Posted on Friday 3 June 2005 by G @ 11:30 am
ESPN Insider is reporting that the Cavs are trying to get back in this year’s first round of the draft:
“The Cavs should have the 13th pick in the draft this year. However, they foolishly dropped their lottery protection on the pick they owed Charlotte so that they could send their 2007 first-rounder to Boston for Jiri Welsch. That worked out.
Now owner Dan Gilbert is trying to get back in the draft. They team has no draft picks to dangle, but the Cavs are offering teams their choice of Sasha Pavlovic or Welsch in return for a mid first-round pick. Given the number of teams in that area – Clippers, Celtics, Grizzlies – that are willing to deal out of the first round, it appears they might get their wish.”
Say what you want about Gilbert, but it’s hard to criticize his decision to let Paxson go. The Jiri Welsh move was a joke. Hopefully they’ll be able to salvage something out of it, though I’d much ather see Welsch traded instead of Pavlovic.
Who the hell is going to give up a mid first-round pick for Jiri Welsch? They’d be lucky to get a second-round pick for Welsch.
I’d hate to see the Cavs give up a talented young player like Pavlovic for a college kid that may or may not pan out. Unless there’s someone they really want to get, I’d rather let Pavlovic develop off the bench for another couple years. He’s got the potential to become a dangerous shooter.
Pavlovic would be tough to lose, but we have a logjam at shooting guard. It might be worth it depending on what the Cavs do with Z, etc. That said, they better have a competent GM make this call.