Isaac Okoro is an offensive nightmare for the Cleveland Cavaliers

No player has played worse offensively for the Cleveland Cavaliers than Isaac Okoro.

The Cleveland Cavaliers have a developing bust on their hands in Isaac Okoro. While Auburn faithful tried to roast us on draft night, we knew all along that Okoro was not a good offensive player. He has had his moments, sure. He’s athletic, strong, fast, and nimble but he has very little in the way of true NBA talent as a scorer.

Through 13 games that Okoro has played, he’s shot just 33% from the floor and a miserable .07 percent from three-point. He’s only averaging 2.6 points per game, a career-low, and is playing just 15.8 minutes per game, nearly half of the minutes he was averaging prior to this season.

Okoro isn’t all bad, he’s a great wing defender and if you get him the ball in transition, he can power his way through any defenders and score inside. He does have that ability but the Cavs aren’t really a fast-break team. They’re the team that always looks for the extra pass, so even when they do outrun other teams, usually whoever gets to the paint kicks it out.

So Okoro isn’t even able to capitalize on his only area of efficient offense.

The Cleveland Cavaliers should consider trade options for Isaac Okoro

Okoro is not going to get better as a scorer. If this was a team like the Oklahoma City Thunder, maybe you give him more reps, more practice, and more time to see if he can defy expectations, but the Cavs aren’t the Thunder.

They’re a championship-caliber team, they no longer have time to see if Okoro can defy reality and become a good player. His career is going to be that of a poor man’s Bruce Bowens, and the Cavs really can’t afford to have a guy who can’t shoot getting minutes.

He’s a very good situational player, someone you want to defend the best scorer on the opposing team. It’s just that when he’s on the court in a half-court offense, the opposing team doesn’t even bother defending him. Why should they? He’s shooting just seven percent from three.