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1802 by J.R.
J.R. Smith out 12 to 14 weeks after thumb surgery

By Joe Vardon, Cleveland.com

on December 23, 2016 at 12:15 PM

CLEVELAND, Ohio -- J.R. Smith might not return to the Cavs until about the start of the playoffs following surgery to repair a "complex fracture" of his right thumb Friday morning, the team announced.

The Cavs say Smith's recovery period is estimated to be 12-to-14 weeks. The NBA playoffs start April 15.

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1808 by TFIR
Nice pickup, and Korver is playing out his contract.

But yeah Korver will be in heaven in the Cavs offense, with Lebron, Love and Kyrie getting so much attention. And Kyrie has REALLY stepped up his playmaking this year.
"I've suffered a great many tragedies in my life....most of them never happened". Mark Twain

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1809 by J.R.

OFFICIAL: Cavaliers Acquire Kyle Korver From Hawks

CAVS SEND MIKE DUNLEAVY, MO WILLIAMS AND FUTURE FIRST ROUND PICK TO ATLANTA
cavs.com
Posted: Jan 07, 2017



The 2016 NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired guard Kyle Korver from the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for guard/forward Mike Dunleavy, guard Mo Williams, cash considerations and a protected first round draft pick (first possible pick is Cleveland's 2019 first round pick), Cavaliers General Manager David Griffin announced today from Cleveland Clinic Courts.

“We are extremely pleased to be able to add a player and person the caliber of Kyle Korver to our Cavs family,” said Griffin. “Among the most prolific and dynamic three-point shooters in NBA history, a selfless, and team first competitor, Kyle brings all of the elements of Cavs DNA that we covet on and off the floor. We look forward to welcoming Kyle, his wife, Juliet and their three children to Northeast Ohio and are certain our fans will embrace them with open arms.”

Korver (6-7, 212) played in 32 games (21 starts) for Atlanta this season with averages of 9.5 points, 2.8 rebounds and 2.3 assists in 27.9 minutes. He is also shooting .889 from the foul line and .409 from the three-point line, while scoring in double figures 16 times in 2016-17. Korver has spent the last four-plus seasons with the Hawks and currently ranks first on the team’s all-time free throw percentage list at .887 (329-371) and third on the club’s all-time three-point field goals made chart with 818 triples. Korver shot .452 (818-1,811) from the three-point line in his career with Atlanta and hit at least one triple in 311 of 332 games played with the team.

Playing in his 14th NBA season, Korver has appeared in 996 games (417 starts) with Philadelphia, Utah, Chicago and Atlanta, owning career averages of 10.0 points and 3.1 rebounds in 26.6 minutes per game. He was an NBA All-Star in 2015 and ranks eighth in NBA history with 1,952 career three-pointers (fifth among active players) and eighth all-time in three-point field goal percentage (.429). Korver has hit 100 threes or more 11 times in his career, including each of the last six seasons.

Dunleavy (6-9, 220), who was acquired in a trade with Chicago on July 7, 2016, played in 23 games (two starts) for the Cavaliers this season, averaging 4.6 points and 2.0 rebounds in 15.9 minutes. Williams (6-1, 198) was part of the Cavaliers’ 2016 NBA championship team after signing as a free agent on July 10, 2015 and averaged 8.2 points and 2.4 assists in 18.2 minutes in 41 games (14 starts) last season.

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1810 by TFIR
So that trade moved Mo Williams, finally opening up his dead roster spot.

Had to do that one first, next comes the move for a backup point guard in that vacated roster spot.
"I've suffered a great many tragedies in my life....most of them never happened". Mark Twain

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1811 by J.R.
kenm wrote:JR looked flabby this season. Every time I saw him he was either bricking a 3 or drinking in a suite watching the tribe. Maybe he could do some cardio with the broken digit and be ready for the playoffs.
J.R. has a problem much more serious than his thumb now:

J.R. Smith's wife gives birth to daughter five months early


J.R. Smith's wife gave birth prematurely to the couple's daughter, named Dakota, and said the baby arrived five months early and weighs 1 pound.

The couple revealed the news in a video posted on Uninterrupted, the online platform created by LeBron James.

"We know we're not the only family going through this, who has been through this or who will ever go through it," Smith's wife, Jewel Harris, said in the video. "That's why we decided to share what we've been going through with you guys. Please keep us in your prayers, and we'll do the same for everybody else."

Smith has not played since December after undergoing surgery on a fractured right thumb and is expected to be out a total of three months. In the video, Smith thanked fans for checking in about his injury and said it "is what it is."

The Cavaliers guard had announced Harris' pregnancy in October in a video also posted on Uninterrupted, when he confirmed his contract extension with the team.

VIDEO: http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1842 ... nths-early
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