Big Board: Top 30 prospects
The NBA Draft is just a little bit over a month away. With the NBA Draft Combine behind us, let's take a look at the top 30 prospects. Some of the names may surprise you.
Last Game
| Final - 4.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 98 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 34 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 105 |
Stories
What can Cavs learn from Memphis Grizzlies?
The Memphis Grizzlies might make the NBA Finals. How did it happen, and what can Cleveland learn from it?
Greg Oden impressive in workouts, eyeing comeback
Free agent center Greg Oden is working out with 2013 NBA Draft prospect Deshaun Thomas, and apparently he looks amazing in workouts. Thomas provided a rave review on Oden's progress.
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Video
128Dion Waiters and his impressive summer
Check out Dion Waiters in this really impressive video of him working out this summer.
FTS Prospect of the Day: Jamaal Franklin
Our goal at Fear The Sword this draft season to provide you with coverage and profiles of every NCAA prospect that we can, along with a few internationals. Next on that list is Jamaal Franklin of San Diego State.
Official Combine Measurements: Winners and Losers
With the combine measurements having come in Thursday night, here is a report of who came out ahead or who saw a slip in stock.
Takeaways from Draft Combine Day 1
The NBA Draft Combine started on Thursday and continues on Friday. Here are some quick thoughts from Day 1 of the combine.
FTS Draft Prospect of the Day: Mason Plumlee
Our goal at Fear The Sword this draft season to provide you with coverage and profiles of every NCAA prospect that we can, along with a few internationals. Next on that list is Cody Zeller of Indiana.
What can we learn from the draft combine?
The NBA Draft Combine is Wednesday and Thursday. But what does that mean?
Valanciunas Named To NBA's All-Rookie Second Team
Hey, this past NBA season wasn't a complete disaster for the Toronto Raptors. They did have a certain Lithuanian rookie...
Waiters, Zeller named to All-Rookie teams
The Cleveland Cavaliers didn't have a great season, but there were some silver linings. For one, their rookies played pretty well. And on Tuesday, they got some recognition for that.
Victor Oladipo would be perfect for Cavs
Fear the Sword continues to be the place for NBA Draft coverage. Today, a look at how Victor Oladipo would fit in with what the Cleveland Cavaliers are building.
Schedule
2012 Schedule
| October | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Washington | Tuesday, October 30 2012 | win 94 - 84 | coverage |
| November | |||
| Chicago | Friday, November 02 2012 | loss 86 - 115 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Saturday, November 03 2012 | loss 102 - 105 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Clippers | Monday, November 05 2012 | win 108 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Golden State | Wednesday, November 07 2012 | loss 96 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Phoenix | Friday, November 09 2012 | loss 105 - 107 | coverage |
| @ Oklahoma City | Sunday, November 11 2012 | loss 91 - 106 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Tuesday, November 13 2012 | loss 101 - 114 | coverage |
| Dallas | Saturday, November 17 2012 | loss 95 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Sunday, November 18 2012 | loss 79 - 86 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Wednesday, November 21 2012 | win 92 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Friday, November 23 2012 | loss 104 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Saturday, November 24 2012 | loss 108 - 110 | coverage |
| @ Memphis | Monday, November 26 2012 | loss 78 - 84 | coverage |
| Phoenix | Tuesday, November 27 2012 | loss 78 - 91 | coverage |
| @ Atlanta | Friday, November 30 2012 | win 113 - 111 | coverage |
| December | |||
| Portland | Saturday, December 01 2012 | loss 117 - 118 | coverage |
| @ Detroit | Monday, December 03 2012 | loss 79 - 89 | coverage |
| Chicago | Wednesday, December 05 2012 | loss 85 - 95 | coverage |
| @ Minnesota | Friday, December 07 2012 | loss 73 - 91 | coverage |
| Detroit | Saturday, December 08 2012 | loss 97 - 104 | coverage |
| Los Angeles Lakers | Tuesday, December 11 2012 | win 100 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Wednesday, December 12 2012 | loss 81 - 96 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Friday, December 14 2012 | loss 86 - 90 | coverage |
| @ New York | Saturday, December 15 2012 | loss 102 - 103 | coverage |
| Toronto | Tuesday, December 18 2012 | loss 99 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Wednesday, December 19 2012 | loss 91 - 103 | coverage |
| Indiana | Friday, December 21 2012 | loss 89 - 99 | coverage |
| @ Milwaukee | Saturday, December 22 2012 | win 94 - 82 | coverage |
| @ Washington | Wednesday, December 26 2012 | win 87 - 84 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Friday, December 28 2012 | loss 94 - 102 | coverage |
| @ Brooklyn | Saturday, December 29 2012 | loss 100 - 103 | coverage |
| January | |||
| Sacramento | Wednesday, January 02 2013 | loss 94 - 97 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Friday, January 04 2013 | win 106 - 104 | coverage |
| Houston | Saturday, January 05 2013 | loss 104 - 112 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Monday, January 07 2013 | loss 92 - 118 | coverage |
| Atlanta | Wednesday, January 09 2013 | win 99 - 83 | coverage |
| @ Denver | Friday, January 11 2013 | loss 91 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Los Angeles Lakers | Sunday, January 13 2013 | loss 93 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Sacramento | Monday, January 14 2013 | loss 118 - 124 | coverage |
| @ Portland | Wednesday, January 16 2013 | win 93 - 88 | coverage |
| @ Utah | Saturday, January 19 2013 | loss 98 - 109 | coverage |
| Boston | Tuesday, January 22 2013 | win 95 - 90 | coverage |
| Milwaukee | Friday, January 25 2013 | win 113 - 108 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Saturday, January 26 2013 | win 99 - 98 | coverage |
| Golden State | Tuesday, January 29 2013 | loss 95 - 108 | coverage |
| February | |||
| @ Detroit | Friday, February 01 2013 | loss 99 - 117 | coverage |
| Oklahoma City | Saturday, February 02 2013 | win 115 - 110 | coverage |
| Charlotte | Wednesday, February 06 2013 | win 122 - 95 | coverage |
| Orlando | Friday, February 08 2013 | win 119 - 108 | coverage |
| Denver | Saturday, February 09 2013 | loss 103 - 111 | coverage |
| Minnesota | Monday, February 11 2013 | loss 92 - 100 | coverage |
| San Antonio | Wednesday, February 13 2013 | loss 95 - 96 | coverage |
| New Orleans | Wednesday, February 20 2013 | win 105 - 100 | coverage |
| @ Orlando | Saturday, February 23 2013 | win 118 - 94 | coverage |
| @ Miami | Sunday, February 24 2013 | loss 105 - 109 | coverage |
| @ Chicago | Tuesday, February 26 2013 | win 101 - 98 | coverage |
| Toronto | Wednesday, February 27 2013 | win 103 - 92 | coverage |
| March | |||
| Los Angeles Clippers | Friday, March 01 2013 | loss 89 - 105 | coverage |
| New York | Monday, March 04 2013 | loss 97 - 102 | coverage |
| Utah | Wednesday, March 06 2013 | win 104 - 101 | coverage |
| Memphis | Friday, March 08 2013 | loss 92 - 103 | coverage |
| @ Toronto | Sunday, March 10 2013 | loss 96 - 100 | coverage |
| Washington | Tuesday, March 12 2013 | win 95 - 90 | coverage |
| @ Dallas | Friday, March 15 2013 | loss 86 - 96 | coverage |
| @ San Antonio | Saturday, March 16 2013 | loss 113 - 119 | coverage |
| Indiana | Monday, March 18 2013 | loss 90 - 111 | coverage |
| Miami | Wednesday, March 20 2013 | loss 95 - 98 | coverage |
| @ Houston | Friday, March 22 2013 | loss 78 - 116 | coverage |
| Boston | Wednesday, March 27 2013 | loss 92 - 93 | coverage |
| Philadelphia | Friday, March 29 2013 | loss 87 - 97 | coverage |
| @ New Orleans | Sunday, March 31 2013 | loss 92 - 112 | coverage |
| April | |||
| @ Atlanta | Monday, April 01 2013 | loss 94 - 102 | coverage |
| Brooklyn | Wednesday, April 03 2013 | loss 95 - 113 | coverage |
| @ Boston | Friday, April 05 2013 | win 97 - 91 | coverage |
| Orlando | Sunday, April 07 2013 | win 91 - 85 | coverage |
| @ Indiana | Tuesday, April 09 2013 | loss 94 - 99 | coverage |
| Detroit | Wednesday, April 10 2013 | loss 104 - 111 | coverage |
| New York | Friday, April 12 2013 | loss 91 - 101 | coverage |
| @ Philadelphia | Sunday, April 14 2013 | loss 77 - 91 | coverage |
| Miami | Monday, April 15 2013 | loss 95 - 96 | coverage |
| @ Charlotte | Wednesday, April 17 2013 | loss 98 - 105 | coverage |
Roster
Cleveland Cavaliers Roster
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Stats
Cleveland Cavaliers Stats
| FG | 3PT | FT | Rebounds | Misc | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| G | M | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | M | A | Pct | Off | Def | Tot | Ast | TO | Stl | Blk | PF | PPG | |
| Kyrie Irving | 59 | 34.7 | 8.2 | 18.1 | 45.2 | 1.8 | 4.7 | 39.1 | 4.2 | 4.9 | 85.5 | 0.6 | 3.1 | 3.7 | 5.9 | 3.2 | 1.5 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 22.5 |
| Dion Waiters | 61 | 28.8 | 5.5 | 13.4 | 41.2 | 1.0 | 3.3 | 31.0 | 2.6 | 3.5 | 74.6 | 0.4 | 2.1 | 2.4 | 3.0 | 2.0 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 1.9 | 14.7 |
| Anderson Varejao | 25 | 36.0 | 5.5 | 11.6 | 47.8 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 75.5 | 5.5 | 8.9 | 14.4 | 3.4 | 1.8 | 1.5 | 0.6 | 2.7 | 14.1 |
| Tristan Thompson | 82 | 31.3 | 4.8 | 9.7 | 48.8 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 2.2 | 3.5 | 60.8 | 3.7 | 5.7 | 9.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 0.7 | 0.9 | 2.9 | 11.7 |
| C.J. Miles | 65 | 21.0 | 3.9 | 9.4 | 41.5 | 1.9 | 5.0 | 38.4 | 1.4 | 1.6 | 86.9 | 0.4 | 2.3 | 2.7 | 1.0 | 1.1 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.1 | 11.2 |
| Alonzo Gee | 82 | 31.0 | 3.7 | 9.1 | 41.0 | 0.8 | 2.7 | 31.5 | 2.0 | 2.5 | 79.5 | 0.9 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 1.6 | 1.6 | 1.3 | 0.4 | 2.4 | 10.3 |
| Marreese Speights | 79 | 16.4 | 3.3 | 7.4 | 44.5 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 30.0 | 1.7 | 2.2 | 77.1 | 1.8 | 3.0 | 4.9 | 0.6 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 2.2 | 8.3 |
| Tyler Zeller | 77 | 26.4 | 3.2 | 7.3 | 43.8 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.6 | 2.0 | 76.4 | 2.1 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 7.9 |
| Wayne Ellington | 78 | 21.3 | 2.9 | 6.8 | 42.7 | 1.2 | 3.1 | 39.2 | 0.9 | 1.0 | 90.7 | 0.3 | 1.8 | 2.1 | 1.3 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 7.9 |
| Shaun Livingston | 66 | 22.0 | 2.5 | 5.2 | 48.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 86.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 2.4 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 1.9 | 6.3 |
| Daniel Gibson | 46 | 20.0 | 1.8 | 5.4 | 34.0 | 1.2 | 3.5 | 34.4 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 70.3 | 0.1 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 1.9 | 5.4 |
| Omri Casspi | 43 | 11.7 | 1.5 | 3.7 | 39.4 | 0.6 | 1.8 | 32.9 | 0.5 | 1.0 | 53.7 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 2.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.3 | 1.0 | 4.0 |
| Luke Walton | 50 | 17.1 | 1.4 | 3.6 | 39.2 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 29.9 | 0.2 | 0.4 | 50.0 | 0.8 | 2.1 | 2.9 | 3.3 | 1.2 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 3.4 |
| Kevin Jones | 32 | 10.4 | 1.3 | 3.3 | 40.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.5 | 60.0 | 1.2 | 1.3 | 2.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.8 | 3.0 |
| Chris Quinn | 7 | 11.1 | 0.6 | 2.3 | 25.0 | 0.0 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 100.0 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.3 | 1.3 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 0.6 | 1.4 |
