Why Wiz, Cavs should swap picks
I think both the Wizards and Cavs would be better off in the short- and long-term if they swapped picks. And I think Nerlens Noel and Otto Porter would be better off as well.
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
Mock Drafts: Bulls looking big
New mock drafts are out, and the majority of them have the Bulls taking a center. Shooting guard is also a position of need for Chicago.
Cavs facing good fortunes with another No. 1 pick
Nerlens Noel seems to be the likely No. 1 pick, but owner Dan Gilbert made no commitments on Tuesday night.
Reports: Cavs not sold on Noel, could trade pick
The Cavs won the draft lottery. What happens next?
NBA Mock Drafts: Cavs taking Noel first
The Cavaliers won the NBA Draft Lottery. Let's see who the mock drafts have the Cavs selecting with the first overall pick.
Experts say Cavs likely to take Noel
The Cavaliers will have the No. 1 pick in the 2013 NBA Draft, and there's a general consensus among experts that they will take Nerlens Noel.
Cavaliers to gauge trade interest with No. 1 pick
With hopes of being competitive by next season, Cleveland may deal their top pick this summer.
Draftniks: Withey, Karasev, Crabbe, Gobert
With the draft order set following Tuesday's lottery (did not watch), the draftniks were out in force Wednesday morning with the first really significant mock draft, if indeed mock drafts can be seen as significant this early ... or at all.
Cavs win the lottery, Gilberts go nuts
Number one!
Cavs Win The Draft Lottery!
With Nick Gilbert as the erstwhile steward, the Cavs have once again won the first overall pick for the second time in three years and third time in eleven years.
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Cavs strike No. 1 jackpot again
It seems like just yesterday the Cleveland Cavaliers took Kyrie Irving with the top overall pick in the NBA Draft, mainly because it was only two years ago.
NBA Draft Lottery open thread
The NBA Draft Lottery is tonight. Come here and chat about the drama with fellow Cavaliers fans.
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
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Omri Casspi | 36 | FORWARD | 6/22/1988 | 225 | 6-9 | Maccabi Elite |
| Wayne Ellington | 21 | GUARD | 11/29/1987 | 200 | 6-4 | North Carolina |
| Alonzo Gee | 33 | FORWARD | 5/29/1987 | 219 | 6-6 | Alabama |
| Daniel Gibson | 1 | GUARD | 2/27/1986 | 200 | 6-2 | Texas |
| Kyrie Irving | 2 | GUARD | 3/23/1992 | 191 | 6-3 | Duke |
| Kevin Jones | 5 | FORWARD | 8/25/1989 | 251 | 6-8 | West Virginia |
| Shaun Livingston | 14 | GUARD | 9/11/1985 | 185 | 6-7 | None |
| C.J. Miles | 0 | GUARD | 3/18/1987 | 222 | 6-6 | None |
| Chris Quinn | 20 | GUARD | 9/27/1983 | 175 | 6-2 | Notre Dame |
| Marreese Speights | 15 | CENTER | 8/4/1987 | 245 | 6-10 | Florida |
| Tristan Thompson | 13 | FORWARD | 3/13/1991 | 227 | 6-9 | Texas |
| Anderson Varejao | 17 | CENTER | 9/28/1982 | 260 | 6-11 | None |
| Dion Waiters | 3 | GUARD | 12/1/1991 | 215 | 6-4 | Syracuse |
| Luke Walton | 4 | FORWARD | 3/28/1980 | 235 | 6-8 | Arizona |
| Tyler Zeller | 40 | CENTER | 1/17/1990 | 250 | 7-0 | North Carolina |
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 |
