Dean WADE
5.8 PPG
4.2 RPG
1.5 APG
58.0% TS
10.9 PER
2025-26
Off
42
Def
86
Ovr
59
Player Info
- Height
- 6'9"
- Weight
- 228 lbs
- Age
- 29
- Born
- 1996-11-20
- Position
- PF
- Service
- 7 yrs
- Bird Rights
- Full
- Trade Status
- Eligible
Contract
extension
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-27 now | $9.0M | $9.0M | $9.0M | — |
| 2027-28 | $9.4M | $9.4M | $9.4M | — |
| 2028-29 | $9.9M | $9.9M | $9.9M | — |
| 2029-30 | $10.3M | $10.3M | $1.6M | — |
2023-24
– 2025-26
Veteran Extension
CLE
via Bird Rights
Dean Wade signed a 3 year, $18,500,000 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, including $18,500,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,166,667. In 2026-27, Wade will earn, while carrying a cap hit of $12,584,566.
- •$4,623,458 guaranteed, fully guaranteed on 1/10/26
extension
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 | $5.7M | $5.7M | $5.7M | — |
| 2024-25 | $6.2M | $6.2M | $6.2M | — |
| 2025-26 | $6.6M | $6.6M | $6.6M | — |
2019-20
– 2022-23
rest-of-season
CLE
via non-taxpayer-mid-level-exception
Dean Wade signed a 4 year, $5,606,283 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, including $5,606,283 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $1,401,571.
- •2020-21: non-guaranteed
- •2021-22: non-guaranteed
- •2022-23: Club Option/non-guaranteed, fully guaranteed on 1/10/23 (option deadline - 6/24/22 -- option exercised 6/22/22, guaranteed via extension 9/24/22)
non_taxpayer_mle
Bird Clock Start
| Season | Salary | Cap Hit | Guaranteed | Option |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | $375K | $375K | $375K | — |
| 2020-21 | $1.5M | $1.5M | $1.5M | — |
| 2021-22 | $1.8M | $1.8M | $1.8M | — |
| 2022-23 | $1.9M | $1.9M | $1.9M | — |
Contract Value
17/100
Significant Overpay
Projected fair value $5.5M · $3.5M over market
Moderate confidence · 15 comps
Per-Game Stats
| Season | GP | GS | MPG | PTS | REB | AST | STL | BLK | TOV | FG% | 3P% | FT% | FGA | FTA |
|---|
| 2019-20 | 12 | 0 | 6.0 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 69.2% | 50.0% | 0.0% | 1.1 | 0.1 |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 19 | 19.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 43.1% | 36.6% | 76.9% | 4.9 | 0.6 |
| 2021-22 | 51 | 28 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 45.6% | 35.9% | 66.7% | 4.3 | 0.6 |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 13 | 20.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 41.2% | 35.4% | 65.2% | 4.0 | 0.5 |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 32 | 20.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 41.4% | 39.1% | 76.9% | 4.3 | 0.5 |
| 2024-25 | 59 | 30 | 21.2 | 5.4 | 4.2 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 41.3% | 36.0% | 53.3% | 4.6 | 0.5 |
| 2025-26 | 59 | 38 | 22.3 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 43.9% | 36.2% | 71.1% | 4.7 | 0.6 |
Advanced Stats
| Season | GP | MPG | TS% | USG% | PER | BPM | OBPM | DBPM | VORP | WS | WS/48 | ORtg | DRtg |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | 12 | 6.0 | 74.4% | 9.1% | 12.2 | -0.9 | -0.5 | -0.4 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.081 | 107.0 | 113.5 |
| 2020-21 | 63 | 19.2 | 57.3% | 12.8% | 10.1 | -1.5 | -0.9 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.028 | 102.9 | 111.9 |
| 2021-22 | 51 | 19.2 | 58.4% | 10.7% | 9.2 | -1.9 | -1.1 | -0.8 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.068 | 105.8 | 103.8 |
| 2022-23 | 44 | 20.3 | 55.0% | 10.0% | 7.7 | -1.8 | -1.1 | -0.7 | 0.0 | 1.4 | 0.078 | 109.7 | 103.2 |
| 2023-24 | 54 | 20.5 | 59.8% | 10.1% | 9.8 | -1.4 | -0.8 | -0.6 | 0.2 | 2.3 | 0.098 | 111.9 | 103.5 |
| 2024-25 | 59 | 21.2 | 56.3% | 10.1% | 10.0 | -1.2 | -0.7 | -0.5 | 0.3 | 5.1 | 0.197 | 120.0 | 109.4 |
| 2025-26 | 59 | 22.3 | 58.0% | 9.7% | 10.9 | -1.1 | -0.7 | -0.4 | 0.3 | 4.0 | 0.146 | 117.2 | 110.9 |