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3 former Cleveland Cavaliers players in the NBA Finals

By Chad Porto

Mar 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) and Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (42) on the court during the second quarter at Miami-Dade Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports
Mar 8, 2023; Miami, Florida, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Darius Garland (10) and Miami Heat forward Kevin Love (42) on the court during the second quarter at Miami-Dade Arena. Mandatory Credit: Sam Navarro-USA TODAY Sports /
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SALT LAKE CITY UT- DECEMBER 28: Erik Spoelstra head coach of the Miami Heat talks with assistant coach Chris Quinn during the second half of their game against the Utah Jazz December 31, 2022 at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images)
SALT LAKE CITY UT- DECEMBER 28: Erik Spoelstra head coach of the Miami Heat talks with assistant coach Chris Quinn during the second half of their game against the Utah Jazz December 31, 2022 at the Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City Utah. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement(Photo by Chris Gardner/Getty Images) /

Chris Quinn – Miami Heat

Unlike Jeff Green, who’s 36 and hoping to secure his first ring as a player, Chris Quinn is 39 and hoping to secure his first ring, but as a coach. Quinn is one of the Miami Heat’s coaches and is one of the better ones on the bench for legendary head coach Eric Spoelstra. Quinn will look to help structure offenses and plays for the Heat in order to keep pace with the high-powered Denver Nuggets, and while he’s one of the team’s offensive minds, once upon a team he was just a Louisana kid playing basketball in Ohio.

A graduate of Dublin Coffman High School in 2002, Quinn would go on to play basketball at Notre Dame (of Indiana, not Ohio), where he would then become an undrafted free agent with, surprise surprise, the Miami Heat. The Heat, who are now powered by undrafted free agents, started the process of scouting the undrafted a long time ago, and it’s been paying off hugely in recent years.

But while Quinn has helped develop the undrafted stars of the Heat today, he wasn’t so lucky, bouncing around the league. His last stop in the NBA, before he transitioned into coaching, was with the Cavs in 2012-2013, where he played with Kyrie Irving, Dion Waiters, and Triston Thompson.

He only suited up for seven games for the Cleveland Cavaliers and barely made an impact at all, which is probably what led the then 29-year-old to start the next facet of his career in basketball.

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