When the Cavaliers wound up with the fifth pick in the NBA Draft, I think most of us couldn’t help but feel a bit disappointed. While most fans (at least the type of fans who take the time to read blogs like this) knew that the new lottery odds made the possibility of the Cavaliers dropping in the draft order more likely than ever before, I don’t think many of us thought that they would actually wind up with the fifth pick.
Still, while there seems to be clear drop offs after the first and third picks in this draft, history tells us that it’s more likely than not that one or two future All-Stars will be drafted with the fifth pick or later.