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What can the Cavaliers do to help LeBron?
They can pick at No. 19 in tonight's draft, deal for help or trade up
Thursday, June 26, 2008

Four things the Cavaliers can do today

The Cleveland Cavaliers are scheduled to pick 19th in tonight's NBA Draft. Who the Cavs take or even if they will still be at No. 19 when the selections begin are up for debate. Here are some options Cavs General Manager Danny Ferry may beconsidering, in order of most likely:

1, Draft a big man

The Cavaliers get older as they get closer to the basket. Zydrunas Ilgauskas is 33 but has a lot of NBA miles. Ben Wallace will be 34 before the next season starts. Joe Smith will be 33. Anderson Varejao is 25, but remains a defensive specialist who is little more than a scrapper and rebounder on the offensive end. Players still available at No. 19 could include Roy Hibbert of Georgetown, Robin Lopez of Stanford, DeAndre Jordan of Texas A&M and JaVale McGee of Nevada ? none exactly being a quick fix.

BEST OPTION Hibbert seems the most NBA-ready at least on the defensive end. Lopez is seen by many as another Varejao.

2, Draft a scorer

Quick, name the Cavs' No. 2 scoring option? Ilgauskas? Daniel Gibson? Delonte West? None of those players strike fear into the heart of opponents double- and triple-teaming LeBron James. Even as a group, Cavaliers not named LeBron have disappeared for quarters at a time. Someone who could create off the dribble and off the pass to both give James a break and make teams pay for playing three-on-four defense include Chris Douglas-Roberts of Memphis and Courtney Lee of Western Kentucky.

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