Delon Wright would be impactful FA add by Cavs this offseason

What Wright could provide for the Cavs

The 30-year-old Wright can help get others good looks, and though he has been streaky from the perimeter, he has strides as a shooter, in the catch-and-shoot game, and would provide a legit rim pressure element. He hit 37.2 percent and then 37.9 percent from three the past two seasons, and has shot 35.4 percent in his career, albeit on 2.7 and 1.5 attempts, and overall, on 1.9 deep attempts through seven seasons. But the positive attributes are what stand out, and could help the Cavs.

Regarding those positives, while his presence could feasibly mean Caris LeVert could be expendable, perhaps during the season or via offseason trade, the Cavaliers could see how things are with that pairing in some lineups. Or whether or not that chance is there, I firmly believe Wright could play with one of Darius Garland or Collin Sexton (who seems likely to be back/feasibly extended) for stretches, and enable either or to get some quality off-ball looks.

Lastly, Wright, as we mentioned, is a quality defender, and when he’s in there, the 6-foot-5 Wright, while only listed at 185 pounds, is a multi-positional player on that end, and he is pretty put-together for that size.

He’s a competent screen navigator that can put pressure on opposing guards, and in some matchups, could hold his own against opposing 3s, as he has nice anticipation, and as also, as a team defender, diagnoses things well. That’s part of the reasoning as to why he’s had 2.0 steals per-36 minutes over the past four seasons.

Plus, regarding defense and team impact, Wright is a good rebounding guard, as evidenced by his 5.8 rebounds per-36 minutes over that aforementioned span. His transition awareness, to that point, is impressive, too, and I believe he could help Cleveland in the open floor game, in converting from some grab-and-go scenarios and in early-clock offense.

So, factoring in what we highlighted here, Wright could end up being a great, and perhaps somewhat under-the-radar, free agency addition by the Cavaliers this offseason. He hasn’t had a ton of postseason experience, as a side note, but he did have ample time in Atlanta’s first-round series loss to the top-seeded Miami Heat this year, and previously had some noteworthy postseason PT with Toronto.

We’d have to see if there’s interest from him/his camp in actually signing, however, I do think with the Cavaliers seemingly on the rise, there could be.