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2015 Free Agency: Mo Williams signs with Cleveland Cavaliers, New Orleans Pelicans were interested

News just broke that Mo Williams will be signing with the Cleveland Cavaliers, reuniting with LeBron James who he teamed up with from 2008-2010. Williams earned an All-Star selection to the 2009 All-Star Game while in Cleveland, averaging nearly 18 points a game. Interestingly, the New Orleans Pelicans were also involved.

The Pelicans, considering how much of the Mid-Level Exception they could offer since some is dedicated to Dante Cunningham, may have exceeded the Cavs offer. Utilizing the entire MLE would hard cap the Pelicans at the apron, $4 million above the luxury tax line.