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

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.

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.