GreenRiddler wrote:They could still get him Cle drafts Drummond for us @4 and we Draft MKG or Barnes @6 for them then trade Barnes/MKG with Claver or Freeland and cash for Drummond.
If MKG is on the board at #5 then the Kings draft him. If MKG is taken by the Cavs at #4 then that leaves the Kings picking Drummond over Barnes.
In no way does MKG drop past the Kings pick at #5.
In both scenarios the Cavs get Barnes, they either draft him at #4 or they trade down for him at #6. In trading up the Blazers assure themselves of MKG rather than Drummond. The Cavs pay less for Barnes than they would at #4 and get a second asset or an improved asset by moving down. The Blazers end up with their man rather than losing him to the Kings at #5.
MKG > Drummond.