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Cleveland Cavaliers: Pre-ASG Player Grades

By Quenton S. Albertie

Feb 18, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Eastern Conference forward LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers (23) and Eastern Conference forward Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers (2) laugh during the NBA All-Star Practice at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 18, 2017; New Orleans, LA, USA; Eastern Conference forward LeBron James of the Cleveland Cavaliers (23) and Eastern Conference forward Kyrie Irving of the Cleveland Cavaliers (2) laugh during the NBA All-Star Practice at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Derick E. Hingle-USA TODAY Sports /
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Feb 1, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyle Korver (26) reacts after hitting a three-pointer during the second half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 125-97. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 1, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Kyle Korver (26) reacts after hitting a three-pointer during the second half against the Minnesota Timberwolves at Quicken Loans Arena. The Cavs won 125-97. Mandatory Credit: Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports /

A+. . Cleveland Cavaliers. . Kyle Korver

2016-2017 season averages (CLE only):

11.0 points, 0.8 assists, 3.1 rebounds, 0.5 steals per game

51.4 percent shooting on all field goals, 51.5 percent on three-point attempts

How Kyle Korver has performed prior to the All-Star break:

Kyle Korver came to the Cleveland Cavaliers like a bolt of lightning. A bolt of “White Lightning”. The “American Eagle”, “Threezus Shuttlesworth” (my nickname for Korver). In all seriousness, Korver has been insane since being traded from the Atlanta Hawks to the Cleveland Cavaliers. The Cavs, who use him like a mix of Ray Allen and Rip Hamilton, hit him in stride coming off of a lot of screens. Korver is hitting 46.2 percent of all shots coming off of screens this season and has an effective field goal percentage of 58.7. He’s also been solid defensively, displaying solid defensive fundamentals, energy and, except for one end-of-game blunder, seemingly always in the right spot.

Korver’s best moment of the season came February 8th against the Indiana Pacers. kroger went 10-12 from the field and 8-9 from three-point range and scored 29 points, his highest single game point total since he played for the Philadelphia 76ers.