Cavs, J.R. Smith reportedly agree to four-year, $57M deal

[bluechox2]

best deal he could of gotten...hes gotta thank james

[TylerOO]

That's a steal.

[Smoke117]

That's a steal.

With these contracts being thrown out I was thinking the same...but he probably wanted the job security of 4 years as opposed to 2 years and more money...he is after all not getting any younger.

[Lebron23]

It's about damn time.

[lilteapot]

back to back titles confirmed

[RedBlackAttack]

I'm happy for JR. This number is right around where I was figuring. The hold-up was always the fourth year and, from what I understand, it may or may not be completely guaranteed. We'll see how the structure of the deal looks in the coming days.

But, he has earned this kind of payday. And I'm cautiously optimistic that his troubled past when it came to "getting too comfortable" while being under contract long-term will no longer be an issue.

This was always the inevitability and I was never remotely concerned he would sign elsewhere.

Dan Gilbert spares no expense. Had there been a market that demanded he pay more, Gilbert would have signed whatever check he needed to in order to bring JR back.

Good day to be a Cavs fan.

[RedBlackAttack]

Regarding my post above, Brian Windhorst suggests that the 4th year of the contract is not guaranteed. The Cavs have the option of waiving Smith after the Year 3 to avoid the deal becoming fully guaranteed.

Great deal for the Cavs. They get a happy, comfortable JR on by far the biggest deal of his career ... but not too comfortable. And, should he completely fall off the cliff at 33 years old, they have an out.

Good stuff, Cavs. Something tells me this deal could have been had in July.

[To4]

Is it a 4 year guaranteed? No player or team option?

[RedBlackAttack]

Is it a 4 year guaranteed? No player or team option?

Team option in Year 4 according to what I've heard.

The fourth season of the contract is not fully guaranteed, sources told ESPN's Brian Windhorst, at which point Smith will be 34. But sources say Smith's final season will become fully guaranteed unless the Cavs waive him shortly after the 2018-19 season.

http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/1...ars-57-million

[TheWinningFam]

[Meticode]

Good, the Cavs can go back to playing basektball now and he can get some pre-season games in.

I just realized last season our team was relatively healthy after Irving came back.

[bdreason]

Cavs with the highest payroll in the league. No excuses.

[G-train]

Only got done as 76ers came in strong.

[retaxis]

They saw how Felder and Mcrae were really just not NBA level talent from the last few pre season games and decided to sign JR smith. Felder and Mcrae are just going to sit on the end of the bench all season hoping to get some playing time here and there.

[D-Wait]

Let the overreactions begin...

In today's Nba 14 mill. for a 4th option who is one of the best 3pt shooters in the league is a fair price and far from overpaying...

It's about damn time.

This.