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Mark Price came to Cleveland as part of a draft-day trade when he was chosen in the 2nd Round in 1986 by the Dallas Mavericks for a future 2nd Rounder of 1989. Cleveland got Price, but Dallas would pick Jeff Hodge, who never played in the NBA.
Were you expecting someone else?
LeBron James was so highly touted as the eventual number one pick that his high school games were broadcast on ESPN. The Cleveland Cavaliers were thrilled to land the number one pick, and the native of Akron fittingly began his career with the team he grew up an hour away from.
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