CLEVELAND – Maaaring magsalpak ng kanyang mga three-point shots si sharp shooter Kyle Kor-ver para sa NBA champions na Cavaliers.
Ito ay dahil sa pagpapanalisa ng Cleveland sa isang trade sa Atlanta Hawks para mahugot si Korver.
“There are a lot of heart ties to Atlanta for a lot of reasons,” wika ni Korver, naglaro ng limang seasons sa Atlanta matapos ang dalawang seasons sa Chicago. “A lot of friendships, relationships. That’s where I had my best basketball. ... That’s where I had all my kids. So it’s hard to leave that behind.
“Obviously it’s a great opportunity for me to go to Cleveland so I’m very excited about that part. But there are a lot of relationships that I care a lot about here and I’m going to miss.”
Nangangailangan ang Cleveland ng isa pang outside shooting threat sa katauhan ni Korver.
Ito ay dahil sa katapusan pa ng regular season posibleng makabalik si J.R. Smith makaraang operahan para ayusin ang kanyang broken thumb.
Ang 35-anyos na si Kor-ver ay nagtala ng 43 percent shooting sa long range sa kanyang career at ang 1,952 triples niya ang pang-walo sa league history.