Ben McLemore Will Make Significant Impact with Any Potential Suitor

Ben McLemore's best quality translates to any system in the NBA. He can flat out shoot the ball; one look at his picturesque stroke and 42 percent three-point accuracy at Kansas is proof.

His world-class athleticism is just a plus.

I question if he has the killer instinct to become a No. 1 option or if he'll ever fully take advantage of his speed and leaping ability. But I'm positive he'll be one of the best three-point shooters in the NBA in the next two years.

In a draft class without a true superstar, McLemore would immediately help each team picking in the top four of the 2013 NBA draft—sans the Washington Wizards, who have the third-overall pick.

The Wiz drafted Bradley Beal in 2012 and he and McLemore have a similar skill set. Beyond the No. 3 pick, here's how McLemore would help the other three teams in the top four.

Improving the Starting Five and Reserves in Cleveland

The Cavaliers have the No. 1 pick and they could select Kentucky's Nerlens Noel or Georgetown's Otto Porter. If they are smart, they would select McLemore.

All-Star point guard Kyrie Irving needs a shooter to spread the floor and an athlete to finish on the wing in transition; McLemore can do both.

When it comes to dribble penetration, few in the NBA are better than Irving. To prevent teams from collapsing on their star, the Cavs must have the shooters that punish teams for leaving their defensive assignments.

Cleveland did draft Dion Waiters with the fourth pick in the 2012 draft, but his game is best suited for a sixth-man role. Waiters is an instant-offense player who will never be at his best playing off the ball. 

Thus, he and Irving's styles clash a bit. McLemore's catch-and-shoot ability makes him a better complement to what Irving does.

Waiters played the sixth man impressively while he attended Syracuse. His performance in the role is what convinced the Cavs to use a lottery pick to select him.

If the Cavs drafted McLemore to start at the 2-guard and turned Waiters into a sixth man, they would be strengthening both the starting and reserve units.

They may also have two favorites for Rookie of the Year and Sixth Man of the Year on their roster.

Bringing Excitement and Scoring to the Magic Kingdom

Orlando is the worst fit of the realistic suitors for McLemore. It isn't that the Magic can't use an athletic 6'5" shooting guard who can drill treys; it's just that Arron Afflalo is already a capable player at the position.

Per ESPN's Chad Ford (Insider), Afflalo could be on the block. That would create an opening, but it wouldn't bring the team any closer to the playoffs in 2013-14.

Because the Magic are further away from contention than the Cavs, they must approach things differently. Cleveland can afford to look for a complementary player for Irving.

In contrast, the Magic are looking for a player to build around—or possibly trading the pick to stack assets.

If Orlando keeps their pick, it would be silly to target a jump shooter. A center or an elite point guard would be a more appropriate building block. Following that train of thought, Noel or Michigan's Trey Burke would seem to be the most sensible selection.

There is another possible situation—though less likely. The Magic are probably resigned to the fact that they will again be one of the NBA's worst teams next season.

With the 2014 NBA draft class expected to be one of the best in years, the Magic could take the best player available now—which would be McLemore—and look for their franchise player in next year's draft.

In the meantime, McLemore will get the opportunity to shine for a season in Orlando and the team can bring in the centerpiece next season.

Charlotte Needs McLemore Most of All

The Bobcats are picking fourth and they should be praying McLemore slips to them. Besides joining Kemba Walker to make one of the better young backcourts in the NBA, McLemore would also help to increase the commercial appeal of a boring team.

With the team going back to the Hornets nickname to reconnect with the community, having a player like McLemore would make Michael Jordan's job of putting over the team with fans easier.

The Bobcats have always struggled to score the ball; that trend continued this past regular season when they averaged just 93.4 points per game.

Charlotte was also 24th in the NBA in attendance and missed the playoffs for the eighth time in their nine-year existence.

The scoring futility is unacceptable to fans because the team doesn't win, thus the fans don't come out to support. McLemore won't solve all of those issues, but selecting him would be a step in the right direction.

His shooting ability would give the team a spark offensively while opening up room for Walker to operate. His highlight-reel finishes at the rim would give fans more of a reason to watch the games.

While he doesn't transform the team into a winner overnight, he would make them better. 

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