Offensive Game
Reliable stretch four who shoots 38%+ from three and attacks close-outs effectively. Not a primary creator but consistently makes open shots.
Career Journey
Cleveland Cavaliers
2019-present
Undrafted find in Cleveland
Signed by the Cavaliers as an undrafted free agent out of Kansas State in 2019; spent seven seasons as a switchable 3-and-D forward.
Career-high role (2025-26)
Started a career-high 38 games and logged key playoff minutes through Cleveland's run to the conference finals.
Four-year deal with Philadelphia (2026)
Agreed to a four-year, $39M contract with the 76ers, reuniting with executive Mike Gansey.
Player Agent
2024-25 season · View contract
| Season | GP | PPG | RPG | APG | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 59 | 5.8 | 4.2 | 1.5 | 43.9% | 36.2% |
Dean Wade is the kind of player winning teams quietly need. Undrafted out of Kansas State in 2019, he carved out seven seasons in Cleveland as a 3-and-D forward — the type who guards up a position, switches across the frontcourt and knocks down the corner three without needing plays run for him. His counting numbers stay modest (under six points a night in 2025-26), but last season showed the trust he'd earned: a career-high 38 starts and real playoff minutes deep into Cleveland's run to the conference finals. In the 2026 offseason he signed a four-year deal with Philadelphia, reuniting with executive Mike Gansey, who first brought him into the league. His value lives in the margins — spacing, defensive versatility, availability — rather than the box score, which is exactly why contenders keep paying for it.
Offensive Game
Reliable stretch four who shoots 38%+ from three and attacks close-outs effectively. Not a primary creator but consistently makes open shots.
Defensive Game
Versatile defender who can guard 3-through-5 positions. Uses length and positioning well. Makes smart rotations.
Intangibles
Smart, positioning-based player who understands spacing and defensive rotations. A coaches' favorite for his decision-making.
Personal Life & Family
Status
Single
Parents & Siblings
Off the Court
Youth basketball camps in Colorado
Did You Know?
Went undrafted in 2019 and signed a two-way deal with Cleveland — he has since outperformed dozens of players drafted ahead of him.
Grew up in Sterling, Colorado, a small agricultural city of about 14,000 people — one of the smaller hometowns of any current NBA player.
Known for his film study habits — Wade is regularly among the last players to leave the practice facility after studying game footage.
Has played for the same franchise his entire NBA career, a rarity for an undrafted player in the modern game.
Career Honors
Big 12 All-Academic Team (2019)
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