ESPN: Joel Embiid to visit with Cavaliers

[RedBlackAttack]

Very interesting news by Andy Katz today. Not only is Embiid visiting the Cavaliers in the coming weeks, it's the only workout he has planned.

Katz also reports that his agents have given the Cavaliers a green light to examine his back.

Sounds like Embiid has no plans of being on the board past the first pick... which is great news.

Joel Embiid to visit with Cavaliers
By Andy Katz | ESPN.com



The Cavaliers will visit with former Kansas center Joel Embiid sometime in the coming weeks and conduct a physical, a source told ESPN.

Embiid won't visit another team until the Cavaliers are given a chance to determine if they will select Embiid with the top pick in the NBA draft on June 26.

Embiid sat out the last six games of Kansas' season due to a stress fracture in his back, missing the Big 12 and NCAA tournaments. Embiid worked out for NBA personnel last week in Los Angeles.

The 7-foot Cameroon native has been projected as a likely top choice throughout the season. That's why Embiid won't visit with Milwaukee or Philadelphia, which have the next two picks, until Cleveland has a chance to review his case for No. 1.

Embiid's representatives and the Cavs are working toward finding an appropriate date, time and even perhaps place to conduct the interview and physical. The possibility remains it could be in Cleveland but that has not been determined.

Embiid did not attend the Chicago NBA pre-draft combine earlier this month where he would have undergone one physical, with the results available for all 30 NBA teams.

Cleveland still could deal the No. 1 pick, and that's another reason why Embiid's representatives want to see where the Cavs stand before offering up potential visits or interviews. The Sixers likely would have to move up to the No. 1 spot to get a chance to visit with Embiid.

Meanwhile, Embiid and Duke freshman Jabari Parker are represented by the same agency (Wasserman Group) and the source said the agency is planning visits based on Embiid and Parker going 1-2 in some order over Kansas freshman Andrew Wiggins.

Cleveland is still considering all three for the No. 1 pick.

That means Parker would visit with No. 2 Milwaukee at some point, and if Cleveland wanted to pass on Embiid then it would open up a Parker interview with the Cavs for the No. 1 spot.

The Cavs and the Wasserman Group will continue to talk this week in hopes they can set up a date for the meeting with Embiid and Cleveland.

http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/sto...land-cavaliers


Sounds to me like the Cavs have made it clear that, if his back checks out, he's going to be the pick... and Embiid's doctors/agent seem very confident the physical will be fine.

Good news, all the way around.

[poido123]

Very interesting news by Andy Katz today. Not only is Embiid visiting the Cavaliers in the coming weeks, it's the only workout he has planned.

Katz also reports that his agents have given the Cavaliers a green light to examine his back.

Sounds like Embiid has no plans of being on the board past the first pick... which is great news.



http://espn.go.com/nba/draft2014/sto...land-cavaliers



Good news, all the way around.

I hope he does go to Cleveland.

You guys have some good fans, well at least on here anyways..

This guy will be a franchise player and an absolute nightmare to stop.

[Cocaine80s]

That means wiggins end up in milwaukee

[Inferno]

Kyrie
Waiters
?
TT / Bennett
Embiid

Solid core

[christian1923]

Smh passing up on wiggins and parker for a center is a mistake

[maybeshewill13]

Right choice.

[Milbuck]

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[KendrickPerkins]

He's gonna bust.

Wiggins should be the pick, imo.

[RedBlackAttack]

I hope he does go to Cleveland.

You guys have some good fans, well at least on here anyways..

This guy will be a franchise player and an absolute nightmare to stop.

The thought of he and Kyrie growing together for the next decade is just delicious. Embiid is the perfect compliment to Irving, imo. He's not the kind of guy who is going to need the ball in his hands constantly to have a huge impact, he's athletic enough to run the P&R and can already hit his jumper consistently out to 15-20 feet... so there's your pick-and-pop.

Then, there's the attention that Kyrie draws when he drives to the basket. Going to be very difficult for teams to play him that way with Embiid lurking around the rim.

Defensively, an intimidating presence around the rim will go a long way to solving the Cavs' issues over the last few seasons.

It's just a perfect match. He's exactly what we need. If I could have gone into a lab and constructed the kind of player the Cavs needed with the roster currently in place, it would look like Embiid.

Amazing that we're in this position.

[RedBlackAttack]

Kyrie
Waiters
?
TT / Bennett
Embiid

Solid core

Don't forget Varejao. He'll be a solid mentor for Embiid.

The Cavs have tons of cap space, so I'm assuming they're going to fill that SF spot either via free agency (Ariza or Hayward) or by trade.

One thing is for sure... the team will need outside shooting at the 3 with that lineup -- a floor spacer who can't be left undefended. Of the FAs available, Ariza would seem to be the most obvious choice.

[DukeDelonte13]

He's gonna bust.

Wiggins should be the pick, imo.

I'll eat my crow if he busts, but i'm of the belief that the cavs need to roll the dice on embiid.


Embiid's peak is easily best center in the league.

the kid is already at 265 pounds and has a 7'5'' wingspan. He will put on more weight for sure. He's so smooth and fluid. His feel for the game is amazing and he's only been playing 3-4 years.

[maybeshewill13]

He's gonna bust.

Wiggins should be the pick, imo.

I think the opposite

[LoneyROY7]

Great f***ing news.

As long as Wiggins isn't on the Cavs I'll be satisfied with the draft.

[Uncle Drew]

Smh passing up on wiggins and parker for a center is a mistake

How is passing on a wingplayer for a center a mistake?

[LoneyROY7]

How is passing on a wingplayer over a center a mistake?

See Sam Bowie and Greg Oden.