Could have drafted Embiid and McDermott
But Wiggins is/was the most hyped prospect in a long time...Maybe They will prove themselves right and he will be a 2-way star.
Will Cleveland regret passing on Embiid for Wiggins?
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But Wiggins is/was the most hyped prospect in a long time...Maybe They will prove themselves right and he will be a 2-way star.
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No.
Hindsight is 20/20
If Embiid really does become Hakeem OLujawon. 2.0
And Wiggins becomes Harold Miner 2.0
And LeBron never wins another one with the Cavs then yeah obviously
But most people believe Wiggins will be a good player
And they didnt know LeBron was coming back
You cant take two potential busts with the #1 overall pick two yrs in a row
Hindsight is 20/20
If Embiid really does become Hakeem OLujawon. 2.0
And Wiggins becomes Harold Miner 2.0
And LeBron never wins another one with the Cavs then yeah obviously
But most people believe Wiggins will be a good player
And they didnt know LeBron was coming back
You cant take two potential busts with the #1 overall pick two yrs in a row
embiid is too much of a risk, a good player to draft if you are sixers who keep on tanking
there is a perfect opportunity to get the best out of wiggins now that they have lebron, might be the best or 2nd best duo if all things go well
there is a perfect opportunity to get the best out of wiggins now that they have lebron, might be the best or 2nd best duo if all things go well
Jabari should have been the pick, but 
AntoineWalkerShimmy
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Absolut da poet ®
Jubilado
Pretty much
there are no sure things in the NBA draft anymore
Blame the NBA for drafting freshmen & highschool players
Jabari fukked up IMO given how this turned out
He wanted to be close to home and have his own thing.lli think it may end up better for him.
Drafting Wiggins and Lebron returning is probably the GOAT offseason a team can have, outside of what Miami did when they came together...
And we don't know if Lebron comes if they draft the hurt big man. I'm sure he knows with Wiggins he'll at least be playing right away or can be traded for Love down the road if they go that route.
And we don't know if Lebron comes if they draft the hurt big man. I'm sure he knows with Wiggins he'll at least be playing right away or can be traded for Love down the road if they go that route.
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I am starting to have serious concerns about Embiid. He already has back issues and foot issues and remember, he has only been playing ball for 4-5 years. That hard court is no joke on those 7 footers man 
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I definitely think they had returning to the Cavs (at some point) as a contingency plan for a while, but it was one dependent on a certain series of events happening...if wade doesn't show signs of breaking down, the heat don't take the biggest ass whooping in finals history, and the Cavs don't improbably win the the lottery AGAIN this year in a loaded draft, I don't think Bron leaves MIA this summer...when all of those things did happen, who Clev picked at #1 HAD to coincide with what they thought Bron would be happiest with...and I just have to think with all the injury questions lingering with Embiid and being out the entire season, that would give Bron some pause...and that's something they wanted to avoid at all costs....all of that "oh I wanted to come home and inspire the downtrodden youth of northeast ohio" sh!t sounds real nice, but I think it was just as much about "the cavs have some how lucked into having a roster full of young talent with endless potential that will give me a team primed for the future...Dwade has 40 year old knees and we collectively make too much money to continue fielding a super duper team that just embarrasses everyone with talent..i might as well bounce now instead of waiting till later"...Embiid instead of Wiggins adds a question mark on the promise of that young talent and makes it a less enticing roster, however slightly
It could be a pattern, every gifted center prospect we get is physically broken in some way and I've given up hope for now
What I'm saying though is had they drafted him while he's injured, with that 5-8 month recovery window, he would have been traded to the Wolves already for Love.
*fixed*..........
Mr. Foxx Foxx
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They where not really in the position to take a risk.