The Cleveland Cavaliers made it crystal clear to Tyrese Proctor this week: he is not a part of their current rotation. That had to come as a cold dose of reality for a player starting to catch a ride on the hype train.
Rookies are fun. Rookies are exciting. Rookies are vessels of limitless potential ready to erupt into the very best version they can be. It is natural for teams and fan bases to get excited during preseason for what the new additions to the team can provide as they enter the NBA.
The name on the lips of Cavaliers media the last few weeks has been Tyrese Proctor.