2021 NBA Draft Lottery: Who should each team take with the No. 1 pick?

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156. . Big. Cleveland Cavaliers. Evan Mobley. 5. player

There have been some quiet whispers that Collin Sexton’s teammates may not be wild about his ball dominance and if the Cavs do land the No. 1 pick (an 11.5 percent chance) there’s a chance they could focus on Cunningham and look to trade Sexton. There’s also, of course, a good chance they could just take Cunningham and ignore the overlap and ball-handling issues with Sexton, Darius Garland and Isaac Okoro.

However, I like the idea of them chasing Mobley here and continuing to let their young backcourt and wing coalesce together. Mobley would have to play a lot of 4 next to Jarrett Allen but his shooting touch and passing ability from the elbows make that seem like a nice fit. In addition, he’d give them another strong interior anchor on defense helping Allen and Okoro cover for the defensive shortcomings of Garland and Sexton.