Cavs: Dylan Windler has made an early impact defensively

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Collin Sexton (#2) and Cleveland wing Dylan Windler (#9) celebrate with teammates in-game. (Photo by Jason Miller/Getty Images)

When the Cleveland Cavaliers drafted Dylan Windler from Belmont, he was expected to make an impact by shooting the basketball. Early on in the first real season of his career, Windler has made an impact on the defensive side, which has been quite unexpected.

Windler was a stud in college where he balled out and helped the Belmont Bruins earn an at-large bid for the NCAA tournament in 2019.

He attracted teams as a first-round talent with his offensive ability and primarily his shooting; he hit 40.6 percent of his three-point attempts in a…