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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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Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers Craig Ehlo (3) in action, layup vs Philadelphia 76ers Charles Shackleford (14). Richfield, OH 1/11/1992 CREDIT: David Liam Kyle (Photo by David Liam Kyle /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X42358 )
Basketball: Cleveland Cavaliers Craig Ehlo (3) in action, layup vs Philadelphia 76ers Charles Shackleford (14). Richfield, OH 1/11/1992 CREDIT: David Liam Kyle (Photo by David Liam Kyle /Sports Illustrated/Getty Images) (Set Number: X42358 ) /

156. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Free agent, Jan. 13, 1987.. SG. 1987-93. Craig Ehlo. 23. player

You just never know what you’re going to find when you go bargain hunting.

So it was for the Cleveland Cavaliers when they signed Craig Ehlo as a free agent in January 1987.

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Ehlo had been playing for the Mississippi Jets of the Continental Basketball Association after being waived by the

Houston Rockets

in October 1986 and made the most of his second change in the NBA.

He spent 2½ seasons as a reserve before assuming the starting shooting guard job in 1989-90 and provided the Cavaliers with floor spacing.

Ehlo signed as a free agent with the Atlanta Hawks in July 1993.

In parts of seven seasons with Cleveland, Ehlo averaged 9.9 points, 4.4 rebounds, 3.5 assists and 1.3 steals in 28.7 minutes per game, shooting .463/.381/.681.

A JUCO transfer to Washington State, he averaged 12 points per game as a senior.

He was taken by the Rockets in the third round, 48th overall, of the 1983 NBA Draft and was a seldom-used reserve who played for Houston in the 1986 NBA Finals.

Released by the Hawks in June 1996, Ehlo signed with the Seattle SuperSonics a month later.

He retired after the 1996-97 season. Life after pro basketball has been tough at times for Ehlo, who has battled an addiction to painkillers that led to a run-in with the law.

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