After being traded from the New York Knicks to the Cleveland Cavaliers early last season, J.R. Smith almost instantly picked up his level of play, becoming an ever-willing high-volume 3-point sniper for a Cavs club that rolled through the Eastern Conference to the NBA Finals before falling to the Golden State Warriors. Asked to account for the turnaround in his fortunes once he arrived in Ohio, Smith — who, as you might have heard, enjoyed sampling the nightlife a bit during his time with the Knicks — attributed his "one man's trash is another man's treasure" turnaround to a renewed focus spurred by there being "nothing but basketball" in Cleveland to divert his attention.
J.R. on the Cavs: 'You would never go out and party on this team' (Ball Don't Lie)
