In Case you didn’t know
Last week of September, Dwyane Wade and the Chicago Bulls agreed to buyout out of his 23 million dollar contract as the 35-year-old walked away with 15 million of the 23. Now, a free agent Dwayne Wade had to decide who he would play for in the 2017-18 season. He was pursued by the OKC, San Antonio, Miami, and of course Cleveland. Wade would sign a one year 2.3 million dollar contract to reunite with LeBron James. Wade and LeBron went to four straight NBA Finals with Chris Bosh and won two of them as members of the Miami Heat.
After losing by a record margin to the San Antonio Spurs in 2014, Lebron decided to return to his hometown and sign with the Cleveland Cavaliers. When the Cavs began recruiting Wade J.R. Smith was told that Dwyane Wade would come off the bench and he would remain the starting shoot guard but head coach Tyronn Lue decided to put Wade in the starting lineup instead. After hearing the news this is what J.R. Smith had to say about it on the podcast:
What’s Next?
I believe Smith felt a bit betrayed by the move and it will take him some time to adjust but this is not a role that J.R. Smith has to not played before.
And despite Wade being a starter by name, he and Smith will most likely split the minutes with J.R. getting more minutes given Wade ongoing knee problems.
Author’s take?
I feel that J.R. Smith may be hurt but he will soon realize that he will get more opportunity to score coming off the bench than in the starting lineup. Wade gets to feed off of LeBron offense and J.R.Smith will become the focal point for Cleveland off the bench. He will be able to run the second unit like he did in New York, which helps him make a case for Sixth Man of the Year.
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