Even though the Cleveland Cavaliers lost to the Milwaukee Bucks on Wednesday night, they are currently among the hottest teams in the NBA. According to Dwyane Wade, this also has to do with the breaks prescribed by the team.
Wade, who will be 36 years old next month, has reinvented himself at the Cavs as the Sixth Man and is currently delivering strong performances. The three-time champion told ESPN that it helps him to be spared by the team every now and then.
“A good thing here is that you get a lot of breaks,”said Wade.”I definitely enjoy taking a vet day. I’ll have a few more this year, and that’ll be good for me and the team.”
The Cavs have won 18 of their last 20 games and almost never trained as a team – according to Cleveland. com there were only three training sessions in this phase. For this reason, it was decided on Wednesday that Isaiah Thomas will be sent to the G-League for the Canton Charge so that he can take part in the right training sessions to be optimally prepared for his comeback.
With regard to Wade, coach Tyronn Lue said on Wednesday that there was no pressure on him:”He’s sometimes in trouble with his knee and when he needs a day, we understand that,”says Lue,”We don’t force him to do anything and want to be smart. It’s a long season and we want to make sure that D-Wade is healthy in the end. That’s the most important thing.”
Wade has been on the court in 26 games so far this season, with an average score of 11.3 points and 4 assists.