Two goals for Patrick Williams if he’s selected by Cavs in 2020 NBA Draft

Goal #1 for Williams if he’s drafted by the Cleveland Cavaliers: Average 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per-36 minutes

The main attraction with Williams seems to be his defensive prowess and really his sky high ceiling there as a defensive playmaker. Williams had 1.0 steals and 1.0 blocks per outing, which in under 23.0 minutes per game was noteworthy I believe.

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Williams is a highly switchable defender, as he’s sturdy enough at 6-foot-8 and 225 pounds to handle 4’s in the post, and his quickness enables him to deter drivers effectively on the perimeter, and he consistently makes plays in passing lanes leading to steals/deflections.

Plus, Williams is really sound in his contests and has great timing in rotations on the weak side, which enables him to get his share of blocks near the basket. His wide-ranging impact defensively would help the likes of Darius Garland, Collin Sexton, Kevin Love and others.

Moreover, the first goal I’d have for Williams if he were to be selected by the Cavs in the 2020 NBA Draft would be posting 1.6 steals and 1.1 blocks per-36 minutes.

Williams had 1.8 steals and 1.8 blocks per-36 minutes for FSU in 2019-20, and for next season if he were drafted by the Cavs, the aforementioned steals/blocks per-36 goal I’d see as attainable and would definitely indicate a really high defensive ceiling for Williams in coming years.

Williams, despite not quite being 19 yet, has such outstanding instincts, timing as a rotator, and strong/active hands on the defensive end, and next season/going forward, the Cavs defense would greatly benefit from that from Williams.

Cleveland needs to have more quality defensive forwards, and Williams could fit that bill and help the likes of Andre Drummond, Larry Nance Jr. and/or Kevin Love in minutes-share at the 3/4 spot. I could very well see Williams end up firmly becoming Cleveland’s starting 3 with how Cedi Osman has mightily struggled on that end, too.

Next up, we’ll highlight the second goal for Williams if he were to end up drafted by the Cavs.