Cavs Bench
Though they don t fully admit it it may have.
Cavs bench. Perkins said it was a result of. The cleveland cavaliers won t have the services of fan favorite matthew dellavedova when they face the washington wizards at home on saturday night the team s second meeting of the season. Gp games played w wins l losses win win percentage min minutes played fgm field goalds made fga field goals attempted fg field goal percentage 3pm 3 point field goals made. The story as told by pierce s former celtics teammate kendrick perkins on espn is that pierce spit at the cavs bench during a meaningless preseason game.
However although he won t be available the recently reacquired dellavedova will be on the cavs bench according to the athletic s joe vardon. These players add depth and talent to an unappreciated cavaliers bench. After throwing down a transition dunk to give the cavs a 69 60 cavs news. Spurs cavs head coach john beilein explains why he went with larry nance jr.
Regardless this bench for cleveland s 2014 2015 season is strong and will surprise everyone. After ranking 14th in aggregate bench netrtg last season minus 1 3 the cavs rank fourth this season plus 6 1 in 2016 17. The cavs bench situation could improve if they bring in players like emeka okafur timofey mozgov and or ray allen. 09 17 1992 prior to nba.
In an effort to build team chemistry and simply to show support the cavs bench often took to standing during large segments of games last season. Cavs star kevin love hopes that the bench can take some wear and tear off the cavs starters over the course of the 82 game grind as cleveland aims for a fourth straight trip to the nba finals. However there s now speculation that members of the organization see him being more of an effective player coming off the bench. John beilein explains decision to bench tristan thompson for larry nance jr.