2020 NBA Draft targets from the Big 12 for the Cleveland Cavaliers
Udoka Azubuike, center, Kansas Jayhawks
Another Kansas Jayhawk shows up at number two. It feels like Udoka Azubuike has been manning the middle for the Jayhawks for a decade now due to his impact and eligibility issues that have surrounded him over the last couple of years.
The senior big man is what he is at this point and that is a player who finishes at the rim better than anybody in NCAA history, seriously. He is number one in career field goal percentage at 75.4% according to Sports-Reference.
Azubuike is never likely going to be a starter on a good NBA team, but he can be a very good rotational big who comes off the bench for 18-22 minutes per game.
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If the Cavaliers fall in love with a shooting guard or small forward in the top part of the 2020 NBA Draft, they can trade back into the back of the first round and grab Azubuike as a rotational big.
Azubuike is still very raw from a skillset standpoint but his athleticism, size, and length are huge positives as a draft prospect and make him very appealing both as a rim finisher and a rim protector on the defensive end, which is exactly what Cleveland needs.