Seems like Enes Kanter is falling some. The Cleveland Cavaliers are expected to take Lithuania's Jonas Valanciunas with the No. 4 pick even if Kentucky's Enes Kanter is still available, league sources said Thursday morning. Ford: Mock Draft 7.1 ESPN.com's Chad Ford, after talking to numerous NBA teams and sources, takes his best shot at how Thursday's draft will play out. Story • TrueHoop: Latest draft buzz • NBA draft blog • NBA Draft index Cleveland is still expected to take Duke point guard Kyrie Irving with the No. 1 pick, with Arizona forward Derrick Williams likely to be Minnesota's pick at No. 2. The Utah Jazz are deciding between Kentucky guard Brandon Knight and Kanter, with Kanter the choice anticipated by several general managers who hold subsequent lottery picks. The consensus is that Valanciunas will not be able to escape his existing contract with Lietuvos Rytas until January at the earliest, but that does not scare off the Cavaliers, who sources say compare Valanciunas favorably to the Lakers' Pau Gasol. If the Jazz select Knight and the Cavs take Valanciunas, Kanter could be taken by Toronto as the fifth pick, but certainly wouldn't get past the Wizards at No. 6. Kanter attended classes at Kentucky but could not play because he was ruled ineligible by the NCAA after playing professionally in Turkey.
If the Rockets are the team that the Kings supposedly made a deal with for the 7th pick, I wonder if Morey tries to package #7 to Toronto for #5 to pick Kanter?
Waiting 2 years for him would be torture. The Cavs can do this bc they have the first pick and are trying to bomb for next year's special draft class.
. I think he's a great pickup for whoever bc staying overseas allows the team to land in the lottery again next year in one of the best drafts in years. Cleveland takes Kanter and Irving and they're picking at 8-12 next year, they take this guy they're back in the top 4 and have a core of say Kyrie Irving Daniel Gibson Harrison Barnes JJ Hickson Jonas Valanciunas and then you have all the cap space of baron davis coming off the books and maybe,just maybe, you can convince a free agent to come to cle
Yes and no. With a possibly shortened season it wouldn't bother me that much. But I get what you're saying.
