The Cleveland Cavaliers are getting the band back together, bringing back former Cavalier Mo Williams on a two-year deal, according to Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports.
Mo Williams agreed to a two-year, $4.3M deal with Cleveland, including a player option, league sources tell Yahoo.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2015
Williams had considered deals with San Antonio, Dallas and New Orleans before committing to a reunion with the Cavaliers and LeBron James.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) July 7, 2015
While Matthew Dellavedova performed admirably in the absence of Kyrie Irving in the NBA Finals, the Cavs still needed more depth at point guard. Williams isn’t what he was when the Cavaliers traded for him the first time, but he’s nonetheless a serviceable back up. Williams started last season with the Minnesota Timberwolves, but finished with the Charlotte Hornets, who were in desperate need of a point guard during Kemba Walker’s absence.
Plus, who can forget his 52-point explosion against the Pacers in Indiana that snapped a 15-game ‘Wolves losing streak and gave him a career and franchise-high?
Mo can still get buckets when you need him to.
According to Marc Stein of ESPN, the signing of Williams has no impact on the Cavaliers’ efforts to re-sign Matthew Dellavedova.
Sources say Cavs remain intent on signing restricted free agent Matthew Dellavedova
— Marc Stein (@TheSteinLine) July 7, 2015
Dan Gilbert and the Cavs continue to do everything LeBron James supposedly wants before he re-signs. Now that they’ve taken care of their point guard depth, all that’s left to do is re-sign Tristan Thompson, though talks have apparently stalled on that front.
(Adrian Wojnarowski and Marc Stein)
