Cavs Not Extending Qualifying Offer to Dylan Windler

The Cavaliers are not issuing a qualifying offer to small forward Dylan Windler, making him an unrestricted free agent, as relayed by Michael Scotto of HoopsHype.

Windler has been riddled with injuries in his first four seasons, appearing in a total of just 84 games. He appeared in only three games with Cleveland last year.

This is a far cry from Windler’s amateur days when he said he missed just one game between high school and four years of college at Belmont. Part of the reason the Cavs drafted him at No. 26 in 2019 likely had something to do with his durability.

Windler, 26, missed all of his rookie year, then bounced back to average a career-high 5.2 points in his second season, showing flashes of promise. But given how little he’s been able to be on the floor since, it wouldn’t have made sense for the Cavs to issue the $5 million qualifying offer.