Nerlens Noel's weight shouldn't be a concern
John Calipari really wants the Cavs to draft Nerlens Noel. He thinks Noel would be a great fit and certainly isn't concerned about his weight.
| Final - 4.17.2013 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 16 | 31 | 22 | 29 | 98 |
| Charlotte Bobcats | 34 | 19 | 23 | 29 | 105 |
John Calipari really wants the Cavs to draft Nerlens Noel. He thinks Noel would be a great fit and certainly isn't concerned about his weight.
The Dallas Mavericks are going after some big name free agents this summer. That might cause them to trade their draft picks to create some more cap room.
Want to see what Nerlens Noel can do? Here's Draft Express breaking it down for you.
A recent report suggests that it's not out of the question for the Cleveland Cavaliers to take Otto Porter with the No. 1 overall pick.
Nerlens Noel is no lock to be the first overall pick. The Cavs will reportedly look into other options as well.
John Calipari is touting Cleveland as the destination for Nerlens Noel, because he thinks it's good for Noel.
If Porter goes No. 1 to Cleveland, a trade frenzy could follow as teams look to snag Nerlens Noel with the second or third pick.
John Calipari believes that the Cavaliers should take Nerlens Noel so much that he did an interview with the Cleveland Plain-Dealer to tell us.
We're working on a mock draft, watch us do it.
Let's just say that you don't want to challenge the Cavs organization to a game of ping pong. The FTS crew discusses (celebrates) Cleveland's recent lottery luck.
The Cleveland Cavaliers have lots of options, but they only need one. Here's what they should do.
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.
| 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 |
| # | Pos. | DOB | W | H | College |
|---|
| 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 |