Cleveland Cavaliers: Dean Wade could now be expendable

Cleveland Cavaliers big Dean Wade goes up for a shot, and is fouled by Toronto Raptors big Khem Birch. (Photo by Nathan Ray Seebeck-USA TODAY Sports)

I was pleased with the play of Dean Wade last season for the Cleveland Cavaliers. He was previously on a two-way deal for Cleveland in his first season in 2019-20 after having gone undrafted out of Kansas State, and he did not appear much then with Cleveland.

With the Cavaliers’ G League affiliate, the then-Canton Charge (now Cleveland Charge), Wade did get his share of opportunities to develop, though. With them, he most notably knocked in 39.9 percent of his then-4.6 three-point attempts per contest, and he started in nearly all of his 30…