Wow...missed the draft...and the game, but man how are the Cavs gonna screw this up again??? And yes...wow Mallory Edens winner of the internet...might be more talked than Lebron on ESPN...nah who am I kidding...
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p>Take a behind-the-scenes look at the 2014 <a href="https://twitter.com/search?q=%23NBADraftLottery&src=hash">#NBADraftLottery</a> drawing procedure, won by the <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs">@Cavs</a>: <a href="http://t.co/JxBYKabMkZ">http://t.co/JxBYKabMkZ</a></p>— NBA (@NBA) <a href="https://twitter.com/NBA/statuses/468964578752471041">May 21, 2014</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
Video won't play on my phone, but I guess they got tired of all the conspiracy theories. I don't remember them ever doing this before.
I love how they had to go out of their way to explain how secure the entire draft process is. Stuff like the actual lotto balls are in the locked suitcase vs already out in the open, etc.
seventy sixers with that third pick... mcw, nerlens noel, jabbari parker... thats a young, cheap, talented core right there. they pulled off a hell of a tank job. cleveland? they are pretty stupid. probably going to trade the draft pick, dion waiters, n tristan for kevin love. then minnesota would have... rubio, wiggins, waiters, tristan, pek, n that other center, whatshisname. pretty formidable team.
And what makes anyone believe Love will re sign with the Cavs? Minny is probably one of the least favorite NBA cities, because it has crappy weather and no glamor or prestige to balance it out. Cleveland is even worse! The Browns are a different story, but I strongly suspect Love feels that he's paid his dues and wants to live in a glamor city or join a ready made team, preferably both.
If Parker is somehow still on the board at 3, I bet Utah trades up to get him. Not sure they have enough to get to 1 or 2, but Utah has a history of trading with the Sixers so I wouldn't be surprised to see them trade the 5 and 23 for 3.
23 would not be enough to move up this in this draft two spots into the top 3. They would have to give up more IMO
So the Cavs get two no. 1 overall picks and two other top-four picks in the past three years, rehire the same coach they already fired, give him a five-year deal, then fire him again after the first year. Bravo
They really need a rule to prevent **** from this. You shouldn't be getting three number one picks over 4 years. Especially when there's other teams that need the help just as bad and haven't caught a lucky lottery bounce (Kings, Bucks etc.)
IDK...they traded 6 and 27 to Portland for 3 back in 2005, which Portland could've had DWill or CP3. I don't think they'd need to add any more this year.
