smith begun 45 online games for Cleveland, averaging 12.top 7 factors and taking pictures 39 proportion that are caused by the 3-point brand, both improves from his moment in time having the Knicks. Despite his impressive offense during the regular season, Smith’s performance during toward the end of playoffs, when it mattered the most, fell short.
The 2013 sixth man of the year added that he would want to stay in Cleveland. His counterpart, Iman Shumpert, was even worse chucking at an abysmal rate of 25.6 percent from the field overall, and less than 17 percent from inside 10 feet. It doesn’t make sense for most players, because they cannot be for the max number of years (why Kevin Durant will not sign one) and raises are limited. In the Pacific with Green, a longtime friend who inked a one-year deal with the Heat despite his numbers slipping this past season, the duo demonstrated drills and played defense against the kids. Cleveland also acquired Mo Williams via free agency, while the Eastern Conference champs are still negotiating a deal with power forward Tristan Thompson. The Cavaliers initially were looking for a $12 million for two years with player option deal, but might be offering less right now.
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