Cleveland Cavaliers Get No. 3 Pick In NBA Draft

CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers jumped higher than expected in the NBA lottery on Tuesday.

The team secured the No. 3 spot in the NBA Draft, which will be held July 29. Cleveland's northern rivals, the Detroit Pistons, got the No. 1 pick and the Houston Rockets got the No. 2 pick.

The Orlando Magic were originally projected to receive the No. 3 pick but were leapfrogged by the Cavaliers. Houston, Detroit and Orlando each had a 14 percent chance of receiving the No. 1 pick.

Likely, prospects to go in the top three are Cade Cunningham, a point forward, Evan Mobley, a big man who reminds many analysts of Chris Bosh, and then two Jalens: Green and Suggs.

Suggs is a point guard who played for Gonzaga and hit a miraculous shot in this year's NCAA March Madness tournament. Green is a rawer prospect who spent the year playing in the G League, but he projects as a more potent scorer.

Cleveland has a young core consisting of Collin Sexton, Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen, and Isaac Okoro.