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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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LANDOVER, MD - CIRCA 1987: Mark Price #25 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dribbles the ball while defended by Muggsy Bogues #1 of the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1987 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Price played for the Cavaliers from 1986-95. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images)
LANDOVER, MD – CIRCA 1987: Mark Price #25 of the Cleveland Cavaliers dribbles the ball while defended by Muggsy Bogues #1 of the Washington Bullets during an NBA basketball game circa 1987 at the Capital Centre in Landover, Maryland. Price played for the Cavaliers from 1986-95. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) /

156. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Dallas Mavericks, June 17, 1986.. PG. 1986-95. Mark Price. 2. player

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired the rights to second-round pick Mark Price from the Dallas Mavericks on draft night in 1986 in exchange for a second-round pick in 1989.

For a franchise that has made numerous bad trades, getting the two-time All-American from Georgia Tech amounted to highway robbery.

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Price was a four-time All-Star and a four-time All-NBA selection for the Cavaliers, leading the NBA in free-throw shooting in 1991-92 and 1992-93.

He was also second in the league in three-pointers in 1989-90, second in three-point shooting in 1987-88 and third in 1988-89 and second in free-throw shooting in 1994-95, fourth in 1988-89 and fifth in 1993-94.

He was traded to the Washington Bullets in September 1994 in exchange for a first-round pick in 1996.

In nine seasons with Cleveland, Price averaged 16.4 points, 7.2 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals in 31.1 minutes per game, shooting .479/.409/.906.

Injured for much of 1995-96, Price signed with the Golden State Warriors as a free agent in July 1996, leading the NBA in free-throw shooting again in 1996-97.

He was traded to the Orlando Magic in October 1997 and retired after he was waived in June 1998.

Named head coach at Charlotte in March 2015, Price is 14-19 after one season with the program.

He is 30th in NBA history with a three-point percentage of .402, second with a free-throw percentage of .904 and 30th with an average of 6.7 assists per game.

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