ICYMI: The Cavs selected Emoni Bates with the No. 49 overall pick in the 2023 NBA Draft. Bates was once considered the top high school prospect in the country.
The Cavs took a gamble on Emoni Bates with the No. 49 pick in the 2023 NBA Draft.CLEVELAND, Ohio -- The defense-first Cavs went into draft night looking for an offensive-minded wing. They found one, selecting Eastern Michigan swingman Emoni Bates with the No. 49 overall pick.
The 6-foot-9 Bates, who was on the cover of Sports Illustrated as a teenager with the headline “Born for This,” was touted as the next big thing -- a prodigious talent who packed gyms and drew comparisons to a young Kevin Durant. Even though he was the top player in his age group by the time he reached the sixth grade, the one-time surefire lottery pick had a turbulent college career that led to him leaving Memphis and trying to rebuild his reputation at Eastern Michigan.
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