3 biggest questions for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the offseason

#3: How do the Cavs improve their offense?

The Cavaliers ranked 25th overall in game pace out of 30 clubs. This makes sense, as Cleveland is a grit-and-grind team under J.B. Bickerstaff, but the offense is lacking because of this. The Cavs’ offense efficiency was 17th overall, tied with the San Antonio Spurs, so the offense definitely has room to grow.

However, Collin Sexton did not play a lot of games this season, and he has been one of Cleveland’s best scorers in his career. If Sexton returns to the Cavs next year and is healthy, I would expect that number to increase.

Also, Cleveland turned over the ball 13.2 times per night on average, ranking 22nd overall. It often seemed like Cleveland was not careful enough with the ball, making silly turnovers. Since Ricky Rubio did miss a good amount of games for Cleveland, that does have an impact on how the Cavs handled the ball. Rubio had an assist-to-turnover ratio of 2.5, which is very impressive.

Even with a good amount of turnovers, the Cavaliers did have a good amount of assists, though, averaging 25.2 assists per night, ranking them 11th in the league. But, even with this good amount of assists, Cleveland does need better ball handlers next season, as Rajon Rondo is 36 years old, and should probably retire soon, and Brandon Goodwin, who was on a two-way deal, may not be back next season. Darius Garland is definitely a great playmaker, averaging 8.6 assists per night, but he can’t do it all himself.

Cleveland does need help in some ways in the offseason, so Koby Altman will have his hands full come this summer. Whether it be bench production, rebounding, the offense, or something else, expect Cleveland’s team to be even better next season.