NBA Draft Rumors: Cavaliers, Magic nowhere near a deal for no. 1 pick
By Jack Crosby
Everyone on Thursday is just itching to find out what the Cleveland Cavaliers will do with the no. 1 overall pick in Thursday night’s NBA Draft. Will they keep it, or will they entertain one of the many trade offers, such as the one from the Orlando Magic that reportedly involves the no. 4 and no. 12 picks, plus Arron Afflalo?
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The thought process the last 24 hours or so has been that the Magic’s offer will be too good to pass up and the deal is impending, however the man himself, Yahoo’s Adrian Wojnarowksi, has spoken and people in favor of seeing the deal happen shouldn’t get their hopes up too high.
Cleveland and Orlando nowhere on a possible deal for the No. 1 pick, team sources tell Yahoo Sports. "Total bullshit," one executive says.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 26, 2014
Of course, as with anything draft related, when Wojanarowski says something, especially on draft day, it generally carries a lot of truth along with it.
While we’re only down to mere hours before something has to happen, there is still a lot of time left in the day for some sort of decision to be made. There is a chance that the Cavaliers could have a change of heart and take the deal more seriously.