Cavs draft: Deni Avdija is Collin Sexton-esque as a competitor

Wing Deni Avdija (#8) of Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv looks to shoot. (Photo by Nikola Krstic/MB Media/Getty Images)

Deni Avdija’s competitiveness should be a selling point for the Cleveland Cavaliers.

If he’s on the board for the Cleveland Cavaliers at #5 in the 2020 NBA Draft, Deni Avdija would seem to be well in-play for the Wine and Gold. Avdija is among the top wings in this class, and might be the top one, when considering his two-way potential.

That’s also with the encouraging shooting flashes he displayed in recent seasons for Israeli club Maccabi FOX Tel Aviv.

Avdija being able to feasibly be a quality option at the 3 and 4, and perhaps in jumbo lineups/at the de facto 2 at times for…