Embiid Out Of Running For #1?

[jonathanlambert33]

I wasn't serious.

 

[elcheato]

You maybe weren't but some Cavs fans legitimately think they are smoke screening with the #1 pick

 

[buzzy]

Who the fuck are you smoke-screening if you're picking first?

 

[Hurricane Season]

Cavs fans, clearly.

 

[footballplaya52]

With the 1st overall pick the Cleveland Cavaliers select...Lebron James for the second time.

 

[elcheato]

Ford:

 
Embiid's workout and interview in Cleveland last week were major successes, according to sources close to the Cavs. Embiid did a full workout there in front of the Cavs' front office and owner Dan Gilbert. Multiple sources said that the team was blown away with the workout. Embiid even ended one session by launching and nailing a series of 3s. Directly after the workout, two different sources told me that Embiid was the strong favorite to be drafted by the Cavs. Even Gilbert was on board.

However, there have been conflicting reports coming out of Cleveland about Embiid's physical, with one report stating the Cavs found multiple red flags. That's been strongly disputed by the sources I have, but getting accurate information this time of year is especially challenging. I don't see the incentive for the Cavs to leak that the physical was bad. It lessens the value of the No. 1 pick, especially considering that they are still looking at multiple trade options. The only way leaking it makes much sense is if they are thinking of swapping picks with the Sixers and want Embiid to fall to them there.

Regardless, the team also gets Andrew Wiggins (on Wednesday) and Jabari Parker (on Friday) in this week. Right now, I continue to believe Embiid is moving closer and closer to being the No. 1 pick, but if the physical was bad, a great trade offer comes in or if Wiggins or Parker blow the Cavs away in workouts, things could obviously change.

 

[elcheato]

https://twitter.com/GoodmanESPN/status/479646371339722752
 
Literally can't catch a single break, fuck this

 

[jonathanlambert33]

I have always said that Embiid has the highest upside in the draft, but there's a risk attached to him. Can Cleveland afford to take the risk?

 

[buzzy]

They should just take Wiggins and call it a day.

 

[RipCity32]

How far does he drop now?

 

[elcheato]

They should just take Wiggins and call it a day.

They prefer Parker over Wiggins. At least that's how it seems to me. My nightmare is happening.

 

[elcheato]

IF Embiid's agent allows the Cavs to conduct another medical examination, this time on his foot, and they see nothing that screams "reoccurring injury", I think Embiid is still the pick. At least I hope.

 

[elcheato]

Also with Wiggins, how many Canadians can a basketball team have and still be good? This is a legitimate question.

 

[buzzy]

The Heat won back to back titles with Joel Anthony on the roster. Didn't win this year without him.
 
So I'd say one is acceptable, two is probably stretching it.

 

[elcheato]

We're already at two, he'd be the third. We also have two Australians. Drafting Exum would make it 3. I think this eliminates them both as potential selections.

 

[buzzy]

Shit I forgot about Tristan.
 
Yeah, you're fucked.
 
 
 
At least they're not white, AMIRITE

 

[elcheato]

We would definitely beat the Spurs in Hockey. Maybe even the Maple Leafs

 

[CameronCrazy06]

The Cavs are just going to try to become the next Spurs with half a roster of foreign players haha.

Counting Kyrie as an Australian is kinda a stretch though

 

[elcheato]

He's got that kangaroo blood

 

[elcheato]

This is all apart of an elaborate ruse to ensure Embiid falls to #3 after we trade down with Philly. At least that's what I'll tell myself.