Jones joins Cleveland Cavaliers with four-year contract

The Cavaliers and Damon Jones has agreed to a deal spanning over four years worth around $16 million, according to a number of league sources. He was the last top free agent point guards left.

Cavaliers want to avoid missing the playoffs for an eight consecutive season. In their effort to reach this goal, they now have acquired Jones, that last season made 225 three-pointers for the Miami Heat. Jones was ranked fifth in the NBA last season in three-point accuracy, making 43.2 per cent of his attempts, at the same time as Cleveland was ranked 27th in the same category. The hopes are in Jones to improve the Cavaliers’ weak 3-point shooting.

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