Cup of Cavs

Cup of Cavs: What’s at stake the rest of the year?

Today’s Cavs news and notes.

By Chris Manning Mar 26, 2019, 5:00am CDT

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NBA: Cleveland Cavaliers at New York Knicks

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Take of the day

There’s not much time left in the Cavs season — a whopping eight games. That’s really not much time at all. So, aside from securing lottery odds, Cleveland would not seem to have all that much left to figure out this year.

But to me, what is definitely worth evaluating is any data points or plays worth archiving as we head into the summer. A few things to watch: Collin Sexton’s offense, Ante Zizic’s play (and how much he plays) and Cedi Osman’s shooting. All matter, even if eight games isn’t the biggest or best sample size to use for data collection.

Draft watch

As of today, the Cavs have the third-worst record in the NBA. They have a 52.1 percent chance of landing a top-four pick and a 14 percent chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick. They could pick as low as No. 7 overall.

Today’s Tankathon sim yielded the Cavs the second overall pick: