Christian Eyenga

Looking for a late bargain, the Cleveland Cavaliers purchased a second-round pick from Phoenix and selected Turkey's Emir Preldzic in the NBA draft.

The 6-foot-9 Preldzic can play both guard positions and small forward. Cavs general manager Danny Ferry described the 22-year-old as an "interesting player."

The Cavs acquired the No. 57 overall pick in Thursday's draft from the Suns. In the first round, the Cavs took raw forward Christian Eyenga from the Republic of Congo and used their second-round pick on North Carolina forward Danny Green. Ferry doesn't expect any of the three players to help the Cavs immediately.

When the Cavs drafted Christian Eyenga from the Congo with the 30th pick in the draft, it left me speechless. Eyenga isn't even expected to play with the Cavs this season, as he is only 20 years old and was playing second division basketball in Europe. The only reason that makes sense is the Cavs didn't think anyone left in the draft could help them -- and wanted to save salary-cap space for veteran free agents.

Nonetheless, it seemed someone such as Pitt forwards Sam Young or DeJuan Blair could have helped, at least a little bit. Or maybe Xavier's Derrick Brown. It just seemed like an odd choice.

While Shaquille O'Neal is probably the most important piece the Cavs will add this summer, they know they need another big man and at least one experienced wing player. Retaining Anderson Varejao will be a major off-season priority because the Cavs desperately need a young, mobile big man to help defend pick-and-rolls and bring energy off the bench. But they do need so much more.

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