Cavs: This will always be underlying theme for Dylan Windler

In recent games, with the Cleveland Cavaliers having been without so many regular rotational pieces, it’s been a time for Dylan Windler to make his mark. Windler was starting to do that more I thought last week/the weekend leading into it, and the pure shooting abilities always make him such an intriguing bench piece.

He started the season sidelined for a few games because of a hip injury, which was a bit of a concern initially with his injury issues in his first two seasons with the Cavaliers, but he has gotten more of a shot in the past nine or so games following a DNP.

In his minutes, Windler has shown some of his deep shooting capabilities, which is likely the key seller for him in rotational opportunities at the 2/3.

In these past nine games, he’s done alright, generally speaking; he’s shot 47.4 percent from three on 2.1 attempts per outing, with 2.7 rebounds and 1.6 assists in 15.3 minutes per outing. His off-ball movement, rebounding and team defense generally help the team when he’s in there, too, and I don’t gloss over that.

Although when watching Windler’s play, it is frustrating at times when the dude passes up some opportunities at catch-and-shoot looks, given his reputation as a knockdown-type shooter. When he’s ready to fire and is playing confidently as a movement and/or ball-swing target, then I’ll take what comes from there, given how he can aid in spacing some, and help the club on the other end in rotational minutes.

An underlying theme for Windler will always be him needing to fire without hesitation; at times, he can be passive as a shooter.

Simply put, Windler has had issues staying healthy with the Cavaliers, and last season, he wasn’t able to consistently establish a shooting rhythm for elongated stretches of games. The aforementioned hesitation has popped up, though.