Draft Notes: Cavs, Kings, McLemore, Karasev

Here's the latest news as we get set for the Draft to get underway from the Barclays Center..

  • The Cavs haven't found a taker for the No. 1 pick yet, but it's not for a lack of trying.  One source tells Ric Bucher of 95.7 The Game (via Twitter) that they still haven't given up on finding a trade.
  • The Kings have been aggressive in trying to move up from No. 7 in the draft, league sources tell Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports (Twitter link).  Their likely target is Kansas guard Ben McLemore.
  • The Kings could find a partner in the Suns who pick at No. 5 and are looking to drop back, tweets Ken Berger of CBSSports.com.
  • Sergey Karasev left private interviews in Russia confident that he'll be in the top 15 and hope that he'll be a top ten pick, a league source told Shams Charania of RealGM.  Discussions with several teams continued even after the interviews and the Bucks’ apparent interest has fueled belief that the 19-year-old won’t last beyond No. 15. 
  • The Knicks remain enamored with German guard Dennis Schroeder at No. 24 but they understand that he's unlikely to slip to them, Wojnarowski tweets.  The Jazz like Schroeder (14, 21) and there's little chance that the Nets (22) and Pacers (23) let him reach the Knicks (link).
  • Teams are getting a clear message from the Wizards: they do not want to part with their No. 3 pick, tweets Berger.
  • More from Berger (link), who tweets that Miami guard Shane Larkin has attracted the interest of the Jazz at No. 14 and Milwaukee at No. 15.
  • After two workouts, N.C. State forward C.J. Leslie shut it down with teams and he's expected to be selected in the 30s, tweets Wojnarowski.
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