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Cleveland Cavaliers player watch: J.R. Smith’s milestones to look for in 2016-17

By Mikaela Rakos

Mar 23, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) celebrates his three point basket late in the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 23, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) celebrates his three point basket late in the fourth quarter against the Milwaukee Bucks at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /
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Jun 5, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) celebrates with Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports
Jun 5, 2016; Oakland, CA, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving (2) celebrates with Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) during the first quarter against the Golden State Warriors in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

900th Game

J.R. Smith is a veteran player who has spent his many years in the NBA on four different teams. Although he has never played all 82 games, he’s played the majority of each season. With a total of 839 games over 12 years, Smith has a career average of 69.9 games per year. If he can play that number of games next year, he will wind up with 908.9 by the end of the season, passing the milestone for his 900th game.