It took until mid-October with a bit of influencing from LeBron James, but the Cleveland Cavaliers finally re-signed guard J.R. Smith.
According to ESPN, Smith and the Cavs have come to terms on a four-year, $57 million deal.
Smith, 31, reportedly declined the team's offer of an estimated $10-$11 million earlier in the offseason after opting out of the second year of a deal that was set to pay him $5.3 million in 2016-17. He averaged 12.4 points, 2.8 rebounds, 1.7 assists, and hit 204 3-pointers in 77 starts for Cleveland.
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James made it clear in September he wants Smith back in the fold.
“It’s just too big of a piece to our team to have to deal with (the contract situation) in another training camp," James said, via Cleveland.com. "Like I said, hopefully things get resolved fast, because you know how big and important he is to our team.”
The "another training camp" situation James was alluding to was Tristan Thompson, who missed all of last year's training camp in a contract dispute but came to a deal Oct. 22, 2015.