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Checking in on last year’s former Orlando Magic players

By Joe Buckley

Oct 21, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards forward Andrew Nicholson (44) dribbles the ball as Toronto Raptors center Lucas Nogueira (92) defends during the first half at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 21, 2016; Washington, DC, USA; Washington Wizards forward Andrew Nicholson (44) dribbles the ball as Toronto Raptors center Lucas Nogueira (92) defends during the first half at Verizon Center. Mandatory Credit: Brad Mills-USA TODAY Sports /
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Channing Frye, Cleveland Cavaliers
May 6, 2016; Atlanta, GA, USA; The Cleveland Cavaliers bench reacts with forward Channing Frye (9) after a basket against the Atlanta Hawks during the second half in game three of the second round of the NBA Playoffs at Philips Arena. The Cavaliers defeated the Hawks 121-108. Mandatory Credit: Dale Zanine-USA TODAY Sports /

Channing Frye

Not too much needs to be said about Channing Frye.

He was brought onto the Magic two seasons ago to provide some veteran presence (at age 32) and some strong outside shooting. Neither panned out too well and mid-season Frye was flipped to the Cleveland Cavaliers.

As we all know, the Cavaliers went on to win one of the most celebrated championships, breaking Cleveland’s big four title drought.

Frye’s role did not really change on the Cavs. He did play a memorable role down the stretch and the Cavaliers certainly made more use of his skills than the Magic ever did.

Frye plays a limited bench role even now, and is unlikely to really impact the regular season for the Cavs. Still, one cannot deny his use down the stretch and into the playoffs.

Per Game Table
Season Tm G MP FG FGA FG% 3P% eFG% FT% TRB PTS
2016-17 CLE 4 15.5 3.5 8.8 .400 .526 .543 1.000 3.0 10.0
Career 731 23.8 3.5 8.0 .438 .388 .511 .820 4.8 9.2

Provided by Basketball-Reference.com: View Original Table
Generated 11/8/2016.

In all fairness, he is shooting 52 percent from three so far this year. Expect to be able to watch Frye long into the playoffs.