NBA
Dean Wade
Dean Wade
Cleveland Cavaliers, Power Forward
Age: 27-181d (Nov 20, 1996)
Exp: 5 Years
Country: US
College: Kansas State
2024-25 Cap Hit
$6,166,667
2024-25 Cash
$6,166,667
Career Earnings
$11,316,160
2023-2025 Veteran Extension (CURRENT)
Dean Wade signed a 3 year , $18,500,000 contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, including $16,500,002 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $6,166,667. In 2024-25, Wade will earn a base salary of $6,166,667, while carrying a cap hit of $6,166,667 and a dead cap value of $6,166,667.
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $18,500,000
Average Salary:
$6,166,667
GTD at Sign:
$16,500,002
Total GTD:
$16,500,002
Signed Using:
Bird Rights
Free Agent:
2026 / UFA
| Year | Age | Cap HitAnnual | Cap % League Cap | Luxury Tax | Tax % League Tax | Cash Annual | Cash Cumulative | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 |
|
27 | $5,709,877 | 4.20% | $5,709,877 | 3.45% | $5,709,877 | $5,709,877 |
| 2024-25 |
|
28 | $6,166,667 | 4.37% | $6,166,667 | 3.60% | $6,166,667 | $11,876,544 |
| 2025-26 |
|
29 | $6,623,456 | 4.27% | $6,623,456 | 3.51% | $6,623,456 | $18,500,000 |
| 2026-27 |
|
30 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Incentives Likely | Incentives Unlikely | Cap Hit | Cap % League Cap | Luxury Tax | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 |
|
27 | $5,709,877 | - | - | $5,709,877 | 4.20% | $5,709,877 |
| 2024-25 |
|
28 | $6,166,667 | - | - | $6,166,667 | 4.37% | $6,166,667 |
| 2025-26 |
|
29 | $6,623,456 | - | - | $6,623,456 | 4.27% | $6,623,456 |
| 2026-27 |
|
30 |
UFA |
| Year | Age | Base Salary | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | AYC Cumulative | AYC Remaining | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023-24 |
|
27 | $5,709,877 | $5,709,877 | $5,709,877 | $5,709,877 | $6,166,667 |
| 2024-25 |
|
28 | $6,166,667 | $6,166,667 | $11,876,544 | $5,938,272 | $6,395,062 |
| 2025-26 |
|
29 | $6,623,456 | $6,623,456 | $18,500,000 | $6,166,667 | $6,623,456 |
Contract Notes
- $4,623,458 guaranteed, fully guaranteed on 1/10/26
Source:
Spotrac
2019-2022 rest-of-season
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.
Contract Terms:
4 yr(s) / $5,606,283
Average Salary:
$1,401,571
GTD at Sign:
$375,000
Total GTD:
$5,606,283
Signed Using:
non-taxpayer-mid-level-exception
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2019-2019 two-way
Dean Wade signed a 1 year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
Contract Terms:
1 yr(s)
GTD at Sign:
Total GTD:
Signed Using:
Free Agent:
2020 / RFA
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Career Earnings thru 2024
$11,316,160
Career Earnings w/ Different Teams
1 team
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$375,000 |
$375,000 |
|
| 2020 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$1,517,981 |
$1,892,981 |
|
| 2021 | 25 |
|
Active
|
$1,782,621 |
$3,675,602 |
|
| 2022 | 26 |
|
Active / Club Exercised
|
$1,930,681 |
$5,606,283 |
|
| 2023 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$5,709,877 |
$11,316,160 |
|
| Total |
$17,482,827 |
$11,316,160 |
||||
| 2024 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$6,166,667 |
$17,482,827 |
|
| 2025 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$6,623,456 |
$24,106,283 |
|
| Total |
$24,106,283 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 |
|
23 |
$375,000
|
$375,000 |
$375,000 |
||
| 2020 |
|
24 |
$1,517,981
|
$1,517,981 |
$1,892,981 |
||
| 2021 |
|
25 |
$1,782,621
|
$1,782,621 |
$3,675,602 |
||
| 2022 |
|
26 |
$1,930,681
|
$1,930,681 |
$5,606,283 |
||
| 2023 |
|
27 |
$5,709,877
|
$5,709,877 |
$11,316,160 |
||
| 2024 |
|
28 |
$6,166,667
|
$6,166,667 |
$17,482,827 |
||
| Total |
$17,482,827 |
$17,482,827 |
$17,482,827 |
||||
| 2025 |
|
29 |
$6,623,456
|
$6,623,456 |
$24,106,283 |
||
| Total |
$24,106,283 |
$24,106,283 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$11,316,160 | - | - | $11,316,160 |
Injuries
| Year | Dates | Games Missed | Reason | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 |
CLE |
Oct 20, 2021 - Oct 21, 2021 | 1 | Ankle |
| 2021-22 |
CLE |
Nov 27, 2021 - Dec 07, 2021 | 6 | Calf |
| 2021-22 |
CLE |
Mar 14, 2022 - Apr 10, 2022 | 15 | Knee |
| 2022-23 |
CLE |
Nov 11, 2022 - Nov 22, 2022 | 6 | Knee |
| 2022-23 |
CLE |
Dec 04, 2022 - Jan 20, 2023 | 24 | Shoulder |
| 2022-23 |
CLE |
Mar 26, 2023 - Mar 30, 2023 | 2 | Illness |
| 2023-24 |
CLE |
Oct 25, 2023 - Oct 26, 2023 | 1 | Illness |
| 2023-24 |
CLE |
Nov 22, 2023 - Dec 05, 2023 | 6 | Ankle |
| 2023-24 |
CLE |
Feb 12, 2024 - Feb 21, 2024 | 2 | Illness |
| 2023-24 |
CLE |
Mar 10, 2024 - Mar 15, 2024 | 3 | Personal |
| 2023-24 |
CLE |
Mar 16, 2024 - Apr 14, 2024 | 16 | Knee |
-
Sep 27, 2022
Signed a 3 year $18.5 million veteran contract extension with Cleveland (CLE)
-
Jun 22, 2022
Cleveland (CLE) exercised $1.93 million option for 2022-23
- Mar 28, 2022 Cleveland (CLE) announced he will miss the remainder of the 2021-22 season due to injury (knee)
-
Jun 29, 2020
Signed a multi-year Rest-of-Season contract with Cleveland (CLE); converted from Two-Way contract
- Jul 02, 2019 Signed a two-way contract with Cleveland (CLE)
| Year | Team | GP | GS | Min/Gm | Pt/Gm | Reb/Gm | Ast/Gm | Stl/Gm | Blk/Gm | FG% | 3PT% | FT% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | CLE | 54 | 32 | 20.5 | 5.4 | 4.0 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.5 | .414 | .391 | .769 |
| 2022 | CLE | 44 | 13 | 20.3 | 4.7 | 3.4 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.5 | .412 | .354 | .652 |
| 2021 | CLE | 51 | 28 | 19.2 | 5.3 | 2.9 | 1.0 | 0.6 | 0.1 | .456 | .359 | .667 |
| 2020 | CLE | 63 | 19 | 19.2 | 6.0 | 3.4 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.3 | .431 | .366 | .769 |
| 2019 | CLE | 12 | 5.9 | 1.7 | 1.6 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | .692 | .500 |
