The NBA draft is coming and that means trade rumors involving all of the top teams, as the Milwaukee Bucks, Orlando Magic, Philadelphia 76ers, Utah Jazz, Cleveland Cavaliers, Los Angeles Lakers and Boston Celtics all could be angling for trades ahead of the June event and names like Kevin Love or LaMarcus Aldridge could be involved as Andrew Wiggins and Jabari Parker come in as the highest rated players in the class.
The Cavaliers won the draft lottery for the third time in four seasons and after picking Kyrie Irving and Anthony Bennett, the team will have the chance to make another top selection. The team also could trade the pick and many have speculated what the team will do over the next few weeks. The goal for the Cavs is to sign Kyrie Irving long term and that means the team can't mess up this pick and if they trade it, they have to make sure it counts.
The team could try and trade with the Wolves for Love, as the number one pick looks good this year with Wiggins, Parker and Joel Embiid in the draft. The team also has some pieces to deal in Tristan Thompson, Dion Waiters and Anderson Varejao. The Cavaliers have to make sure they hit on this move, as Bennett has so far been a bust and while it's too soon to say what he will be, he surely was not good as a rookie by any measurement. The Bucks and Magic could look at making trades, as could the Sixers, as they have two top 10 picks this year.
The draft class this year is very deep and some teams could be looking to trade in, while others are looking to trade out. The Lakers and Celtics are thrilled to be in the top 10, but they would be open to deals, while the Sixers are one of the top teams likely to trade, as they have some flexibility after getting the second pick in the top 10 from the Pelicans trade in the offseason. The Jazz are in fifth and could look to move, while the Lakers have the seventh pick ahead of the Kings, Hornets and Sixers in the top 10.
Coming into the season many saw Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins as the top two players hand down and now some scouts say Embiid could be the top pick. Wiggins spent one year at Kansas with Embiid, while Parker led Duke in scoring and rebounding in his first and only season with the tea, The Cavs could make it two number one picks from Duke if they go after Parker after previously picking Irving.
The Cavaliers won the pick again and many hated on the lottery system for doing that since they won it in back to back years and only had a 1.7 percent chance of getting it, while the Bucks had 25 percent as the worst team in the league. The teams that "deserved" the pick included the Bucks, Sixers, Magic and Jazz along with the Lakers, as those teams were terrible last season, while the Celtics have some young talent and could turn things around with a superstar prospect. Parker and Wiggins are considered the prizes of this class, but names like Marcus Smart, Dante Exum, Kyle Anderson, Aaron Gordon and Doug McDermott are all considered very good prospects as well.
