Cleveland Cavaliers: 5 Point Guards That Could Replace Mo Williams

3. Mario Chalmers, free agent

Mario Chalmers is another veteran the Cavaliers could sign.

He was the teammate of James with the Heat, and has the championship pedigree that would fit perfectly with the team. He suffered a ruptured Achilles towards the end of the season with the Memphis Grizzlies, and was waived by them

Chalmers was in the middle of a great season, averaging a career-high 10.8 points per game. He also shot .326 from three-point range.

He would be another good fit in Lue’s offense as he would be able to run the necessary plays, and also space the floor like he did with the Heat and Grizzlies with his long range shooting.

Chalmers isn’t the best defensive presence on the court, so if he were to get beat by an opposing guard, the help would hopefully be there.

The top factor with Chalmers would be his relationship with James. During their tenures with the Heat, there were numerous videos of them involved in verbal altercations with each other. But it seemed to bring out the best in him afterwards.

Lue would also know that in the case that Irving got injured, Chalmers could come in and run the offense and they likely wouldn’t miss a beat. Being the former starting point guard of two championship teams isn’t too bad either.

If not for the other two guards I have ahead of him, he would be higher on the list. If he was signed, fans would have to be patient with him since he would be coming off the injury and might be tentative on the Achilles.

He would have to take a pay cut in order for the Cavs to sign him, but he would be playing for titles again instead of trying to stay relevant.