The Cavaliers have brought back big man Moses Brown on a second 10-day contract, the team announced today in a press release. Brown’s first 10-day deal expired on Saturday night.
Brown, initially signed earlier this month to provide some frontcourt depth with Jarrett Allen sidelined due to a finger injury, appeared in four games during his first 10 days with Cleveland. He averaged 2.8 points and 2.0 rebounds in 6.3 minutes per contest.
According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, Allen – who is taking a non-surgical approach as he recovers from his broken finger – is hopeful of getting back into the lineup within the next three weeks. However, it doesn’t sound like his return is imminent.
Additionally, Charania reports that forward Dean Wade has sustained a partial meniscus tear in his right knee and will be out for several weeks, creating another hole in the Cavaliers’ frontcourt. Wade had been a regular part of Cleveland’s rotation this season, averaging 19.2 MPG in 51 appearances. The hope is that he’ll be able to make it back by the end of the regular season or the start of the postseason, tweets Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com.
The Cavs will play five games in the next 10 days, starting with a matchup vs. the Lakers on Monday night. Their games on Thursday in Toronto and on Saturday vs. Chicago will be crucial in the race for a top-six seed in the East.
Is there a playoff team that has had to deal with more injuries than the Cavs? Sexton, Rubio, Markkanen, Garland, Allen, Okoro, LaVert, and now Wade have all missed multiple games. They even have some season-ending injuries and most are long term. Clippers and Nuggets maybe.
Maybe the Bulls and Blazers also.
Blazers don’t really qualify as a playoff team, but fair. The Bulls though… they’ve missed Williams, Lonzo, and Caruso, but other than those three and Lavine’s finger, have they really had any injuries?
@eon
certainly we’ve been thru a lot but I would say the Clippers loss of George and Kawhi is super significant because of their age and percentage of the salary cap they hold