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Cavaliers' starting lineup costs more than most teams' entire roster

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Cavs lock up J.R. Smith with 4-year deal

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After the Cavaliers signed J.R. Smith to a four-year, $57 million deal Saturday, the Cavaliers waived Toney Douglas and effectively have settled their roster to start the season. Mo Williams, Timofey Mozgov and Matthew Dellavedova are the only departing rotation players, and the key components of the champs all return.

And what a pricey squad it is. It turns out that the Cavaliers have more money in their starting unit than a lot of teams do on their entire rosters:

Cavs' starting lineup (Irving-Smith-LeBron-Love-Thompson) will make about $100M.