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3 Cleveland Cavaliers additions who didn’t live up to their hype

By Chad Porto

Feb 6, 2018; Orlando, FL, USA;Cleveland Cavaliers guard Derrick Rose (1) smiles as he prior to the game against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports
Feb 6, 2018; Orlando, FL, USA;Cleveland Cavaliers guard Derrick Rose (1) smiles as he prior to the game against the Orlando Magic at Amway Center. Mandatory Credit: Kim Klement-USA TODAY Sports /
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Nov 28, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade (9) talks with referee Kane Fitzgerald (5) in the third quarter against the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports
Nov 28, 2017; Cleveland, OH, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers guard Dwyane Wade (9) talks with referee Kane Fitzgerald (5) in the third quarter against the Miami Heat at Quicken Loans Arena. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports /

Dwayne Wade and Derrick Rose

The Cleveland Cavaliers tried to rebuild their entire squad in the 2017 offseason. Kyrie Irving got traded away, and the team got back Isiah Thomas and Jae Crowder as pieces of the trade that were expected to immediately contribute. Not only that, but the team then signed Derrick Rose and Dwyane Wade to fill out the roster.

Things were off to a rocky start, Thomas missed some time to start the year, and then-Cavs coach Tye Lue wanted Wade to come off the bench, something he refused. So the Cavs moved Kevin Love to the five and ran a squad that had Rose at point guard, Wade at shooting guard, LeBron James at small forward, and Crowder at power forward.

It was a disaster of a lineup, and Wade looked awful in it. Wade was never a great shooter, scoring most of his shots from within the paint but with the Cavs, he was expected to shoot more threes than he normally would. His inability to hit shots early in his run was the reason why he got moved to the bench. Wade would end up wanting out by mid-season and would be traded to Miami, where he spent most of his career prior to joining the Cavs.

Rose on the other hand was just a menace. Wade at least played fine, Rose was awful. He only took nine shots per game and was averaging single-digit scoring figures for the first time in his career. He would take an absence from the team and would later get dealt to Utah.

Neither man’s run in Cleveland is fondly remembered.

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