The Cleveland Cavaliers were quiet on draft day. They didn’t make any trades, they didn’t acquire any extra draft picks, and they simply drafted Emoni Bates with pick No. 49 and went on with their business.
They were a rare place of calm in the midst of a chaotic day. Just after midnight ET the details of a three-team blockbuster trickled in, with Kristaps Porzingis heading to the Boston Celtics and Marcus Smart joining the Memphis Grizzlies. The Washington Wizards weren’t done, either, sending Chris Paul to the Golden State Warriors for Jordan Poole that afternoon.