The NBA draft is coming and that means trade rumors for teams and this year Kyrie Irving and Kevin Love have come up as targets and teams like the Cleveland Cavaliers, LA Lakers, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Orlando Magic or Sacramento Kings could trade out of the top 10 with the Timberwolves to pull off a blockbuster deal this summer.
Both Love and Irving have come up in various rumors regarding trades and the Cavaliers are a team to watch as the draft approaches, as they could look at trying to pull off a deal for Love that includes the number one selection. According to Pro Basketball Talk, the Cavaliers have already been receiving calls about the number one pick and the main reason why teams are interested in trading is because of how talented the top part of the draft is this year. ESPN.com reports that Joel Embiid could be the number one pick, while names like Andrew Wiggins, Jabari Parker and Julius Randle also will get strong consideration.
Kevin Love has been talked about more than any other player when it comes to free agency and he will be able to hit the market next summer and that means trade rumors now. The Timberwolves have said that they want to keep Love, but he has continued to make it clear that he wants to play elsewhere and that means a trade could go down this summer. Teams like the NY Knicks, Houston Rockets, Lakers and Celtics have all been mentioned as options, while the Sacramento Kings also could get in on the action.
The Rockets will have to move Jeremy Lin and Omer Asik for any chance at making that deal, while the Celtics have a number of pieces they could look to move to team up Love and Rajon Rondo, but that deal will be tough to make. The Cavaliers won the draft lottery for the second year in a row and they neat out the Bucks, who had the worst record in the league and the best percent chance at getting the pick. The Bucks had a 25 percent chance to win and the Cavs had a 1.7 percent chance, so clearly the lottery worked this year and now the Cavaliers will make another selection if they do not trade the pick.
The team was successful with their pick of Kyrie Irving, while the jury is still out long term on Anthony Bennett, but the short term is not looking too good after the way he played last season. The Cavaliers were terrible last season and getting Irving to sign a long term deal could depend on how the team uses this pick, whether it be a trade or a player selection. ESPN.com reports that scouts see Embiid as the number one pick, while Wiggins and Parker are right behind. The Bucks and Sixers would love to get their hands no those players and the 76ers are another team to watch, as they have two top 10 picks to play with after getting them in the lottery.
The draft is very talented and very deep this year and that means teams who don't have picks may try to trade in as well.
