Draft Recap

After I heard that the Nets and Bucks had put together a deal sending Yi to New Jersey and RJ to Milwaukee I began to get excited.  Yi was the reason Varejao wouldn't accept a trade to the Bucks.  FIrst because they play the same position and would compete for minutes and second because his agent Dan Fegan represents them both.  Also, with the addition of RJ it seemed that perhaps Redd was able to be moved with less of an immediate impact on the roster.  Although it now seems as if the Bucks could be keeping that expensive pair intact in hopes of competing in next year's East.  Once the draft got going and passed deep into the lottery the hopes of the Cavs moving their pick began to dwindle.  With JJ Hickson's name being called at 19 I was immediately curious.  While I had heard of Hickson and had seen him play, being a huge UNC and ACC fan, I didn't really know too much about him as an NBA prospect.  I understand the choice as it adds depth and youth the Cavs elderly frontline, but to me it does not appear that the pick will make a noticeable difference for 2 or 3 years.  The Cavs were also able to add two second round picks.  When I originally heard this I was hoping at least one of them was CDR or Bill Walker each of which are legitimate first round talents.  Of course they weren't, but instead Ferry had managed to obtain Darnell Jackson and Sasha Kaun from Kansas.  Again these additions are understandable as the Cavs frontline has only a couple years left, but still I do not see a whole lot of potential in either of these picks.  Now I have read a couple of articles this morning that say they are satisfied with the picks and excited to add much needed youth in the frontcourt.  This is usually followed with a comment that resembles 'the Cavs cannot live in constant fear of LeBron and must take the player that makes most sense now and in the future.'  In response to this sort of comment I have this to say.  How is it being fearful of LeBron to realize that the only legitimate chance that the city of Cleveland has had to win a sports championship in the past decade is for the Cavs right this very instant.  The future is now and if that sort of attitude isn't embraced by the Cavs front office LeBron will leave to "greener" pastures without first winning at least one NBA title in Cleveland.  To me this has nothing to do with being afraid of LeBron, but possibly being afraid of losing the only opportunity the Cavs could ever have at winning a World title.  

In other news William Scott, my top ranked player from Team One's South showcase in Atlanta, GA last July, was drafted in this year's June draft by the Colorado Rockies in the 32nd round.