<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>How many number one picks is Cleveland gonna get smh... Yes I'm hating</p>— Ty Lawson (@TyLawson3) <a href="https://twitter.com/TyLawson3/statuses/468923884298055680">May 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Honestly I could care less about Cleveland. Who gives a damn about them? The only thing I got out of this lottery is that the top 4 teams are all in the East with 4 clear top players. And that none of our competitors for any of trade targets landed where they want to be. If anything, Cleveland just lessened the trade power of both LA and Boston with their miraculous jump.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>The Cavs are willing to trade Anthony Bennett straight up for Mallory Edens.</p>— Frank Isola (@FisolaNYDN) <a href="https://twitter.com/FisolaNYDN/statuses/468927930174038018">May 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Griffin says <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Cavs&src=hash">#Cavs</a> will be open-minded with pick, wouldn't rule out trading it.</p>— M.S. Boyer/J. Valade (@PDcavsinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider/statuses/468924474134630401">May 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script> <blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Whereas Kevin Love to <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23Cavs&src=hash">#Cavs</a> always seemed like a pipe dream, with the No. 1 pick, Cavs could become a legitimate contender</p>— M.S. Boyer/J. Valade (@PDcavsinsider) <a href="https://twitter.com/PDcavsinsider/statuses/468924781308686336">May 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
You called it... If I was the CAVS I'd trade that pick to Philly for their 3rd & 10th picks (depending on how much they want Wiggins), then flip that pick to Utah for some depth (a resigned Hayward maybe), Enis Kanter & their 5th pick. Utah more than likely gets their man in Parker, Philly gets their Prize in Wiggins & CAVS get two lottery picks & a player...this gives them less chance to screw it up. Julius Randle should still be there at 5, but knowing the CAVS they'd probably take Dario Saric & Jusuf Nurkic with their picks. CAVS...smh. At least it wasn't the Lakers.
Mallory Edens before the draft had 300 followers on Twitter...after the draft? Over 8000!!! Sacramento Kings: Anjali Ranadive Aussie girls are still much prettier in my opinion.
Is something wrong with me when if I think both these girls ain't that pretty? What's with the over hyping?
Boston has enough extra picks/assets to make up for the pick being lower. LA has no other assets though. They needed the pick to be top 3.
Cleveland jumped from 9 to top 3, pushing Detroit from 8 to 9, which sent their pick to Charlotte (Ben Gordon trade, top 8 protected). Orlando went from 2 to 4, Milwaukee 1 to 2, philly 2 to 3.
Pistons big loser in this draft. That organisation is going nowhere especially with that smith signing.
If I'm the cavs I trade down to 3 and get the NBA ready parker and put him next to Irving to try to keep him from leaving. Of course they'll mess it up in many other ways but it gives them a shot at success. I would let Wiggins fall, he doesn't have the motor to improve at a rate like Kobe did.
