After injuries to both Iman Shumpert and Derrick Rose, Jose Calderon, the Cleveland Cavaliers’ third/fourth string point guard was called upon. Although Rose and Shumpert are still injured, the return of star point guard Isaiah Thomas has rendered Jose Calderon as irrelevant.
Calderon’s signing early in the offseason was highly criticized, and his role was projected to be that of a consistent bench warmer. However, the Cavaliers first 40 games had something different in store. Throughout the Cavs first 39 games, the 36-year-old Spaniard saw time in 29 of them and started 23 of them.
Calderon has averaged 18 minutes per game this season and committed just 0.