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Cleveland Cavaliers: 3 teams they should model themselves after

By Tony Pesta

SACRAMENTO, CA - APRIL 4: Ante Zizic #41 of the Cleveland Cavaliers faces the Sacramento Kings on April 4, 2019 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images)
SACRAMENTO, CA - APRIL 4: Ante Zizic #41 of the Cleveland Cavaliers faces the Sacramento Kings on April 4, 2019 at Golden 1 Center in Sacramento, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images Agreement. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2019 NBAE (Photo by Rocky Widner/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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2. Sacramento Kings (Cam Reddish)

Next on the list is the Sacramento Kings. The Kings have a few late bloomers on their squad that helped them turn into one of the most surprising teams in the league this season. The arrival of both De’Aaron Fox and Buddy Hield transformed the Kings from a laughingstock to a promising team of the future.

Fox is a blur on the court who averaged 5.5 points per game in transition. This made him the ninth-highest scorer in transition in the entire NBA. He also improved his 3-point shooting by nearly 10 percent in his sophomore season, becoming a legit threat from deep.

Meanwhile, Hield scored the fourth-most points in transition this season at 6.0 points per game. He also shot 42.7 percent from deep this season on 7.9 attempts per game. This made Hield just the third player in NBA history to shoot this efficiently on that volume, joining the likes of legendary shooters Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson.

Collin Sexton is already drawing parallels to Fox. Both players have similar stature and lightning quick speed. Their offensive games mimic each other and there is no question they are both hungry to improve.

If the Cleveland Cavaliers draft Cam Reddish, they might have found a player that can become their version of Buddy Hield. Reddish shot 33.3 percent from the 3-point line on 7.9 attempts per game in his freshman season for Duke. This was slightly lesser than what Hield put up in his junior year for Oklahoma, shooting 35.9 percent on an average of 7.4 attempts per game.

There are obviously noticeable differences between these players. Fox is a much better playmaker than Sexton, while Reddish has a lot to prove before being put in the same conversation as Hield when it comes to shooting. Regardless, this model could be a successful one for Cleveland to follow.

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