Sources: Cavaliers Expected to Take Barnes at No. 4

You will laugh and Cavs fans should celebrate. You give Beal a PG like Kyrie Irving and watch what happens.

 

Thats good. I am hoping all bust are moved up the board and the less hyped real stars of this draft fall within the Rockets reach. It seems like its happening with Kidd Gilchrist and a few others already.

 

MKG is already a bust?

 

you take the portland deal and hide if you're the bobcats. They could pick up Barnes possibly at six and sully at 11 (and possibly others) . They could also look at trading their expiring contracts in 2013 in Maggette and Diop plus #6 and possible second rder picks for Gasol.

 

nah i didnt mean it like that. i love beal, i meant if he is still on the board if they pick barnes, i will laugh hard as hell. that would be a mistake. irving and beal would make a sick backcourt.

 

With this news I can see the top 4 falling as such:

1) Hornets- Davis
2) Bobcats- Gilchrist
3) Wizards- Robinson
4) Cavaliers- Barnes

Picks 1 and with the news from this thread 4 are set. Gilchrist at 2 makes the most sense because he is the best wing player in the draft and they drafted Biyombo last season so Robinson dosen't make sense. At 3, the Wizards could go in any direction, but as long as Robinson measures in at 6'10'', with his strength and skill the Wizards would be foolish to pass him up.

Now this sets up the 5-10 range. There is still alot of talent out there and it starts with Beal and Drummond. Both would be perfect additions to the Rockets, but it may be out of our reach to get the 5th and 6th picks to ensure grabbing the two. Now the Kings not really in need of either of these two guys could go for there biggest need at the 4 and draft either Henson, Jones III or Sullinger to pair with Cousins down low.

This would push the Beal/Drummond combo to 6 and 7 where we can now start to look at trade options. Portland is said to want an upgrade at the point and Toronto the same at the 2 spot. For each pick the trade would have to begin with a player and a pick. For the Portland pick it would be Lowry and the 14th pick, for the Toronto pick it would have to be Martin and the 16th pick. Now this alone would not be enough for either pick. To make each trade happen we would have to start taking about guys like Budinger, Patterson, Morris and Llull. Now if I'm Morley and I can make each deal by adding some combination of these four to each deal I do it in a heartbeat. If everything pans out then we are moving forward with:

Dragic
Lee/Beal
Parsons
Scola/Montiejunas
Camby/Drummond

Plus whatever we are able to keep if any from Budinger, Patterson, Morris and Llull. Now Scola and Camby are temporary until Drummond and Montiejunas are ready to start. So really we are moving forward with: Dragic, Beal, Lee, Parsons, Montiejunas and Drummond. It's a big risk no doubt, but at least we have the chance to develop some stars.