Dean Wade's Stats, Metrics, Game Logs, Projections & Rankings

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade (personal) rejoined practice on Friday after being away from the team for three games to tend to a personal matter. Before stepping away, Wade started in his last two games with the team and has held a somewhat consistent bench role when the team was healthy. The silver lining for fantasy managers is that while Evan Mobley (ankle) remains sidelined, Wade should get some more minutes when he gets back on the floor. He's better suited for deeper leagues right now and Georges Niang will take the biggest hit to minutes and fantasy relevance.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade (personal) will sit out a third consecutive game on Wednesday against the Pelicans. Wade exited the lineup last week for personal reasons, and it's not completely clear when he will be ready to return. Georges Niang has played a much more important role without Wade and is looking at an opportunity to make a fifth consecutive start on Wednesday. He's had 12.4 points, 5.0 rebounds, 2.6 assists, and 1.2 steals in the starting unit this season. However, from an offensive perspective, this will be an ugly matchup for Niang and the Cavaliers, as New Orleans has proven itself as one of the top defensive teams in the league with a 111.7 defensive rating.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade (personal) won't play on Sunday versus the Nets. With Donovan Mitchell (knee), Evan Mobley (ankle), and Max Strus (ankle) sidelined, the 27-year-old had been getting some extra work of late, most recently logging 33 minutes in Friday's win over the Minnesota Timberwolves. But without Wade in the equation, Georges Niang, coming off a 16-point, six-rebound, two-block performance, should see plenty of interest from the fantasy community on Sunday night, especially those participating in DFS contests. At the same time, Sam Merrill and Isaac Okoro's fantasy ceilings increased significantly once Wade was ruled out.

Cleveland Cavaliers forward Dean Wade will join the starting lineup for Wednesday's battle against Atlanta. He's taking over from Evan Mobley (ankle), who was injured on Tuesday against Boston. Wade did an admirable job as Mobley's replacement on Tuesday and had a career-high 23 points as Cleveland snapped the Celtics' 11-game winning streak with a massive fourth-quarter comeback. He added eight rebounds and a pair of steals to his line. Wade is known for everything else besides scoring, but Wednesday's outing could be fruitful for him again on the attacking front, as the Hawks sit 27th in the league with a 119.2 defensive rating. Another tweak in Cleveland's starting lineup on Wednesday sees Georges Niang come in for Sam Merrill.