3 potential Cavs duos to watch with 2020 draft prospect Isaac Okoro

Potential Okoro Cavs two-man game #3: With Dylan Windler

An Okoro-Dylan Windler two-man game would be one that could provide a lift for the Cavaliers.

Windler didn’t appear in game action for Cleveland in 2019-20 due to a stress fracture in his left leg, but he seemingly made quite a splash in the Cavs voluntary in-market bubble team workouts in late September. And next season, he should be ready to roll, I’d imagine as primarily a bench contributor in what will be really his first campaign.

Okoro, who I’d think would eventually take over at the starting 3 spot over Cedi Osman, perhaps fairly early on, could mesh very well in minutes alongside Windler, who will get his share, feasibly at the 2 in instances with Okoro.

Windler, who hit 40.6 percent of his career three-point shot attempts in a four-year collegiate career at Belmont, would make for a great kickout target for Okoro, whose a highly capable passer off drives. The same goes out of the PnR, and Windler could have a productive handoff game with Okoro, which could lead to quick perimeter shots for him and/or lead to pull-ups/step backs to counter that.

Plus, in the off-ball sense, Okoro is a willing and able screener, and at times, his sturdy 6-foot-6, 225-pound frame could aid Windler in creating room for him for off-screen/curling pull-up looks.

Moving on, Windler, whose a capable secondary playmaker/ball-mover, too, could hit Okoro on a number of cutting looks, on the other end of this duo’s dynamic. And Okoro, whose an elite finisher at the rim with both hands via touch and through contact, would make his presence felt leading to easy offense for Cleveland after deliveries from Windler in that way.

I’d also think Windler could get his share of extra pass dishes to Okoro for him to go right into straight-line drives along the baseline, and also hit Okoro if closeouts come hard to him on diagonal cuts from the weak side. And Windler could get over-the-top looks to Okoro in times he’s able to get seals on the weak side, too, after ball-swings.

Clearly, with Windler and Okoro moving without the ball so well, and with Okoro’s ability to hit shooters right on the mark on drives, and Windler’s shooting/passing willingness to hit cutters, this duo could really give Cleveland offensive juice.