Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
Cavaliers Team Report (Yahoo! Sports)
The Cavaliers received word from Beijing that All-Star forward LeBron James is excited about the Mo Williams trade on Aug. 13.
The newest member of the Cavs said that was a good thing.
“If he would have said no,” Williams said, “I think I’d (still) be in Milwaukee.”
He’s probably right, too. James now has a high-scoring running mate in Williams, who can also relieve some of the former’s playmaking duties.
A notorious Cavs’ killer over the years, Williams will now take over the starting job at point guard. The lowly Bucks won three of four games against the Cavs last year, as Williams averaged 26 points, 9.0 assists and 6.3 rebounds. He shot 50 percent from the field (34 of 68).
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