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Cleveland Cavaliers draft picks since 2013: Where are they now?

By Nathan Beighle

INDEPENDENCE, OH - JUNE 28: Newly acquired draft picks Carrick Felix #30 and Anthony Bennett #12 are introduced alongside head coach Mike Brown and general manager Chris Grant at The Cleveland Clinic Courts on June 28, 2013 in Independence, Ohio. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images)
INDEPENDENCE, OH - JUNE 28: Newly acquired draft picks Carrick Felix #30 and Anthony Bennett #12 are introduced alongside head coach Mike Brown and general manager Chris Grant at The Cleveland Clinic Courts on June 28, 2013 in Independence, Ohio. 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. Mandatory Copyright Notice: Copyright 2013 NBAE (Photo by David Liam Kyle/NBAE via Getty Images) /
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BOSTON, MA – APRIL 11: Allen Crabbe #33 of the Brooklyn Nets warms up before a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on April 11, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. 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 Adam Glanzman/Getty Images)
BOSTON, MA – APRIL 11: Allen Crabbe #33 of the Brooklyn Nets warms up before a game against the Boston Celtics at TD Garden on April 11, 2018 in Boston, Massachusetts. 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 Adam Glanzman/Getty Images) /

Crabbe rolled out the brinks trucks in 2016

You thought Joe Harris got paid? Well, Allen Crabbe has one of the league’s most lucrative contracts. He signed a 4-year, $75 million contract with the Portland Trail Blazers yet was traded to the Brooklyn Nets just one season into his contract.

However, Crabbe, unlike Harris, didn’t start his career with the Cavaliers.

Selected by the Cavaliers with the No. 31 pick of the 2013 NBA Draft, Crabbe was immediately traded for two second-round picks. Those picks turned out to be Sir’Dominic Pointer and Paul Zipser.

Crabbe didn’t have an ideal start to his NBA career. He averaged less than four points per game in both of his first two seasons. Crabbe ascended to the player he was capable of being during his third season, averaging 10.3 points and 1.4 threes. Since then, he hasn’t taken a single step back.

This past season, he averaged a career-high 13.7 points along with 2.7 threes per game.

For Crabbe, since the size of his contract is so significant and his cap hit is as brutal as many star players, he might not be on a playoff contending team until after his player-friendly contract runs its course.

After Wiggins, Crabbe has certainly been the Cavs best draft pick since 2013.