Cleveland Cavaliers: 3 takeaways from a thrilling Las Vegas Summer League

Edy Tavares is a one-dimensional player

The Cavaliers had issues protecting the rim last season. They averaged just 4.0 blocks per game which was 25th in the NBA. They did attempt to solve this issue on several occasions just nothing seemed to work.

Edy Tavares was supposed to help them. After Chris Andersen, Andrew Bogut and Larry Sanders all did not pan out, the Cavaliers decided to sign Edy Tavares. Tavares, in his only game with the Cavaliers, did manage to score 6 points, snag 10 rebounds and block 6 shots.

This summer league, in my opinion, Tavares showed that his only strength is protecting the rim. Tavares looked to struggle with the ball in his hands. The majority of the time he either lost the ball or put up a low-percentage hook shot. Although this one went in, you can still tell how clumsy and unstable Tavares looked with the ball.

In the Cavaliers big tourney game against the Lakers, Tavares put 6 points and 6 boards on just 1-for-4 from the field. What we already knew about Tavares is what the summer league told us. Yes, Tavares has value, but his sole purpose will be to defend the rim, and fans just like coaches shouldn’t expect much more from him.