From Brazil, Anderson Varejao arrived in Cleveland as part of a trade a month after he was drafted (by Orlando) and it is safe to say that the big man exceeded every expectation that anyone could have had for him.

Terrell Brandon was the 11^th Overall Pick in the 1991 Draft, and he would spend his first three years and change serving as the backup Point Guard to Mark Price.  Brandon would officially become the team's starter in the 1995/96 season, during which he would go on a two-year streak of All-Star Game appearances, average 19.4 Points per Game, and be regarded as one of the most accurate shooters in the sport.  He would have a PER of 25.2 and 21.5, respectively, and was in the top three in Free Throw Percentage both of those years. 

John “Hot Rod” Williams could not enter the NBA after he was drafted out of Tulane in 1985, as he was arrested for point-shaving.  Still, he was later found not guilty and was able to join the league for the 1986/87 campaign, where he started all 80 games and averaged 14.6 Points, 7.9 Rebounds, and 2.1 Blocks per Game.  Williams would later see his starts diminish but not his time on the court as the Cavaliers generally used him as their sixth man.  "Hot Rod" would have his best season in 1989/90, when he set career highs with 16.8 Points and 2.3 Blocks per Game, while also averaging 8.1 Rebounds.  

The Cleveland Cavaliers struck gold when they landed the #1 Draft Pick in 2003 to select their home-state hoops prodigy, LeBron James.  After James left, the Cavs were blessed by the lottery Gods again in 2011, when they won the draft lottery and selected Kyrie Irving, the consensus best player in the draft.