5 reasons why the Cleveland Cavaliers are SO BAD right now

#4 Roster composition

Dwyane Wade

We know how good the combination of Dwyane Wade and LeBron James can be courtesy of their Miami Heat days at the start of this decade. However, that was seven years ago. Since then, James has made it to seven straight Finals and Wade's knee issues have only gotten worse. Both players are on the wrong side of 32 with a lot of mileage on their body.

James can still be very effective, MVP-level effective but it depends tremendously on the team assembled around him and Wade doesn't fit that blueprint. The Cavaliers' management was praised for providing Tyronn Lue with a deep roster but the team is just not suited to James' game.

Few players brought in this summer (Wade and Rose) are not shooters, thus shrinking the floor on James. Wade has good hands in the passing lane but he isn't very agile anymore so count him on the poor defensive players' category. Oh wait, add Thomas and Jose Calderon (a bench-warming veteran) to that as well.

The only addition that made sense was Jae Crowder, a 3-and-D wing, but he's only averaging 7.5 points in 25.6 minutes while shooting 37.5% from the field.