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Cleveland Cavaliers: All-Time Starting Five

By James D. Tillman III

Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after beating the Golden State Warriors in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 19, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) celebrates with the Larry O'Brien Championship Trophy after beating the Golden State Warriors in game seven of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kelley L Cox-USA TODAY Sports /
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LANDOVER, MD – CIRCA 1984: World B. Free #21 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on from the bench against the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1984 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Free played for the Cavaliers from 1982-86. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – CIRCA 1984: World B. Free #21 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on from the bench against the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1984 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Free played for the Cavaliers from 1982-86. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

Shooting Guard: World B. Free

As was the case with Larry Nance, World B. Free was not originally drafted by the Cavaliers. They acquired the high-scoring shooting guard in 1982 via a trade with the Golden State Warriors, who received Ron Brewer in return.

From UPI.com:

"“Free is a guy who always gets to the foul line,” said then Cavaliers coach Tom Nissalke. “(Adrian) Dantley, (Moses) Malone and Free go to the foul line more than anyone else in the league. We need a guy who can get to the free-throw line. “I think he’s a heck of a player. I guess he and (Warriors guard Michael Ray) Richardson couldn’t play together but this is a good move for us.”"

A good move indeed.

During his four seasons with the Cavs, Free’s averages included 23.0 points, 4.0 assists and 3.0 rebounds per contest.

And in his lone postseason appearance against the Boston Celtics in the first round of the 1985 playoffs, Free averaged 26.3 points and 7.8 assists per contest in that four-game series.

While the Cavaliers didn’t enjoy much team success during his tenure, Free proved that he was still a capable scorer even though he was in the twilight of his career.

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