According to a report, the Cavs could be looking to move up into the end of the first round of the NBA Draft.
The Cleveland Cavaliers may not have a first round pick of their own, but do not count them out from potentially selecting a player in the first round. That is according to The Athletic’s Sam Vecenie in his most recent NBA mock draft. Vecenie notes that the Cavs are one of just a few teams who could look to move up come draft time. Appearing in the “fit’ section under the 29th pick belonging to Indiana is the following blurb.
An additional note about trades if only because I don’t have anywhere else to put it: Sources across the league have said Milwaukee, Phoenix and Cleveland have explored potential opportunities to move up into the late 20s and 30s due to the depth of prospects on the wing and potential NBA-ready, older rotation players. Everyone explores deals this time of year, and you could probably write this sentence about any team. But those three do seem to be teams to watch.
This is fairly vague and seems to be more of a blanket statement involving in the back end of round one, but it is still notable that the Cavs are mentioned specifically. Cleveland does have a glaring need for a wing player to add to their current roster mix. If there is one that the Cavs front office covets and is still available towards the end of the first round, it would not be a surprise to see them make a move.
All of this could be nothing and honestly, it likely is. But until a trade does or does not happen, do not count out the Cavaliers to make things interesting. Koby Altman has taken some big swings in recent years and it is about that time to make one more. Round of the starting lineup, reconfigure the bench, and roll with what should be a team looking to take that next step this season.
