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Cleveland Cavaliers: Iman Shumpert Has Been Inserted Into The Starting Lineup

Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Tyronn Lue has announced a change to the starting lineup before their game against the Sacramento Kings. Iman Shumpert, who started in the preseason for the Cleveland Cavaliers while J.R. Smith was out with a contract holdout and against the Indiana Pacers on November 16th, will start against the Sacramento Kings tonight.

In the preseason, Shumpert averaged 5.0 points, 2.8 assists and 1.0 steal in 18.6 minutes per game. He shot 40.0 percent from three-point range in those games and carried that shooting stroke into the regular season, shooting 66.