What if the Cavs traded Mark Price instead of Kevin Johnson?

[Xiao Yao You]

The only big guards in the 80s were Jordan and Drexler and Gervin. Joe Dumars was 6'2, 190 and could barley dunk and was Finals MVP.
Harper could be the 3.

plenty of big guards like Harper. Nance made more sense next to a non shot blocking center than KJ and Price did

[Xiao Yao You]

similar to the Kings trading their other pg because they had Fox

[L.Kizzle]

plenty of big guards like Harper. Nance made more sense next to a non shot blocking center than KJ and Price did

There wasn't a lot of big guards in the 80s. They were just getting into the big guard trend in the mid 80s. Gervin was the only big guard and he might have actually been a SF up until a certain point. Dennis Johnson wasn't huge, Sidney Moncrief. These guys are 6'2, 6'3 180, 190 SGs. Byron Scott. Otis Birdsong. World B Free.

Clyde was a SF in college. A 6'7 SG in the 1980s is HUGE.

[Xiao Yao You]

There wasn't a lot of big guards in the 80s. They were just getting into the big guard trend in the mid 80s. Gervin was the only big guard and he might have actually been a SF up until a certain point. Dennis Johnson wasn't huge, Sidney Moncrief. These guys are 6'2, 6'3 180, 190 SGs. Byron Scott. Otis Birdsong. World B Free.

Clyde was a SF in college. A 6'7 SG in the 1980s is HUGE.

Scott 6'4. He guarded pg. Magic guarded sg, 6'6 Cooper off the bench behind both. Moncrief 6'4 and great defender. Dumars was smaller but could defend. Who is defending the 2's with Price and KJ? Cavs had Harper and his eventually replacement Ehlo. Both big guards. Walter Davis 6'6. Griffith 6'4. His replacement Hansen 6'6 though he sucked. Westphal 6'4. Ainge 6'5. Other than Detroit can't think of another that played two guys that small off hand and Dumars allowed them to do it

[tpols]

Charles Barkley would have appreciated it and honestly Phoenix might give Bulls a run for their money.

Barkley actually disrespected KJ in one of those talkshows where he said he always wished he played with a real point guard like Stockton and someone pointed out he played with KJ.

I guess Barkley didn't think too highly of KJ.

Mark Price was a significantly better point guard than KJ, not to take anything away from KJ, because he was Derrick Rose before Derrick Rose, but under control and with a jumper. The man had insane hops:



That said, Mark Price was a bonafide star if he had played on a better team. Lightning quick, 10 assist pr game, all time great 3 point shooter, great defender.

He'd be perfect with Barkley for that inside-out combo that they lacked. Hit those open 3s from Barkley passes from the post.

Man Mark Price looked legit. Mailman physique but balling. Looking like John Stockton but thicker with a cleaner jump shot. He wasn't apart of the NBA WWE agenda though. Totally unmarketable.

[Xiao Yao You]

https://www.ranker.com/list/best-80s...rds/ranker-nba

only guys here under 6'4 are DJ, World B., Toney, Birdsong and Chapman. DJ great defender. Cheeks next to Toney great defender. Who's defending the bigger guards out of KJ and Price?

[tpols]

I just rewatched the highlight tape and holy shit... Mark Price could BALL. Not only a sniper shooter but the passing halfway through the mixtape was insane. He was throwing wild creative passes like jwill or magic.

[tontoz]

I just rewatched the highlight tape and holy shit... Mark Price could BALL. Not only a sniper shooter but the passing halfway through the mixtape was insane. He was throwing wild creative passes like jwill or magic.

Mark Price in this era would be nasty with the better spacing. One of the best jumpers ever with a very quick release. He could pull up off the dribble at any time.

He attempted 5 3s per game back in 1990.

[SATAN]

Man Mark Price looked legit.

He was a 4 time All-Star.

[90sgoat]

Man Mark Price looked legit. Mailman physique but balling. Looking like John Stockton but thicker with a cleaner jump shot. He wasn't apart of the NBA WWE agenda though. Totally unmarketable.

Just the wrong era for him, if he had played at the time of Steve Nash, he'd have been a star. Mark Price actually had a handle and was really quick, just as quick as anyone his position. Cavs were just not an exciting team. Daugherty was sort of ok offensively, which meant, it being the 90s, that Price had to sacrifice to get Daugherty the ball. I believe a very old Larry Nance was on those teams too.

But yeah, Price was legit, one of the most underrated of many great point guards of the early to mid 90s, Hardway, KJ, Stockton, Payton, Penny and then the lesser but still ok, like Mookie Blaylock, Mugsy Bogues, Marc Jackson, Avery Bradley, Terry Porter on his last legs.

[Xiao Yao You]

Just the wrong era for him, if he had played at the time of Steve Nash, he'd have been a star. Mark Price actually had a handle and was really quick, just as quick as anyone his position. Cavs were just not an exciting team. Daugherty was sort of ok offensively, which meant, it being the 90s, that Price had to sacrifice to get Daugherty the ball. I believe a very old Larry Nance was on those teams too.

But yeah, Price was legit, one of the most underrated of many great point guards of the early to mid 90s, Hardway, KJ, Stockton, Payton, Penny and then the lesser but still ok, like Mookie Blaylock, Mugsy Bogues, Marc Jackson, Avery Bradley, Terry Porter on his last legs.

Avery Bradley? I thought the Cavs were exciting. Daugherty(a lot more than ok), Price, Harper, Nance, Hot Rod...

[L.Kizzle]

Avery Bradley? I thought the Cavs were exciting. Daugherty(a lot more than ok), Price, Harper, Nance, Hot Rod...

Probably meant Avery Johnson.

[90sgoat]

Avery Bradley? I thought the Cavs were exciting. Daugherty(a lot more than ok), Price, Harper, Nance, Hot Rod...

I didn't like Daugherty. Kind of white bread, not really great at anything.

[Xiao Yao You]

I didn't like Daugherty. Kind of white bread, not really great at anything.

Great passer

[Norcaliblunt]

Charles Barkley would have appreciated it and honestly Phoenix might give Bulls a run for their money.

Barkley actually disrespected KJ in one of those talkshows where he said he always wished he played with a real point guard like Stockton and someone pointed out he played with KJ.

I guess Barkley didn't think too highly of KJ.

Mark Price was a significantly better point guard than KJ, not to take anything away from KJ, because he was Derrick Rose before Derrick Rose, but under control and with a jumper. The man had insane hops:



That said, Mark Price was a bonafide star if he had played on a better team. Lightning quick, 10 assist pr game, all time great 3 point shooter, great defender.

He'd be perfect with Barkley for that inside-out combo that they lacked. Hit those open 3s from Barkley passes from the post.

Go read Barkley’s autobiography from 1990. He actually straight disses the Cavs and Mark Price saying Cleveland chose the wrong PG. lol.