The Cavaliers are flying high with an NBA-best 21-4 record, and here’s the kicker — they’ve done it without one of their presumed starters. That could change soon.

Strus (ankle) is expected to be cleared to make his season debut in Friday's game against the Wizards, Grant Afseth of RG.org reports. Strus has been sidelined since the preseason, when he was initially shut down with a hip contusion before suffering a right ankle sprain during the ramp-up process in October.