Cleveland Cavaliers - Dion Waiters SG Syracuse, Tyler Zeller PF North Carolina
The Cavs got two players who were solid in college. Both had their special games, but neither struck Mat as superstars in their times at school.
Waiters seemed to Mat like a stretch at pick 4. Dion did not start a single game at Syracuse. Mat knows sometimes college talent explodes at the professional level, but not able to break the top 5 on a college team doesn't scream lottery pick.
Mat likes Zeller and believes he has a chance to be a nice impact player in the center of that lineup, but feels that the 3 picks they gave up might have been too much. The trade was 17 (Zeller) for 23, 33, and 34. It's not to say Mat is sold on any of the 3 guys the Mavs got, because he most certainly isn't and is pretty sure Zeller will be the best of the 4 involved, but to move up 6 picks, it seemed like a hefty price.
Overall Mat applauds the Cavs for taking some risks. They certainly have built themselves a nice little core. But they are still a long way from the glory days of the #6 era in Cleveland.
Grade - B
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