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4 of the worst times the Cleveland Cavalier picked the wrong player in the modern era

By Chad Porto

NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 11: General manager Trajan Langdon of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts during a preseason game against the Utah Jazz at the Smoothie King Center on October 11, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LOUISIANA - OCTOBER 11: General manager Trajan Langdon of the New Orleans Pelicans reacts during a preseason game against the Utah Jazz at the Smoothie King Center on October 11, 2019 in New Orleans, Louisiana. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this Photograph, user is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Jonathan Bachman/Getty Images) /
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LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 25: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives against Ron Artest #37 of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on December 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images)
LOS ANGELES, CA – DECEMBER 25: LeBron James #23 of the Cleveland Cavaliers drives against Ron Artest #37 of the Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center on December 25, 2009 in Los Angeles, California. NOTE TO USER: User expressly acknowledges and agrees that, by downloading and or using this photograph, User is consenting to the terms and conditions of the Getty Images License Agreement. (Photo by Lisa Blumenfeld/Getty Images) /

Picked: Trajan Langdon/Passed: Ron Artest and Andrei Kirilenko

One of the worst picks in modern Cleveland Cavaliers history, Trajan Langdon is now ironically making decisions like that for the New Orleans Pelicans. By all accounts he’s doing a solid job, having acquired CJ McCollum to help get them into the playoffs this past season.

Yet, when the team took him, they had higher hopes than him playing in just 119 games and averaging 5.4 points per game for his career. Langdon just didn’t pan out and found success elsewhere in the world of pro basketball

Taken 11th overall, Langdon went right before both Ron Artest and Andrei Kirilenko. Both men would’ve been impressive defensive players for the Cavs and would’ve been solid offensive scorers for their era. Far more beneficial long-term than anything Langdon did.

It should also be noted that Andre Miller was taken in this draft as well, right ahead of Shawn Marion. I don’t consider this to be a bad pick, despite Marion’s NBA accolades, due to the fact that Miller was a vastly undervalued and under-rated player in the league during his tenure.

So that’s why Langdon and not Miller made the list. Miller by all accounts never should’ve been traded in the first place, considering all the Cavs got back was Darius Miles.

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