Off-movement shooting from Dylan Windler in upcoming team run should be key positive for Cavs

It’s nice to know that Dylan Windler will be participating in upcoming Cleveland Cavaliers team workouts.

The Cleveland Cavaliers will be starting their in-market bubble workouts/team minicamp on Monday and will run through Oct. 6.

In that stretch, the team workout portion, which is the second portion, should be particularly productive for the Wine and Gold, who have not had game action since March 10, in what was ultimately their last game of 2019-20 due to novel coronavirus concerns.

While the workouts are voluntary, they should be especially meaningful for young pieces, such as Collin Sexton, Darius Garland and Kevin Porter Jr., among others. It’s also good to know that Kevin Love will reportedly be in attendance.

Additionally, a player that will be a participant is Dylan Windler, per a report from Cleveland.com’s Chris Fedor. Windler of course did not play at all in what was supposed to be his rookie season due to complications involving a stress reaction in his left leg, at least with the Cavaliers.

But he seems to be healthy now, and Windler, who shot 40.6 percent on 534 attempts from three-point range in a four-year collegiate career at Belmont, should benefit from team run, most notably.

Granted, 5-on-5 run in the team in-market bubble workouts will be limited to one hour each day of those. That said, that burn should be productive for Cleveland, and allow for on-floor chemistry to further develop, and one for the Cavs, Windler should be able to showcase his shooting ability a fair amount with his burn.

Windler is a player that could very well be a knockdown shooter for the Wine and Gold, with his quick release and big-time range that should play into efficient spot-up shooting, in terms of the off-the-catch, and in the pull-up game. Plus, Windler, who had 21.3 points per game as a Belmont senior, is a polished finisher with both hands and instinctive cutter, and should affect games in other ways, too.

But one part of his game, to me, could definitely stand out in upcoming team in-market bubble workouts and should lead to optimism for next season.

Off-movement shooting from Windler should be a key positive in upcoming team run for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

Windler is a highly capable shooter off movement, to go with his spot-up touch/cutting effectiveness/secondary playmaking feel.

So, from my perspective, that ability from Dylan Windler should be a key positive in that upcoming team workout run, and again, that should lead to optimism when looking at next season and some of what to expect from the Belmont product.

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Windler being able to get some meaningful run in the 5-on-5 portion of these workouts alongside a combination of Sexton, Garland and/or Porter, to go with Love should only help his rapport with them looking onward.

Hopefully, this team run for Windler, once that plays out, should allow Windler to get more feel/more acclimated when it comes to firing off looks after movement/in off-screen situations.

Now, I’d imagine Windler has some rapport in regards to a practice setting with other guys.

But again, him being able to really display his off-movement shooting prowess, in particular with him ready to roll, should be a key positive takeaway, I’d think, from these voluntary in-market bubble workouts upcoming for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

If Windler is showing what he’s capable of as a shooter off of movement and/or looks sharp, that should be really encouraging for the Wine and Gold. I believe Windler should fit in seamlessly in stretches at the 2 and 3 spots next season when he’s out there, at least in a notable bench role.

But him getting some minicamp team run reps in Cleveland’s upcoming minicamp should be a nice step for him in getting adjusted to the league, anyhow.

I’m sure Windler should be a player Garland and others look for via off-screen situations, as was mentioned, and/or via relocation. That element could really have a significant impact when Windler’s out there for the Cavs, and put more stress on off-ball defenders in coming years and help open up more driving lanes/post feeds to bigs.

Let’s hope that upcoming team run in these in-market bubble workouts/the squad’s minicamp allows Windler to get some very productive time on the floor in 5-on-5 scenarios alongside his teammates and that he doesn’t suffer any setbacks.