CLEVELAND — It has been more than 20 years since point guard Mark Price last suited up for the Cleveland Cavaliers, and he wanted to provide his son a reminder of what made him a four-time NBA All-Star and one of seven players honored by the franchise retiring his jersey.
While working out at the gym, the sharpshooting guard from Georgia Tech showed his son some of the moves that made him a beloved fan favorite during the Cavaliers’ deep postseason runs in the late 1980s and early 1990s.
During the eight-second video, Price used crossover, between-the-legs and spin dribbles to get from the left wing to the corner, where he pulled up for a step-back three-pointer, which swished through the net just like it did so many times before at the Richfield Coliseum and then-Gund Arena (now Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse).
Over 582 games during his nine seasons with the Cavaliers, Price averaged 16.4 points, 7.2 assists, 2.6 rebounds and 1.3 steals while shooting 47.9, 40.9 and 90.6 percent from the field, three-point range and at the free-throw line, respectively.
As a member of the Cavaliers, Price twice led the NBA in free-throw percentage and shot better than 40.0 percent from three-point range five times. Price converted 94.7 and 94.8 percent from the free-throw line in the 1991-92 and 1992-93 seasons, respectively.
Price earned Eastern Conference All-Star status first in the 1988-89 season, and then, made three-straight appearances in the mid-season exhibition game from 1992-1994.
Price registered more than 1,200 points six times in a Cavaliers uniform, including a career-high 1,430 markers during the 1989-90 season.
Following his run with the Cavaliers, Price went on to play for the Washington Bullets (1995-96), Golden State Warriors (1996-97) and Orlando Magic (1997-98).
Price received one of the ultimate individual honors in sports when the Cavaliers retired his jersey in November of 1999.
