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Cavs: 5 reasons fans should be pumped for next season

By Quenton S. Albertie

TARRYTOWN, NY - AUGUST 12: Collin Sexton #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers poses for a portrait during the 2018 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on August 12, 2018 at the Madison Square Garden Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images)
TARRYTOWN, NY - AUGUST 12: Collin Sexton #2 of the Cleveland Cavaliers poses for a portrait during the 2018 NBA Rookie Photo Shoot on August 12, 2018 at the Madison Square Garden Training Facility in Tarrytown, New York. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2018 NBAE (Photo by Jesse D. Garrabrant/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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08 September 2018, Germany, Hamburg: Basketball, Supercup, Czech Republic vs Turkey, finals: Turkey’s Cedi Osman in action. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images)
08 September 2018, Germany, Hamburg: Basketball, Supercup, Czech Republic vs Turkey, finals: Turkey’s Cedi Osman in action. Photo: Daniel Reinhardt/dpa (Photo by Daniel Reinhardt/picture alliance via Getty Images) /

Reason #2

More playing time for Cedi Osman

Cleveland’s adopted son, Cedi “Jedi” Osman, is a bona fide fan favorite.

With that said, the sheer fact that he’s likely to receive more playing time and a bigger role than last season, should get fans in the seats and on their feet. I mean that quite literally.

Osman has showcased some interesting alterations to his game, most notably a shooting form that mimics Kyle Korver’s with the exaggerated leg kick. He’s also trying to improve his ball-handling enough to become a consistent dribble-drive threat, a useful trait with his potential as a point-forward.

Osman averaged 3.9 points per game (12.7 points per 36 minutes) as a rookie, with solid marksmanship (36.8 percent shooting from three on 1.4 threes per game ). Per RealGM, he averaged 20.0 points per game in the Summer League and shot just 21.4 percent from three on 7.0 attempts per game.

However, he recently averaged 22.0 points per game (50.0 percent shooting from three on 9.0 attempts per game) in the VTB Supercup, leading his team to victory in the Finals with five made threes.

With those improvements to his offensive game, he could be a double-digit scorer for the Cavs next season. He’s undoubtedly still a versatile, upper echelon defender so the only question is, “what is his ceiling?”

A boyish and humble player, the fact is that you want to root for him as a person as much as a player.

Plus, he loves the fans, as he told NBA.com’s Joe Gabriele and Rafa Hernandez Brito.