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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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INDIANAPOLIS, IN - CIRCA 1983: World B. Free #21 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots over Billy Knight #25 of the Indiana Pacers during an NBA basketball game circa 1983 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. Free played for the Cavaliers from 1982-86. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** World B. Free; Billy Knight
INDIANAPOLIS, IN – CIRCA 1983: World B. Free #21 of the Cleveland Cavaliers shoots over Billy Knight #25 of the Indiana Pacers during an NBA basketball game circa 1983 at Market Square Arena in Indianapolis, Indiana. Free played for the Cavaliers from 1982-86. (Photo by Focus on Sport/Getty Images) *** Local Caption *** World B. Free; Billy Knight /

19. player. 156. <strong>How acquired:</strong> Trade, Golden State Warriors, Dec. 15, 1982.. SG. 1982-86. World B. Free

The Cleveland Cavaliers sought scoring punch when they acquired former All-Star World B. Free from the Golden State Warriors in exchange for Ron Brewer in December 1982.

And that’s what Free brought to the Cavaliers, finishing second in the NBA in three-pointers in 1984-85 and third in 1985-86, while also finishing fifth in three-point shooting in 1985-86.

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His contract expired in July 1986 and Free eventually signed as a veteran free agent with the

Philadelphia 76ers

in December of that year, with the Cavaliers receiving a second-round pick in 1990 as compensation.

In parts of four seasons with Cleveland, Free averaged 23.0 points, 3.9 assists, 2.9 rebounds and 1.2 steals in 33.1 minutes per game, shooting .454/.378/.766.

He averaged 25.4 points and 5.8 rebounds per game at Guilford College, an NAIA school in North Carolina, and was a second-round pick, 23rd overall, by the 76ers in the 1975 NBA Draft.

Free was traded to the San Diego Clippers in October 1978.

An All-Star in 1980 and an All-NBA pick in 1978-79 with the Clippers, he was dealt to Golden State in August 1980.

Free was waived by the 76ers in March 1987 and after playing briefly in the U.S. Basketball League signed with the Houston Rockets in October of that year.

Waived by Houston in July 1988, Free retired until attempting a comeback in the USBL in 1991.

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