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2. Mark Price

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Mark Price came to Cleveland as part of a draft-day trade when he was chosen in the 2nd Round in 1986 by the Dallas Mavericks for a future 2nd Rounder of 1989.  Cleveland got Price, but Dallas would pick Jeff Hodge, who never played in the NBA.  

Worked out well for the Cavaliers, wouldn't you say?

Price was a two-time All-American at Georgia Tech, and while he was an incredible shooter there, it wasn't expected that he would perform at the NBA level.

He did.

The Point Guard would become the team’s starter in his second season and was an All-Star in his third.  It was in that season that Price established himself as one of the best shooters in the NBA, becoming the second player to join the 50-40-90 Club, which means he averaged 50% from the field, 40% from beyond the arc, and 90% from the charity stripe.  Price suffered injuries throughout the 1990-91 season but would go on to play in three straight All-Star Games (1991-92 to 1993-94), with two of those seasons seeing him lead the NBA in Free Throw Percentage. 

While he couldn’t take them to the NBA Finals, he would lead them to the Eastern Conference Finals against Michael Jordan's Chicago Bulls.  When his Cavs career was completed, Price would play 582 Games with a 20.4 PER and average 16.4 Points and 7.2 Assists per Game.  He would hold many franchise records until LeBron James broke them.

The Bullet Points

  • Position: Point Guard
  • Acquired: Traded from the Dallas Mavericks for a 1989 2nd Round Pick (which would be Jeff Hodge) 6/17/86.
  • Departed: Traded to the Washington Bullets for a 1996 1st Round Pick (which would be Vitaly Potapenko) 9/27/95.
  • Games Played: 582
  • Per Game Averages: 31.1 MP
    .535 eFG%
    .906 FT%
    16.4 PTS
    2.6 RB
    7.2 AST
    1.3 STL
    0.1 BLK

    47 Playoff Games
    36.0 MP
    .511 eFG%
    .944 FT%
    17.4 PTS
    2.4 RB
    7.0 AST
    1.4 STL
    0.1 BLK
  • Advanced Stats: 20.4 PER
    .591 TS%
    29.0 VORP
    65.4 WS

    47 Playoff Games
    17.2 PER
    .597 TS%
    2.0 VORP
    3.6 WS
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    First Team All-NBA (1993)
    Second Team All-NBA (1989, 1992 & 1994)
    All-Star (1989, 1992, 1993 & 1994)
    Highest Free Throw Percentage (1991-92 & 1992-93)
  • Other Points of Note: Top Ten MVP Finishes:
    10th in 1989, 7th in 1992 8th in 1993 & 9th in 1994
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