The Cleveland Cavaliers are on the clock with the 20th pick in tonight's NBA Draft.
Koby Altman and new head coach Kenny Atkinson have a lot of decisions to make about the future of this roster, and the first one starts tonight.
A ton of prospects make sense for Cleveland at 20, including: Tristan da Silva, Daron Holmes, Zach Edey, Kye Filipowski, Kyshawn George, Johnny Furphy, Jalen Tyson, Ryan Dunn and others.
It's be a surprise, but not a complete shock, if Bronny James is the pick for Cleveland.
Join McNuggets as he sits down for live reaction to the Cavs selection at #20 and any other moves that Cleveland may make on draft night.
Memphis, Indiana, Portland and Sacramento are four teams to monitor, with each holding multiple second-rounders and perhaps not enough room for that many rookies. If the Cavs do snag a second-rounder, keep a close eye on Washington State’s Jaylen Wells — a late bloomer and JUCO transfer that improved greatly in college and was a standout during one of Cleveland’s group workouts earlier this month. His college teammate Isaac Jones would be another option. Same with USC’s Boogie Ellis, Utah State’s Darius Brown and Kevin McCullar Jr. from Kansas.
Sources say the Cavaliers are also open to the possibility of a draft-night deal, moving up for a coveted player or even dropping a few spots back given how closely they rank the many options in the 20-range.
Heading into Wednesday, the Cavs lumped prospects into tiers, with 10-12 on their radar as potential fits with the 20th pick. The assumption is six or eight will already be gone by the time they are on the clock. There’s always a chance, especially in a year with so much uncertainty, that someone gets selected higher or lower. Not many predicted Cam Whitmore, a projected lottery pick, to be available in the back-half of the first round last year. But drafts can be unpredictable.
Depending on who is available, the Cavs’ lengthy target list at this point includes — in no particular order — California guard Jalen Tyson, Pittsburgh youngster Bub Carrington (although choosing a Pitt guy would probably be painful for general manager Mike Gansey, a former West Virginia hoops star), Kansas swingman Johnny Furphy, Duke’s Kyle Filipowski, Indiana big man Kel’el Ware, Minnesota sharpshooter Cam Christie, Colorado’s Tristan Da Silva, Baylor center Yves Missi, Illinois dynamo Terrence Shannon Jr., French swingman Pacome Dadiet (draft-and-stash or G League?), Arizona’s Pelle Larsson, versatile Swedish forward Bobi Klintman (came to town for a workout but 20 may be a tad high) and Swiss swingman Kyshawn George (it feels like he’s further down the rankings).
Supersized Boilermaker Zach Edey is another. Same with Baylor’s Ja’Kobe Walter. Duke point guard Jared McCain, possibly the best shooter in the class, has fans in Cleveland’s front office as well. But the Cavs are currently operating under the belief that all of them will be off the board at No. 20.
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