Cavs in the 2008 Draft - Part 2

In my previous article I established the case for the Cavs needing to draft a center. Now let's take a look at their options in this year's upcoming draft. Before naming names, it's important to consider just what kind of center the Cavs should draft. For instance, they could pick a very traditional center; that is, someone with a big body who uses their size and strength to play back-to-the-basket, post-up basketball, box out for rebounds and take up lots of space in the lane defensively. It's not uncommon to see this kind of center in the half-court style of offense that the Cavs use. Zydrunas Ilgauskas is a good example of a traditional center, though he gets most of his points off of tip-ins and mid-range jump shots. But the traditional center in the NBA has become more rare in recent years. With the exception of a handful of players including Yao Ming, Chris Kaman, and Dwight Howard, you don't really see the prototypical Shaq-style seven footers scoring from the 5-position anymore. Most ... (link)