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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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Feb 22, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) shoots against Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) in the second quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 22, 2016; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard J.R. Smith (5) shoots against Detroit Pistons center Andre Drummond (0) in the second quarter at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

 1,400th Free Throw

Smith currently has 1,399, which means with just one more, he can hit the 1,400 mark. So unless he does not go to the free throw line once this year, Smith will hit this milestone. In fact, Smith can hit even a bigger milestone, his 1,500th free throw. He has a career average of 1.7 free throws, so at that rate over his career average of 69 games, Smith would end up with 1,517 free throws.

However, Smith doesn’t get to the free throw line as much in his current role with the Cavs. He averages just 0.6 free throws in Cleveland, so at that rate, he would finish the season with 1,440 free throws. But that still puts him past the 1,400 mark.