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Lightning Strikes Thrice for Embry, Cavs in Bountiful 1986 Draft

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
		11/10/20 | Cavs.com

The Cavaliers historically bountiful Draft of 1986 started out with the Cavaliers having just the 8th overall selection after finishing with 53 losses the previous season.

Gene Littles took over for George Karl in 1985-86 as the Cavaliers limped to the finish line with 11 losses in their final 15 games.

Atop the previous Draft, the Cavs selected Cleveland native Charles Oakley with the 9th overall pick, but immediately dealt him to Chicago for Keith Lee. But that year’s incoming class wasn’t all bad. After tabbing Calvin Duncan with the 30th overall pick, the Cavaliers had struck gold with a kid named John Williams from Tulane at No. 45 – they just didn’t know it yet.

Harry Weltman was replaced by Wayne Embry, who took the job just in time for the 1986 Draft. And his deals leading up to that Tuesday in June altered the franchise forever.

Embry didn’t wait long to begin dealing, sending high-flying forward Roy Hinson along with $800,000 to the 76ers for the rights to the top pick in 1986 – a pick Philly acquired seven years earlier when they sent Joe “Jellybean” Bryant, Kobe’s father, to the Clippers.

Despite an outstanding college career at North Carolina, Brad Daugherty wasn’t the sexy pick at the top of that year’s Draft, but he was the obvious pick for Cleveland. As it turned out, the Celtics would take the late Len Bias out of Maryland at No. 2. Two days later, Bias tragically died of a cocaine overdose. Three of the next five picks – William Bedford, Chris Mashburn and Roy Tarpley – also struggled with personal problems before their careers came to a close.

Seven picks after selecting Daugherty, the Cavaliers snagged a skinny swingman from Miami (OH) named Ron Harper – the MAC’s Player of the Year. The Dayton native came to Cleveland having shattered several school and conference records while leading the RedHawks to the NCAA Tourney as a senior.

Mark Price came into the league as an unknown second rounder and left widely-regarded as one of the best pure shooters in NBA history.
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When the Second Round came, Cleveland’s newly-minted GM pulled another rabbit out of his hat – sending a 1989 Second Rounder (Jeff Hodge was later selected) to the Dallas Mavericks in exchange for a small-ish, slow-ish, sleepy-eyed sharpshooter from Georgia Tech named Mark Price.

At No. 29, with  their own pick, the Cavaliers drafted Richmond swingman Johnny Newman – and rounded out that year’s class, for the record, with Kevin Henderson (50, Cal State Fullerton), Warren Martin (73, North Carolina), Ben Davis (96, Gardner-Webb University), Gilbert Wilburn (119, New Mexico State) and Ralph Dalton (142, Georgetown).

Less than three weeks later, Embry signed the man charged with developing his bumper crop of young talent – and again he hit a bullseye, hiring Lenny Wilkens – who’d spent part of his Hall of Fame playing career with the Cavaliers and won a title with Seattle as coach – as the 10th head coach in team history.

As a team, the young Cavaliers took their lumps that year – finishing 31-51 – but it was obvious that all this group needed was time.

Harper led the squad in scoring at 22.9ppg, with Daugherty – the team’s leading rebounder at 8.1rpg – right behind at 15.3ppg. That team would be galvanized by the previous season’s pick and the team’s third-leading scorer, Hot Rod Williams, and a January free agent acquisition named Craig Ehlo.

Both Daugherty and Harper were named to the league’s All-Rookie First Team, with Harper being edged out for Rookie of the Year by Indiana’s Chuck Person.

Lenny’s squad showed signs of what they were destined to become the following season – posting a 42-40 mark, best since the Miracle squad. And midway through the campaign, Embry engineered another franchise-altering deal – sending 1987’s No. 7 overall pick, point guard Kevin Johnson, along with forwards Mark West and Tyrone Corbin to the Suns in exchange for forwards Larry Nance and Mike Sanders.

In the long-term, Nance would reach two All-Star Games three All-Defensive Team nods with Cleveland. In the short term, he helped the Cavs win 11 of their last 13 games in a final flurry to reach the Playoffs.

The up-and-coming Cavs fell to Michael Jordan and the Bulls in five First Round contests, setting the table for an Eastern Conference rivalry for the ages.

The following year, Cleveland won a franchise-record 57 games – including 22 straight at the Coliseum. The squad boasted four All-Stars: Price, Daugherty, Nance and Lenny Wilkens as coach.

But that season ended with Jordan splashing home the game- and series-winning shot over Ehlo in an iconic moment that ended the Cavaliers season and created an NBA legend.

Less than a month into the following season, with the Cavaliers unexpectedly dealing Harper and a pair of first rounders in exchange for former Duke star Danny Ferry and journeyman forward Reggie Williams. He would go on to win five combined NBA Championships with the Bulls and Lakers.

Despite the Bulls roadblock, Daugherty and Price proceeded to have prolific careers with the Cavs.

Daugherty – whose No. 43 was retired on March 1, 1997 – is still the only player in franchise history to averaged at least 20 points and 10 boards in a season, doing so in three straight campaigns (1990-93) and was named an Eastern Conference All-Star in each year – one of five career nods to the midseason classic.

The Cavs reached the Playoffs in all but two of Daugherty’s seasons with the franchise and despite having his career cut short at just 28 by a herniated lumbar disc still ranks 3rd in points scored, 6th in scoring average, 5th in field goals made and attempted, 2nd in field goal percentage, free throws made and attempted, 6th in offensive rebounding, 2nd in defensive rebounding and 3rd overall.

Price – whose No. 25 was retired on November 13, 1999 – retired as one of the greatest pure shooters in NBA history from both the stripe and beyond the arc. Price was named an Eastern Conference All-Star four times (1989, 1992-94) and is the only Cavalier besides LeBron James to make the All-NBA Team, including First Team in 1992-93.

Aside from 1990-91, when an ACL injury limited him to just 16 games, the Cavaliers made the Playoffs or won at least 42 games in every year that Price was a starter. The Oklahoma native led the league in free throw shooting twice and won the Three-Point Shootout in back-to-back seasons.

Price is the franchise’s all-time leader in free throw percentage, 5th in all-time scoring and ranks second to only LeBron James in three-pointers made and attempted, steals and assists.

Just for icing on the cake – and to prove once again that Wayne Embry is truly a basketball genius – it’s worth noting that Johnny Neman (remember, the Cavs 1986 pick at No. 29) played more games than any of the three uber-accomplished guys from the same class.

Newman – who came to the pros after leading his Spiders past Charles Barkley and Auburn in the NCAA Tournament – played just 59 games for Cleveland as a rookie, but would go on to appear in exactly 1,100 more with nine different teams (including another stint with the Cavs in 1998-99) before wrapping up his 17-year career with the Mavericks in 2001-02, having piled up 12,740 points.

A five-time NBA All-Star, NBA Champion, two-time NBA Executive of the Year – and inaugural member of the Cavaliers Wall of Honor – Wayne Embry has proven over and over again why he’s a Hall of Famer and hoops legend. And one of the brightest moments on his sterling resume came on a June afternoon back in 1986.

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Drafts from the Past: 1986

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Cavaliers Snag Two Pieces That Propel Franchise to First Title

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
		11/3/20 | Cavs.com

It’s inarguable that LeBron James is the single greatest player ever drafted by the Cavaliers. The greatest single Draft class might be a different story.

The 1971 Class produced Mr. Cavalier- Austin Carr- and choosing the Chosen One in 2003 was the first step in ending the city’s half-century of sports anguish.

But, as a collective, the two most productive Drafts in the franchise’s history were 1986 – which we’ll break down next week – and today’s feature – 2011, which produced not one, but two players who were instrumental in the aforementioned Championship. Kyrie Irving hit the biggest shot in team history; Tristan Thompson was still piling up numbers as the team’s perennial workhorse up until last season’s truncated ending.

The top of the that Draft, with Cleveland owning two of the top four overall picks, was such a bountiful evening, nobody even minded Cleveland rolling the bones on the incomparable Milan Mačvan – described, at the time, as the “Serbian Kevin Love.”

The story of how they got the better of the two picks is an incredible story – and cautionary tale – in itself.

In terms of being a cautionary tale: from the 2011 Draft forward, it’s almost guaranteed that teams making trades will have Lottery protections attached. The Clippers – who acquired Cleveland’s Mo Williams and Jamario Moon at the trade deadline the previous February – did not.

Along with L.A.’s first rounder, the Cavaliers received veteran point guard Baron Davis, who proceed to lead the team – still reeling from LeBron James’ departure the previous July – to unexpected wins over New York, Milwaukee and James’ Heat squad in front of a frothing home crowd.

Two of the top four picks, in 2011, Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were two of the key pieces to the Cavaliers 2016 title run.
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(In a bit of cruel irony for the Clippers, who still have never reached the Conference Finals, Mo Williams wound up back in Cleveland for its title-winning 2016 run.)

In the 2011 Lottery, the Cavs went into the evening with a 15.6 percent chance of winning and just a 2.8 percent shot with the Clippers’ entry. But in one of the greatest Lottery upsets ever, Cleveland struck gold with L.A.’s pick, and when the Timberwolves were announced at No. 2, Nick Gilbert, son of the team’s owner, thrust his fist into the air as the Wine &amp; Gold the rights to No. 1.

Some scouts saw Arizona forward Derrick Williams in play with Duke’s Kyrie Irving for the top pick. Williams had a tremendous Tourney run and Irving was limited to just 11 games with the Blue Devils.

But for the Cavaliers, there was no choice – tabbing the point guard No. 1 overall. Williams went No. 2 to the Timberwolves, with Enes Kanter going No. 3 to the Utah Jazz.

At No. 4, the choice seemed to be between a pair of big men – Texas’ Tristan Thompson and Jonas Valanciunas from Lithuania. For the Cavs, again, the choice was clear.

“From early on, we made a decision, drafting that high, we were going to take the two best players – the best players and the two best humans that fit our team,” said then-GM Chris Grant. “And I think that all of you that get around Kyrie and Tristan will find out that these guys aren’t just good people, they’re fantastic people.”

Irving averaged 17.5 points and 4.3 assists over his brief college career, but shot 53 percent from the floor, 45 percent from long-distance and 90 percent from the stripe.

Thompson was the Longhorns’ second-leading scorer and was named the squad’s MVP. The Big 12 Freshman of the Year, Thompson led the Longhorns in rebounding (7.8 rpg), blocked shots (86) double-doubles (10) and field goal percentage (.546).

“Early on, seeing (Thompson) play early in the beginning of the season – the motor, the athleticism, the energy, the competitiveness, the 50/50 balls, the second effort,” said Grant. “You think about putting that with Kyrie, who’s a playmaking facilitator and can distribute and make other guys better, and we feel that that’s a pretty good combination.”

Kyrie hit the ground running – winning the NBA’s Rookie of the Year Award his first year and earning All-Star bids in four of the next five seasons after that. He won the 2013 Three-Point Shootout in 2013 in Houston and was named the All-Star Game MVP in 2014 in New Orleans.

Tristan got off to a slower start – (partially because he was still shooting left-handed through his first two seasons) – but still averaged 10.8 points and 8.6 boards through his first three years, but also began a streak of appearances that would eventually extend to a team record 447.

Irving put up some dazzling individual performances – including a 57-point masterpiece against San Antonio and a 55-point outburst against the Blazer in 2014-15 – but his crowning moment came in Game 7 of the 2016 Finals.

After a 41-point effort in Game 5, Irving drilled the game-winning triple to sink the Warriors in that instant classic.

With 53 seconds remaining, Irving banged home a triple to give the Cavs the 92-89 lead, and eventually cap the greatest Finals comeback in NBA history. In winning four of five to close out the 2016 Finals, Kyrie averaged just under 31 points per game, shooting 51 percent from the floor, 47 percent from deep and 95 percent from the stripe.

Thompson’s postseason heroics have also been instrumental in Cleveland’s prolific four-year run. Over his Playoff career – holding a 53-25 record – the native Canadian has grabbed 666 total rebounds, 199 alone in four Finals meetings with the Warriors.

With a resume that spans 619 games with the Wine &amp; Gold, Thompson trails Austin Carr for 6th on the franchise all-time list. And he’s rightfully mentioned among the franchise’s heavyweights.

Tristan Thompson and Kyrie Irving – two of the top four picks from the 2011 Draft – were two of the best selections in Cavaliers history and took the organization to the top of the mountain.

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Drafts from the Past: 2011

Cleveland Tabs the Man Who'll Eventually Be Known as "Mr. Cavalier" with Top Pick

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
		10/27/20 | Cavs.com

The NBA Draft – and the NBA in general – was much, MUCH different back in the early ‘70s. We all know that.

But just for a second, try to imagine what the hype would be like if the top overall pick in this Draft came into the league having averaged 34.6 points per over a four-year college career – and coming off a SIXTY-ONE-point performance in the NCAA Tourney. What if that player averaged 41.3 points in seven Tournament games – including games of 52, 52, 47 and 45 points?

If that were the case today, the hype machine would be overheating every two hours from now until Draft day. You’d be hearing about Notre Dame’s Austin Carr throwing the hammer down all day and all night.

But that’s not how Draft day went for the man now known as “Mr. Cavalier” – the first overall pick in what was then a 10-round Draft.

The Cavaliers had just come into existence the previous season. In the 1970 Expansion Draft, Cleveland grabbed guys like Butch Beard, Walt Wesley and Bobby “Bingo” Smith. In the NBA Draft, they selected Iowa’s John Johnson with their top pick – No. 7 overall.

That team finished the 1970-71 campaign with a 15-67 mark, the league’s worst, and earned the right to that year’s top overall pick. And after his performance in the previous spring’s NCAA Tournament, tabbing the high-scoring Golden Domer became a no-brainer.

AC scored over 10,000 points with the Wine &amp; Gold and would proceed to become a fixture with the franchise. He might not have had the hype like today’s ballplayers do, but there’s still a reason that when the Cavs traveling party is on the road, guys like Stephen King and Bruce Willis approach him in awe.

As we continue to look back on some of the Wine &amp; Gold’s seminal Draft classes, here are some words of wisdom from the crown jewel of the 1971 Draft – a man who continues to represent the organization and the city with pride and honor a half-century later, the incomparable Austin Carr.

Austin Carr, who would go on to score 10,265 points with the Cavaliers, had his No. 34 retired in January 1981.
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How different is the Draft from when you went No. 1 in 1971?

Austin Carr: Oh, man! That’s like night and day! I found out when I was in Art History class that I was the No. 1 player picked. I was sitting in the back the class.

It was about 3-something in the afternoon. That’s when I found out. My agent called.

I was the No. 1 pick in the NBA and the ABA. I was the territorial pick of the Virginia Squires. They offered me the exact same contract as the Cavaliers, so I knew there was collusion somewhere – but I couldn’t prove it. (Laughs) The leagues were battling for supremacy then and that’s just how it was.

Did you consider the ABA over the Cavaliers?

A.C.: Yeah, I was thinking about it because it was close to D.C. But my agent said we’re going for the real dollars, not the fake money. At that time the ABA was about to go under. The NBA wasn’t totally solid, but their dollars were better than ABA dollars!

A.C.: Actually, my father was NBA all the way.

So you’re sitting in class at Notre Dame when you find out you’re the No. 1 pick …

A.C.: It was toward the end of class. We kind of stopped the class and let everybody know what was going on. We were almost ready to walk out, and the professor says: 'We’ve got Mr. Carr as the No. 1 draft pick in the NBA.' The class went nuts.

Did you have a celebration on campus that night?

A.C.: Oh yeah! I went out and had a few beers!

What did you know about Cleveland or the Cavaliers back then?

Some players are concerned about the Cleveland weather.

A.C.: After being South Bend, Indiana?! Cleveland was like Florida to me! So there was no problem. I could handle it. And I really like the change of seasons. Cleveland weather can be a pain the butt sometimes, but I just like it. I know that sounds weird.

And I really like the people here. They’ve been very good to me. And they’re very genuine. You know when they hate you and you know when they like you!

Had you worked out or interviewed with Cleveland before being selected?

A.C.: I came here after I was drafted as the No. 1 pick. I came to Cleveland, they set up a press conference when I arrived. That was it. That was the first time I’d met them – at the press conference.

Before that, I was hearing that I might be the 2nd or 3rd pick, because they thought Cleveland would take Elmore Smith (who I wound up playing with down the road anyway). But I wound up being the first pick.

So you hadn’t even met Fitch before the Cavs took you No. 1 overall?

A.C.: It’s so much different now. But you have to remember: back then, everybody was a four-year player. So you knew what you had.

Now, if you stay four years, they think something’s wrong with you. You’re not as good as the guy coming one year out of high school. But actually, you’re much better. Because you know more; you’re more experienced. And you’re much more of a socialized individual. When you’re just out of high school, you don’t know anything about society or how to deal with people.

A.C.: (Laughs) Right then, the Oldsmobile Toronado had just changed their model style, and they put the four lights in the back. So I fell in love the Toronado and I bought the Toronado.

But … it was violet – with a white interior and a white top.

And the first time I got it, I parked it in front of the school – in front of Notre Dame. It was the funniest thing! People must have thought that we were being invaded!

So I got all my stuff packed and drove it home to D.C. and parked it in front of my parents’ house. I get home, I knock on the door. My mother comes to the door and she says, ‘Where’s your car?‘ And I said, ‘It’s right there!’

She shook her head – “No.” She said, ‘You can sell that thing this week. I did not raise a pimp.’

I looked at my father and he threw his hands up like “Welp … I can’t help you on this one.”

A.C.: I had it one week. I ended up getting a Mercedes. My mother said: ‘Now, you got a car!’

The rest of your 1971 Class – with Bob Lanier, Jim Cleamons, Clifford Ray, Elmore Smith, Downtown Freddie Brown – was solid but not spectacular.

A.C.: If you look at it, there weren’t many superstar player from that Draft. But there’s a few guys right at the edge. To me, it was one of the most consistent classes, because there were so many guys from that class that played in the league for a long time.

To me, that’s how you determine how strong a draft class is. It’s how long those players stay in the league. A lot of people will look through a class too see how many Hall of Famers there were. But longevity is what proves your worth as a player. It’s how long you last. Unfortunately, I had injuries. But I knew the game and I knew how to play the game. That’s the value of a draft class. How many of those 10-14 top picks stay in the league for five years or more.

How did Bill Fitch treat you as the top pick?

A.C.: The one thing Fitch didn’t do was sugarcoat anything. He was always up front with me. He treated everybody the same: He dogged everybody! (Laughs)

That was just his personality. He thought he had to do to keep you focused on what you’re doing. And once he and I understood each other, there was no problem. But I wasn’t anybody to worry about anyway, because I was going to work hard regardless.

But there was so much turnover in personnel, and you had certain guys that were lackadaisical. So he had to be stern. Some guys could take it and some guys couldn’t. And, by the Miracle year, we finally got 12 guys who could take it.

A.C.: The veterans gave a little grief. Until they found out what kind of person I was. Then, everything settled down. They knew I was going to come to work every day and work hard. And I want to win. I didn’t come in there with a big head. I didn’t have that attitude.

In fact, some of the guys wanted me to be more assertive. Because I came in, trying to fit in and just be part of it. But some of the guys wanted me to be more vocal, more assertive.

Did being the No. 1 pick change you at all?

A.C.: Not really. Because of the way I was raised.

We didn’t have a lot, but both parents worked and they exposed me to a lot of things. So I wasn’t in awe. I mean – the money – I was in awe of that, because we had to scrap for everything we had. But it didn’t change me because that’s not my personality, and my folks didn’t raise me that way.

I didn’t have a chip on my shoulder. My parents wouldn’t allow me and my brothers to act like that.

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Drafts from the Past: 1971

LeBron James Headlined Arguably the Greatest Draft in NBA History

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
		10/23/20 | Cavs.com

The only drama produced by the 2003 Draft was which players would go No. 2 through 60. And that night, Cavalier fans didn’t give a damn about that either.

Drafting LeBron James with the top overall pick was the easiest decision any organization has ever made. The drama was getting to that seminal moment at Madison Square Garden is what matters.

Accurately heralded as a once-in-a-generation athlete who could transform an entire franchise with his combination of skill, strength, intelligence and charisma, Akron’s “Chosen One” had been making noise about 40 minutes south of Cleveland well before 2003.

Cleveland’s brass didn’t have to swing a deal or manage cap space, and the 2002-03 squad did its part – going 17-65, the franchise’s worst mark since their inaugural season. That team lost all but three road games and tied Denver for the league’s worst record. At that point, there was nothing left to do but hope for the ping-pong balls to fall the right way.

The Cavs contingent of owner Gordon Gund, board member Warren Thaler and VP of Communications Tad Carper made their way to 450 Harmon Meadow Blvd. in Secaucus, N.J. for the Draft Lottery – with Carper carrying a briefcase he dubbed “the football” – a play on the Secret Service case with the nuclear codes that goes everywhere with the President.

(The precious content of the briefcase was the now-famous road wine No. 23 jersey with “JAMES” emblazoned across the back.)

LeBron went on to win four NBA titles, four MVP trophies and reach 16 All-Star Games over the course of his incredible career.
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As Deputy NBA Commissioner Russ Granik began opening envelopes, the Knicks were called, then Chicago, then the Clippers, Miami and Chicago. Denver, who shared the same odds as Cleveland, drew the No. 3 selection – leaving the Grizzlies and Cavaliers remaining. Granik had barely enunciated the “Mmm … “ in “Memphis” before Cavalier fans realized that the basketball gods had smiled brightly on the North Coast.

When the victorious traveling team returned to the arena, Tad Carper walked into a building with gleeful employees going berserk. Tad strode directly into the office of then-VP of Ticket Sales and Business Development, Chad Estis, and calmly placed the four winning ping pong balls, numbered 2, 3, 6 and 12 – adding up to 23 -- on Estis’ desk and said, “I believe you’re looking for these.”

Just over one month later, the Cavaliers fulfilled their destiny and tabbed the young King with the No. 1 overall pick.

LeBron took the stage in an iconic white-on-white suit that contrasted perfectly with the wine-colored lid that marked the start of his legendary career with Cleveland. He was that season’s Rookie of the Year – the first trophy in a truckload of hardware he’d rack up over the course of his Cavaliers career.

James vowed that night to light up Cleveland like Las Vegas, and he did exactly that. Over a decade later, he made another promise to deliver a title to the region where he grew up, and he saw that one through, too.

But despite Numeral 23’s legendary ongoing career, he’s one of several players from the 2003 Draft that are likely headed for Springfield.

After the Pistons – who’d acquired the pick in a 1997 trade for Otis Thorpe – swung and missed on Darko Milicic with the second overall pick, Carmelo Anthony, Chris Bosh and Dwyane Wade were the next three choices by the Nuggets, Raptors and Heat, respectively.

To many in Northeast Ohio’s chagrin, James won the 2012 and 2013 NBA Championships alongside two of those top picks – Bosh and Wade – in Miami.

But he made up for it by helping three other classmates – Dahntay Jones (No. 20, Boston), Mo Williams (47, Utah), and James Jones (49, Indiana) – win the 2016 title with the Wine &amp; Gold.

The following season, Kyle Korver (51, Creighton) was traded to Cleveland, making two consecutive trips to the NBA Finals. Kendrick Perkins (27, Memphis) made two Finals appearances with the Cavs – in 2015 and 2018 – with Golden State taking the cake on both occasions. Sasha Pavlovic (19, Utah) was a member of the first Cavalier team to reach the NBA Finals back in 2007.

[Four members of the 2003 Class helped the Warriors sink the Cavaliers in three of those four Finals matchups – David West (18, New Orleans), Leandro Barbosa (28, San Antonio), Luke Walton (32, Los Angeles Lakers) and Zaza Pachulia (42, Orlando).]

In terms of former Cavaliers from the 2003 not named ‘James’ vying for Springfield, Korver – fourth in NBA history with 2,450 made three-pointers – can certainly make a case.

Anthony has never reached the NBA Finals, but is still going relatively strong as the second-leading scorer from the 2003 Class – with 26,446 points and the meter still running.

The Cavs second round pick in 2003 was UCLA sharpshooter, Jason Kapono, taken with the 30th overall selection. Kapono spent just a single season in Cleveland – appearing in 41 games, starting three.

The Cavaliers have had their share of productive draft days, but the organization – and the league – may never see a bounty like the one produced back in 2003.

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