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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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Mar 26, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Mo Williams (52) in action against New York Knicks point guard Jerian Grant (13) at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 26, 2016; New York, NY, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers point guard Mo Williams (52) in action against New York Knicks point guard Jerian Grant (13) at Madison Square Garden. Mandatory Credit: Brad Penner-USA TODAY Sports /

<strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Milwaukee Bucks and Oklahoma City Thunder, Aug. 13, 2008; Free agent, July 31, 2015.. PG. 2008-11. Mo Williams. 13. player. 156

The Cleveland Cavaliers picked up a point guard in a three-team swap in August 2008, acquiring Mo Williams from the Milwaukee Bucks, while shipping Damon Jones to the Bucks and Joe Smith to the Oklahoma City Thunder.

Williams was an All-Star in 2009 for the Cavs, finishing third in the NBA in three-pointers and fifth in free-throw shooting in 2008-09.

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and a first-round pick in 2011.

In July 2015, Williams returned to the Cavaliers as a free agent.

Expected to carry some of the load at the point while Kyrie Irving recovered from a knee injury, he played in just 41 games because of a sprained thumb and knee troubles of his own. He averaged 8.2 points and 2.4 assists in 18.2 minutes per game on .437/.353/.905 shooting.

He played in six of the seven games as the Cavs won their first championship in the 2016 NBA Finals over the Golden State Warriors, averaging 1.5 points in 4.8 minutes per game while shooting 4-for-12/1-for-5/—.

In parts of four seasons in Cleveland, Williams has averaged 14.8 points, 4.6 assists and 2.9 rebounds in 30.9 minutes per game, shooting .442/.402/.891.

He put up 16.4 points a game as a sophomore at Alabama before declaring for the draft.

Williams was a second-round pick, 47th overall, by the Utah Jazz in the 2003 NBA Draft.

He left to sign with the Bucks in August 2004.

Williams returned to Utah as part of a four-team trade in June 2012 and signed with the Portland Trail Blazers in August 2013.

A free agent again, Williams signed with the Minnesota Timberwolves in July 2014 and was traded to the Charlotte Hornets in February 2015.

Williams exercised his player option for 2016-17 on June 14, 2016, and is 23rd in NBA history with a free-throw percentage of .871.

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