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Cleveland Cavaliers: 25 Best Players To Play For The Cavaliers

By Phil Watson

Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; A general view of a painting outside of Quicken Loans Arena prior to game six of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 16, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; A general view of a painting outside of Quicken Loans Arena prior to game six of the NBA Finals between the Cleveland Cavaliers and the Golden State Warriors. Mandatory Credit: Amber Searls-USA TODAY Sports /
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CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 8: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Shawn Kemp (C) fights for a finger-tip rebound with the Orlando Magic’s Horace Grant (L) and Matt Harpring (R) during the final minutes of the fourth quarter in Cleveland on 08 April, 1999. Kemp came down with the rebound, but the Cavaliers lost to the Magic 69-73. (ANTHONY ONCHAK/AFP/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND, OH – APRIL 8: Cleveland Cavaliers’ Shawn Kemp (C) fights for a finger-tip rebound with the Orlando Magic’s Horace Grant (L) and Matt Harpring (R) during the final minutes of the fourth quarter in Cleveland on 08 April, 1999. Kemp came down with the rebound, but the Cavaliers lost to the Magic 69-73. (ANTHONY ONCHAK/AFP/Getty Images) /

1997-2000. Shawn Kemp. 17. player. 156. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Seattle SuperSonics and Milwaukee Bucks, Sept. 25, 1997.. PF-C

The Cleveland Cavaliers were part of a blockbuster three-team trade in September 1997, acquiring All-Star Shawn Kemp from the Seattle SuperSonics and Sherman Douglas from the Milwaukee Bucks, giving up Terrell Brandon, Tyrone Hill and a first-round pick in 1998 to the Bucks.

Kemp was an All-Star for the final time in his career with the Cavs in 1998.

Gary Grant
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from the Blazers.

In three seasons with Cleveland, Kemp averaged 18.5 points, 9.1 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.3 steals and 1.1 blocks in 33 minutes per game, shooting .441/5-for-16/.762.

Despite never playing at Texas’ Trinity Valley Community College, he was the 17th overall pick by the SuperSonics in the 1989 NBA Draft.

He had been a McDonald’s All-American at Concord High School in Elkhart, Ind., and attended Kentucky before leaving after accusations of off-court misbehavior arose.

Kemp was a five-time All-Star and three-time All-NBA selection in Seattle and helped the Sonics to the 1996 NBA Finals.

In September 2002, Kemp signed with the Orlando Magic and never played again after the 2002-03 season, despite numerous reported comeback attempts.

He is 48th in NBA history with 1,279 blocked shots.

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