CLEVELAND — This Thursday night will finally bring closure to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Once the early portion of the 2018 NBA draft is complete, the Cavs will have the end result of the Kyrie Irving trade, 10 months later. Not until the eighth overall pick is made will Koby Altman and the rest of the Cleveland front office have a full comprehension of what they received in return for shipping an All-NBA talent to Boston last summer.
As luck would have it, the very lottery pick that headlined the Irving deal is the one that will have to headline any potential deals the Cavaliers make this offseason.