Dean Wade averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 51 games (28 starts) last season.
CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Dean Wade has agreed to terms on a three-year, $18.5 million contract extension with Cleveland, a person familiar with the negotiations has said. The Associated Press Saturday.
Wade, who will attend training camp for a spot in Cleveland’s starting lineup, will be guaranteed $16.5 million, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because the deal has not been sign.
Wade was set to enter his final year under contract after the Cavs exercised their fourth-year team option in June.
The 25-year-old has become a reliable rotation player since joining the Cavs as a 2019 undrafted two-way player from Kansas State.
With Lauri Markkanen traded to Utah as part of the blockbuster Donovan Mitchell deal this summer, the Cavs will be looking for a starting small forward and Wade should be heavily considered.
Last season, the 6-foot-9 Wade averaged 5.3 points and 2.9 rebounds in 51 games before suffering a knee injury that kept him out of the final 15 games. He made 28 starts as the Cavs, who improved their win total by 22 games, faced an assortment of injuries.
