I was hoping for a Mike Miller or a Kevin Martin or a Paul Arizin or even a Jeff Hornacek.......
Ended up with a Dylan Windler...
Are you by any chance referring to the Paul Arizin that retired in 1962? How old are you, anyway?
Arizin shot 40.7% as a rookie. Windler is at 44.0%. He's got a chance.
Hornacek averaged 5.3 and 9.5 ppg his first two years. He broke into double figures at age 25.
Windler is doing very well at rebounding, shot blocking, and defense compared to others at his position league wide. It's his shooting that is the problem along with excessive turnovers. He's not used to the speed of the game and the length and athleticism of NBA players coming out of little Belmont University (8,000 students). Also, he missed the entire '19-'20 season.
But the fact that he shot 40.6% in college on 3's and he hit nine in a row for the Cavs tells me he can shoot from outside, but it's tough when you're only playing 17 minutes a game.
If he was shooting great but sucking on defense and rebounding I would be concerned. But it's the other way around so when his shooting comes around he could be a pretty good player. I have Chris Mullin as the comp. Mullen was a #7 overall pick, though, and had a much better rookie season. If the Cavs had not drafted Okoro I think Windler would get a lot more playing time.
We have to be patient with a late first round pick coming out of a small college that missed his rookie season and isn't getting that many minutes.