Cavaliers Draft Meleek Thomas

Cleveland traded down to snag a future second-rounder and the 34th pick, then stunned everyone by selecting sharpshooting freshman guard Meleek Thomas — a 6’3” terror with a 6’7” wingspan who averaged 15+ points and nearly 43% from three while dominating SEC defense. His coach, John Calipari, called him a first-round talent and compared him to Rip Hamilton and Chris Paul — and Cleveland’s coach believes he’s got the game to make an impact, even if he starts in the G-League. Support the show:Get a discount at https://solipillow.com/discount/dnn. Advertise on DNN:[email protected] This is an automated, high-level news summary based on public reporting.Report issues to [email protected]. View sources & latest updates:https://sources.thednn.ai/4a5b44a817a2bdf2