Day 191

Fresh Start_191: Back to back?
The Cavilers just signed a winner on Monday afternoon. Deron Williams may not be the same player that he was in his Utah days or his early days in Brooklyn, but he is still a difference maker for Cleveland. Williams has never went past a Conference Final, but he still has qualities that Cleveland will get out of him. Williams has also started every playoff game that he has been a part of, so that might change, but his performance won’t.

If you remember Williams dominated in his last true playoff test against the Hawks in Brooklyn. During that game Williams scored 35 points going 7-11 from 3-point land, lead the Nets to a win in a must win game, and had the dagger. Williams was once considered one of the best point guards in the game, while that’s well past Williams, he is shooting 35% from behind the arch. Lebron James said to the Cleveland Cavilers organization that he thought the team needed another play maker, and they get that in a way with Deron Williams as the backup point guard. The lineup also gets interesting when J.R. Smith and Kevin Love get back given the fact that the Cavs can truly have a small ball lineup that can compete on different levels in the playoffs.

Williams wants to win in Cleveland and in his 10 years in the NBA this is the best chance to actual win a title. This season Williams is averaging 13 points, 7 assists, and 2 rebounds and brings that to Cleveland which will benefit Ty Lue in building his rotations. Williams will be able to handle the offense when James and Irving are off the floor. Lebron gets his backup guard and will make him apart of the family in no time.

Also, the Cavilers reportedly are pursuing a deal with former Warrior and Dallas Maverick Andrew Bogut. Bogut will give Cleveland the necessary height to be able to play a bigger lineup in case they play Boston in the playoffs. It will also benefit Cleveland when they make the NBA Finals against presumably the Golden State Warriors. The Cavilers are going on the offense in the second half of the year and post trade deadline. The moves that Cleveland is trying to make at the moment are moves that Championship teams do in the NBA.
Sources:(espn.com, basketballreference.com, nba.com)

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