Cavs draft: 3 potential career outcomes for Deni Avdija if he’s 2020 pick

Cavs potential outcome #2 for Avdija: Second or third scoring option

While no one knows what he can develop into, this is still a safe bet, and his maturity as a young prospect jumps out. Here was more in that regard from NBA.com’s Eric Fawcett.

"“His ability to create offence with the ball in his hands with his driving ability or off the ball with his savvy shows great maturity for a young player and it should help him be effective early in his NBA career.”"

While being dominant enough to be the number one option for a team is going to take some work, he should be able to help teams immediately being such a useful player. 6-foot-9 forwards who can create offense in multiple ways don’t come easily.

Avdija’s role was a rotational one mostly in the Euroleague, but him having 12.9 points and 2.7 assists per outing, and hitting a better 35.3 percent of his three-point attempts in I-BSL play in 2019-20 was very encouraging for his NBA outlook.

If he is not able to hit that top level of being an elite scorer, he can still serve as the team’s second or third option, should Avdija’s development steadily progress in coming seasons.

He might not be the primary option every night with Collin Sexton and Kevin Love there, and early on, clearly won’t be, but there could be nights where he’s the best option and has hot the hand. Let’s not discount Kevin Porter Jr. in the near future, either.

But either way, Avdija’s ability to create for others, of which KJG’s Joe Chambers hit on, and play on and off the ball should have an immediate impact on the Cavs, who have a few too many one-dimensional players. There are a few questions regarding players.

Some are still raw, and some don’t fit the timeline. Regardless, if Deni is capable enough the Cleveland Cavaliers should allow him to earn that second scoring option behind Sexton and potentially either Love or a developed Darius Garland/Porter Jr.

In this case, Avdija eventually being a player who could put up 16.0 points, 4.0 rebounds and 3.0 assists per contest wouldn’t be outside the realm of possibility.