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• Cavaliers' Max Strus: Off injury report

  13H ago • By RotoWire

  Strus (ankle) is no longer listed on the injury report ahead of Monday's game against the Jazz. Strus made his season debut Friday and was unsurprisingly held out of Saturday's game as he continues to make his way back to play. Strus logged 19 minutes in his return, so it seems as if he will have a respectable role whenever he is able to suit up.

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• Cavaliers' Max Strus: Sitting out Saturday

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Strus won't play in Saturday's game versus the 76ers due to right ankle injury management. Strus made his season debut Saturday after missing the first 27 games of the 2024-25 campaign due to an ankle injury. While there is no indication that Strus aggravated that injury, he will sit out the second leg of Cleveland's back-to-back Saturday for precautionary reasons. The 28-year-old forward should return to action for Monday's matchup with Utah.

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• Cavaliers' Max Strus: Hits three triples in season debut

  2D ago • By RotoWire

  Strus (ankle) tallied nine points (3-8 FG, 3-8 3Pt) and two assists in 19 minutes in Friday's 124-101 win over the Bucks. Strus started in all 70 of his appearances with the Cavaliers in 2023-24, but after missing the first 27 games of the 2024-25 with a right hip contusion and a right ankle sprain, head coach Kenny Atkinson opted to ease the sharpshooting wing back in a bench role. The 28-year-old entered the contest with a restriction of about 20 minutes and provided the Cavaliers with some quality perimeter shooting during his time on the court. He'll likely be operating under a minutes cap once again in the second leg of the back-to-back set Saturday versus the 76ers, if he even plays at all. Once he gets fully ramped up, Strus could be a candidate to move into the starting five in place of Isaac Okoro, who recently suffered an AC joint sprain in his shoulder and is likely to miss at least two weeks. Dean Wade replaced Okoro on the top unit Friday, but over the long haul, the Cavaliers may prefer to have the superior floor-spacing option in Strus playing alongside Darius Garland and Donovan Mitchell.

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• Cavaliers' Max Strus: Coming off bench in return

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Strus is coming off the bench and will be limited to around 20 minutes of action in Friday's game versus the Bucks, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Strus is available to make his season debut Friday but will not receive a full workload, as expected. Strus started in all 70 of his appearances for Cleveland last season, so fantasy managers can expect him to reclaim his starting role once he works his way fully back into game shape.

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• Cavaliers' Max Strus: Set to make season debut

  3D ago • By RotoWire

  Strus (ankle) is available for Friday's game versus the Bucks, Chris Fedor of The Cleveland Plain Dealer reports. Strus has been upgraded from questionable to available Friday after missing the first 27 games of the season due to a right ankle sprain. While it's unclear if Strus will enter the starting lineup, he will likely operate on a minutes restriction.

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