When the Cavaliers reached the NBA Finals last June, it had been 12 seasons and 56 postseason games between Richard Jefferson’s last trip to the Association’s biggest stage. And when the epic seven-game series with Golden State wrapped up, it was the first NBA title for the lively 15-year vet.
And although the Championship drought lasted through a decade-and-a-half for R.J., he did plenty of winning while he waited. In 15 seasons, Jefferson reached the Playoffs in 11 of them – including his first six in New Jersey and two seasons ago with Dallas.