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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 J.R. Smith (5) and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) go for a rebound against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the third quarter 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 J.R. Smith (5) and Cleveland Cavaliers forward LeBron James (23) go for a rebound against Golden State Warriors forward Draymond Green (23) during the third quarter in game two of the NBA Finals at Oracle Arena. Mandatory Credit: Kyle Terada-USA TODAY Sports /

2,900th Total Rebound

Although he’s no Tristan Thompson or Kevin Love, Smith can still rebound the ball. Because of that, he has a couple milestones in the rebound department. For starters, Smith has accumulated 2,702 total rebounds and an average of 3.2 per game over his time in the NBA. If he grabs that 3.2 number over his career average of 69 games per year, Smith would grab 223. That puts him at 2,925, just past the milestone for his 2,900th total rebound.

2,400th Defensive Rebound

Most of Smith’s rebounds are defensive ones, so it makes sense that he can also hit a milestone in defensive rebounding. He has a total of 2,254 and an average of 2.7. Grabbing 2.7 over 69 games would give Smith 188 defensive rebounds for the year. Adding that to his total puts him past the 2,400 mark at 2,442.