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Cleveland Cavaliers All-Time NBA All-Star Game Starting 5

By Nick Dudukovich

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Mar 20, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers broadcaster Austin Carr works during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Quicken Loans Arena. Oklahoma City won 102-95. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 20, 2014; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers broadcaster Austin Carr works during a game against the Oklahoma City Thunder at Quicken Loans Arena. Oklahoma City won 102-95. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

SG: Austin Carr

OK, Austin Car only played one All-Star game (1973-1974) and scored zero points, but he’s Mr. Cavalier. How can he not make this list?

The real story why Carr made this list? Sure, the nickname’s cool, but the Cavs’ haven’t exactly had a great career of identifying all-star caliber shooting guards, so Carr’s overall career gets him on the starting squad.

Before I continue, you can’t totally blame Carr for his low All-Star output. He only played five minutes! It’s hard to do much of anything when you’re not on the court.

Ok, back to why he’s on the team. The argument could be made that James could qualify as a shooting guard, but then who would play small forward? John Johnson made the All-Star team twice for the Cavs in the early 70s, but his production in those contest wasn’t exactly memorable.

During the year he made his only All-Star team, Carr averaged a career high 21.9 points per game, 3.8 assists and 3.6 rebounds. He scored a total of 1,775 points, which was ninth best future in the NBA that season.

He played 10 total season in the NBA, nine of which were with the Cavaliers.

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Carr’s No. 34 also hangs from the rafters at Quicken Loans arena, and his smiling face can still be season during Cavs’ broadcasts on Fox Sports Ohio, where Carr works as an analyst.

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