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Cavs GM Teases ‘Aggressive’ Moves for Round 2 of Draft
The NBA offseason is here and teams around the league are looking to get better. The only team in the NBA that is content where they are at is the Boston Celtics.
They sent the Cleveland Cavaliers packing in the Eastern Conference semifinals so now the Cavs are looking to retool. They recently hired Kenny Atkinson to be the new head coach and are going to offer Donovan Mitchell a max, four-year deal for a $209 million extension.
But before we get there, the NBA Draft has to be officially wrapped up. In Round 1, the Cavs took California forward Jaylon Tyson, which was considered a reach by many draft experts.
With Round 2 kicking off today, Cavs GM Mike Gansey made it known the team is looking to get back on the clock.
#Cavs GM Mike Gansey on possibly getting into the second round of the draft tomorrow: “Oh yeah. We’re gonna be aggressive.”
— Camryn Justice (@camijustice) June 27, 2024
In a press conference after Round 1, Gansey spoke with the media and said the team could be aggressive to get back on the board.
“Oh yeah. We’re gonna be aggressive.”
– Mike Gansey
The Cavs only had their first-round pick and are still looking to add some young talent. There are some quality playmakers available like Johnny Furphy, Tyler Kolek, Bobi Klintman, Kevin McCullar Jr., Bronny James and more.
Although these may not be the guys Cleveland is targeting, there are capable ballers still undrafted. Teams usually take guys with high ceilings or specific traits on Day 2. That could be Cleveland’s angle or they have their sights set on some impactful role players who can contribute right away.
One thing that’s certain is that Cleveland will be working the phones to get back on the clock.
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LOUISVILLE, Ky. – Make that a trio of commitment in the Class of 2027 this week for the Louisville football program.
Cleveland (Oh.) Brush defensive end Munir Lewis announced Wednesday that he has committed to the Cardinals. He’s the third commit in the last four days for UofL, Bradenton (Fla.) Cardinal Mooney defensive lineman Kaleb Exume committing on Sunday and Tampa (Fla.) Carrollwood Day two-way athlete Brooklyn Maxey doing so on Monday.
Lewis chose Louisville out of a top seven that also consisted of Ohio State, Michigan State, Illinois, Vanderbilt, Virginia Tech and Purdue. He also held offers from Cincinnati, Minnesota, Wisconsin plus several others, and made multiple visits to UofL’s campus – including this past Friday for the spring game. He’s set to return for an official visit this May.
The 6-foot-5, 245-pound defensive end is regarded as the 23rd-ranked prospect in the state of Ohio, the No. 50 edge rusher in the Class of 2027, and the No. 592 recruit in the nation, per the 247Sports Composite.
Lewis was an explosive force for Brush as a junior this past season. He collected 55 total tackles, 13.5 for loss, nine sacks, four pass breakup, a forced fumbles and over 20 quarterback pressures. He helped Brush finish the 2025 season with a 6-4 record.
Lewis is the 12th commitment in Louisville’s 2027 recruiting class, which is on pace to be the best in school history. he joins a class that not only ranks as the best class in the ACC, but the No. 8 class in the nation, per the 247Sports Composite. Four of their commitments are regarded as four-star prospects by the composite.
He’s also the latest in a budding pipeline to the state of Ohio, which has been championed by Executive Director of Football Personnel and Recruiting Vince Marrow. Five of Louisville’s 12 commitments in the 2027 cycle are from the Buckeye State, with three hailing from the Cincinnati area and the other two coming from Cleveland.
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