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====2016–17 season====

On October 15, 2016, Smith re-signed with the Cavaliers.<ref name="cavs-sign16"/> After a contract stalemate that had consumed nearly the first three weeks of training camp, Smith and the Cavaliers reached an agreement on a four-year deal worth $57 million.<ref>{{cite web|last=Stein|first=Marc|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/17796435/cleveland-cavaliers-jr-smith-agree-4-year-57-million-contract|title=Cavaliers re-sign J.R. Smith; deal for 4 years, $57M, sources say|work=ESPN.com|date=October 15, 2016|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref> On November 1, in a win over the Houston Rockets, Smith hit his 344th three-pointer, passing [[Damon Jones]] for ninth place on the team's all-time list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899497|title=Irving scores 32 as Cavaliers beat Rockets to stay unbeaten|work=ESPN.com|date=November 1, 2016|access-date=November 1, 2016}}</ref> On November 18, he hit three 3-pointers against the [[Detroit Pistons]] to move past [[Dirk Nowitzki]] into 15th place on the NBA's career list for 3-pointers.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899625|title=Irving, James lead Cavaliers over Pistons 104–81|work=ESPN.com|date=November 18, 2016|access-date=November 19, 2016}}</ref> On December 13, Smith, having been in a season-long shooting slump, scored 17 of his season-high 23 points in the first half of the Cavaliers' 103–86 win over the [[Memphis Grizzlies]]. He came into the game shooting a career-low 31 percent from the field and 32 percent on 3-pointers, the lowest mark since his rookie season with New Orleans. He finished the game with 8-of-17 from the field and 6-of-10 on 3s, passing [[Dale Ellis]] (1,719) for 14th on the career three-pointer list.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400899810|title=Love, LeBron lead Cavaliers past Gasol-less Grizzlies 103–86|work=ESPN.com|date=December 13, 2016|access-date=December 13, 2016}}</ref> On December 20, in a win over the [[Milwaukee Bucks]], Smith suffered a fractured right thumb that required surgery.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases/smith-update-161221|title=Smith to Have Surgery on Fractured Right Thumb|work=NBA.com|date=December 21, 2016|access-date=December 21, 2016}}</ref> Three days later, he was ruled out for 12–14 weeks.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/releases/smith-update-161223|title=J.R. Smith Completes Surgery on Right Thumb|work=NBA.com|date=December 23, 2016|access-date=December 23, 2016}}</ref> He made his return to the line-up on March 9 against the Pistons.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400900355|title=Pistons overcome James, Cavaliers in 106–101 win|work=ESPN.com|date=March 9, 2017|access-date=March 10, 2017}}</ref> Smith helped the Cavaliers go 12–1 over the first three rounds of the playoffs to reach the NBA Finals for a third straight season. There the Cavaliers faced the Warriors, but lost the [[2017 NBA Finals|series]] in five games.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.espn.com/nba/recap?gameId=400954514|title=Kevin Durant, Stephen Curry, [[ Klay Thompson]],lead Warriors to NBA title|work=ESPN.com|date=June 12, 2017|access-date=November 20, 2018}}</ref>

====2017–18 season====