#7 Damon Jones
Undrafted in 1997, Damon Jones made it to the NBA in 1999 with the Nets. In a 13 year NBA career with 10 teams, Jones made a name for himself as a quality role player. He finally got a chance to start, with the Heat in 04-05 and had a career year which led to the Cleveland Cavaliers signing him in free agency in 2005.
Jones came off the bench with the Cavs and in 2006-07, averaged 6.6 points and 1.6 assists, playing around 20 minutes a game. He however only managed to average 4 points in the Finals. Jones was traded after the 2008 season to the Bucks with whom a spent a year after which he played in Puerto Rico and Turkey. He came back to play in the D-League for a season and then retired in 2012.
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Now: Jones joined the Cavaliers coaching staff in 2014 and has been rising up the ranks pretty quickly. He made news this season after J.R Smith threw a bowl of soup at him.
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