Cleveland appears to leaning towards Duke point guard Kyrie Irving at the top of the draft,although Arizona forward Derrick Williams is not out of the question as well.
Rumors persist the Cavaliers truly believe in both players and are attempting to spin a swap with Minnesota at the number two spot to land both players.
Now that I would be thrilled with,but I am not sure that will occur.
I prefer Williams by a shade because I was very impressed with his play in the NCAA tourney,but I will not be disappointed with Irving either.
The NBA is becoming more and more of a point guard driven league and I can see an argument for Irving being the foundation for the rebuilding.
If Cleveland is unable land both players,I look for the Cavaliers to go big with the fourth pick.
The likely pick would be Enes Kanter,who was committed to Kentucky,but was ruled ineligible there.
There are other Europeans in the mix,but Kanter dominated in an All Star contest of college recruits before last season and he seems to be the safer pick,albeit with the unknown factor less upside...
I could also see Cleveland moving this pick along with their soon to expire trade exception if the right deal was offered,so we will see....
With the early second rounder being similar to a late first,Cleveland should be able to add another player that makes the team next season.
Looking at the roster, I would bet that a shooter would be a must from one of the two second rounders.
With the exception of Daniel Gibson,Cleveland cannot feel too strongly about their perimeter shooting among the returning players.
If they take the best player available at 32, a one dimensional shooter type might be the way they go at 54.
In any event,things get started for Cleveland tonight and things can only get better.....
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