NBA Draft Rumors: Cleveland Cavaliers torn between Jabari Parker and Andrew Wiggins
By Jack Crosby
With the 2014 NBA Draft just a few days away, it’s crunch time for the Cleveland Cavaliers who hold their third no. 1 overall pick in the last four years. With Joel Embiid’s foot surgery, many believe that the decision is now down to either Duke’s Jabari Parker and Kansas’ Andrew Wiggins, unless they decide to trade the pick out.
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Both Parker and Wiggins are more than deserving of being the first player selected in the draft, which is why it should come as no surprise that the Cavaliers are torn between the two with just two more days to decide.
According to ESPN’s Jeff Goodman, he’s been told that the team literally has no idea in which direction they want to go at this point.
“They are torn,” one source close to the situation told ESPN.com. “They met for three hours and all they talked about was those two guys.”
This is also a clear indication that in the past few months, the team was dead set on taking Embiid. However, the foot injury and subsequent surgery ruined those plans and has now put the team in quite a bind.
To further add to the issue, with LeBron James opting out of his deal with the Miami Heat on Tuesday morning, now there is a possibility they could get the star back. So now, as they’re deciding between Parker and Wiggins, they also have to factor in which one of the two LeBron might like to play with, should he decided to head back home this summer.