The curious case of Michael Porter Jr.: If Michael Porter Jr. is still on the board when the Cavaliers draft eighth Thursday and they haven't agreed to trade the pick, they will likely select him, writes cleveland.com's Joe Vardon. Read more. Draft news and rumors: Rivals of the Sacramento Kings believe Porter will be the No. 2 pick, reported Marc Stein of The New York Times. It makes sense in Sacramento. Read more. Terry's Talkin': The Cavaliers must not focus on LeBron James when drafting on Thursday, writes Plain Dealer columnist Terry Pluto. If James stays, the Cavs need a young point guard. If he leaves, they need a young point guard. Read more. A cleveland.com editorial: 'We really hope LeBron stays, but whatever he decides, we wish him the best. He deserves it.' Read more. LeBron James, your fourth franchise: In Cleveland for the past four years, and especially this year, no one won the journey like LeBron James. Cavs fans should claim a championship in that. Rooting for LeBron is like rooting for a team in and of itself, writes cleveland.com columnist Doug Lesmerises. Read more. A full rebuild is scary: The Cavaliers bottomed out properly the first time LeBron James said goodbye and did everything a tanking team in distress should do. Of all the roads that could begin for the Cavs in this fork of an offseason, it's the total rebuild that seems most frightening. And it's also entirely possible, writes Lesmerises. Read more. Here are four scenarios laid out by cleveland.com: • James stays, and the Cavs keep their top pick to inject youth • James stays, and the Cavs add another star • James leaves, but the Cavs do not rebuild • James leaves, and the Cavs enter a full rebuild Free agents to watch: NBA free agency officially begins July 1 with James, Kevin Durant and Co. allowed to negotiate with new teams -- or stay put. Check out the top 50 free agents, from James to Jahlil Okafor. Read more. Feeling a draft
Check out draft profiles of these top 10-projected players: • Deandre Ayton • Luka Doncic • Marvin Bagley III • Jaren Jackson Jr. • Michael Porter Jr. • Mohamed Bamba • Trae Young • Collin Sexton • Wendell Carter Jr. • Mikal Bridges Mock draft: The NBA Draft doesn't usually mean much for the Cavaliers. They haven't picked in the first round since 2015 -- sending Tyus Jones to the Minnesota Timberwolves in a draft-night deal for a pair of picks back then. This year is much different, writes cleveland.com's Chris Fedor, who projects Alabama point guard Collin Sexton to the Cavaliers in his mock draft. Read more. See more Cavaliers Keep up with the cleveland.com YouTube page devoted to the Cavaliers. Click here to subscribe. National view What's best for New York: If LeBron James does not join the Knicks this summer, the next-best thing for them is to see him head west, writes Frank Isola of the New York Daily News. Read more. Born on this date: Rodney Rogers (1971), Gordan Giricek (1977), Josh Childress (1983), Hassan Adams (1984), Darko Milicic (1985), Patrick O'Bryant (1986), Eilliot Williams (1989), Luke Babbit (1989), Fab Melo (1990), DeQuan Jones (1990). - Matt Goul, cleveland.com |
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