Kenny Atkinson: Jarrett Allen's next step is to be able to protect five

Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson puts Cleveland's defensive spotlight directly on his star big man Jarrett Allen. “We all know that the next step for JA is to be able to protect five,” Atkinson said. “I think it’s a challenge. But he has versatility. I would say that, they applied that, but we also have two big guys on the offense, so they have to protect us, right? For us, it's a well-trained one. “But I think when we play these two big guys with offensive rebounds, we're going to have to protect him when we're playing with JA's offensive offense. So on the one hand it seems to be a disadvantage for us. It might be an advantage for us. [hand]. ”
Source: Clutch Point