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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 – FEBRUARY 17: Mark Price #25 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during a basketball game against the Washington Bullets at the Capitol Centre on February 17, 1991 in Landover , Maryland. The Bullets won 108 -104. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – FEBRUARY 17: Mark Price #25 of the Cleveland Cavaliers looks on during a basketball game against the Washington Bullets at the Capitol Centre on February 17, 1991 in Landover , Maryland. The Bullets won 108 -104. (Photo by Mitchell Layton/Getty Images) /

Point Guard: Mark Price

After taking Daugherty with the top overall pick in the 1986 draft, the Cavs then traded a future second-round pick and other considerations to acquire Mark Price, who was selected by the Dallas Mavericks with the 25th overall pick in the second round.

Price didn’t make much of an impact during his rookie season as he averaged just 6.9 points in 18.2 minutes per contest.

But during his second season, Price became a starter and he never looked back as the saying goes. In its first 17 years of existence, Cleveland reached the 40-win plateau just four times.

However, during Price’s seven years as a starter (he sat out 66 games with an ACL injury in 1990-91), the Cavs won at least 40 games four times and they won at least 50 games three times. This includes a pair of 57-win seasons in 1988-89 and 1991-92.

With the trio of Price, Daugherty and Nance, the Cavs created one of the most formidable trios in the league. In fact, Magic Johnson once predicted that the Cavaliers were going to be the team of the 90s.

Sadly, that assessment never came to fruition, as the Cavaliers were knocked out of the postseason five times by Michael Jordan and the Chicago Bulls.

While Price and the Cavs could never get past the Bulls in the playoffs, he put up impressive numbers during his time in Cleveland.

Not only did he average 16.4 points and 7.2 assists per contest, he also connected on 40 percent of his three-pointers and 90 percent of his free-throw attempts.

In addition to that, Price also ranks among the top 10 all-time in franchise history in points scored (5th), steals (2nd), three-point field goal percentage (3rd), free throws made (5th), field goals made (6th), and minutes played (7th).

By the way, it is also worth noting that Price earned four All-Star selections as well.

Taking the body of work into consideration, it should come as no surprise why Price gets the nod at the point guard spot.

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