WATCH: NC State’s DJ Burns Breaks Down Why Cleveland is a Good Fit

NC State’s DJ Burns will be suiting up for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the 2024 NBA Summer League beginning tomorrow night. Burns and the Cavs will play the Magic tomorrow at 4pm on ESPN+.

In the video below, Burns breaks down why he thinks Cleveland is a good fit for him,

DJ Burns was a joy to speak with for the first time. The NC State standout & March Madness star hit on a number of topics today at #Cavs summer league mini-camp:

– His body transformation
– Rise to college sports fame
– What he’s learning, who’s teaching him
– Why Cleveland fits pic.twitter.com/QrOInS0cpe

— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) July 10, 2024

Quotes

“I think the way the Cavs play kind of matches the way I play. The way they use their bigs to their strengths. That’s something I’ve always had in coaches, and that’s something that stood out immediately here.”

“Just looking forward to showing my improvement on defense.”

“I knew that once our season was over, we were going to have to hit the weight loss immediately. There was no doubt about that, but it’s kind of hard to change your whole diet in the middle of the season. You’ve been playing a certain way all year. It’s hard to change it all of a sudden.”

“I would say offensively, the main thing that I learned from these guys was getting off the screens quicker. Then on defense, guarding the ball screens, those are the two main things that I picked up over this time.” 

I’m learning a lot on defense about how to get through rotations and ball screens, and ways to help certain players.”