Bookmakers suggest Cavaliers most likely to take Wiggins at No. 1
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If Cleveland Cavaliers general manager David Griffin wants to make a little money on the side, he will draft Dante Exum with the No. 1 pick in the NBA draft on June 26.
While reports vary as to which way the Cavs are actually leaning - some have said Jabari Parker, Andrew Wiggins and Joel Embiid at different times - bookmakers believe that Wiggins is the choice and that it's unlikely the Cavs take anyone outside of those three names.
Here are the odds from two different books, courtesy Eye on Basketball:
Player | Book 1 | Book 2 |
---|---|---|
Wiggins | -125 | -150 |
Embiid | +140 | +140 |
Parker | +500 | +400 |
Field | +1500 | +2000 |
Trade Pick | +200 | n/a |
So, Griffin can lay a bunch of money down on the field and reap a huge profit by going off-board with his pick. It might cost him his job, though, so maybe better to just take the best player, whoever he determines that is.