State of play: Duke phenom Cooper Flagg is widely expected to go first overall to the Dallas Mavericks, who won the lottery last month against the odds. The Cavs don't have a first-round pick, having shipped it to Utah in the 2022 Donovan Mitchell trade. But they do hold two second-round selections — Nos. 49 and 58.

For a team that was outmuscled in the moments that mattered last postseason, this Clemson bruiser offers something this roster needs.

Despite being widely heralded as the "Next Big Thing," LeBron James thought he had everything to prove when the Cleveland Cavaliers made him the No. 1 pick in the 2003 NBA draft.