Tuesday, May 21st, 2013 marks the 29th NBA Draft Lottery. The Cavaliers have the third best odds to win the #1 overall pick and, barring a trade of some sort, will draft a player between #1 and #6. They also have 3 other draft picks: #19, #31, and #33.
Meanwhile, the Cavaliers may be competing to sign former #1 overall pick Greg Oden, in whom they had expressed interest in signing during the 2012-2013 season. Oden last played in 2009-2010 and is fighting off a career's worth of injuries to finally make a comeback. As such, there is the possibility that the Cavs may have 3 #1 overall picks on their roster next season.
A recent count of #1 overall draft picks to play in at least 1 game for the Cleveland Cavaliers reveals 7 such players: Austin Carr, Brad Daugherty, Kent Benson, LeBron James, Joe Smith, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kyrie Irving. They have played anywhere from 2 regular season games (Benson) to 635 regular season games (Carr) with the Cavs. They have played anywhere from 0 playoff games (Benson, Irving) to 92 playoff games (James).
As noted in a past blog post about Cavs #1 picks, each 'era' of Cavaliers basketball has started with a #1 overall pick--Austin Carr (1971), Brad Daugherty (1986), LeBron James (2003), and Kyrie Irving (2011). The first 3 had primarily one head coach--Carr: Bill Fitch; Daugherty: Lenny Wilkens; James: Mike Brown. Will Mike Brown also be the defining coach of the Kyrie Irving era?
Here are some statistics related to these 4 players and the other 3 #1 picks to play for the Cavs.
Meanwhile, the Cavaliers may be competing to sign former #1 overall pick Greg Oden, in whom they had expressed interest in signing during the 2012-2013 season. Oden last played in 2009-2010 and is fighting off a career's worth of injuries to finally make a comeback. As such, there is the possibility that the Cavs may have 3 #1 overall picks on their roster next season.
A recent count of #1 overall draft picks to play in at least 1 game for the Cleveland Cavaliers reveals 7 such players: Austin Carr, Brad Daugherty, Kent Benson, LeBron James, Joe Smith, Shaquille O'Neal, and Kyrie Irving. They have played anywhere from 2 regular season games (Benson) to 635 regular season games (Carr) with the Cavs. They have played anywhere from 0 playoff games (Benson, Irving) to 92 playoff games (James).
As noted in a past blog post about Cavs #1 picks, each 'era' of Cavaliers basketball has started with a #1 overall pick--Austin Carr (1971), Brad Daugherty (1986), LeBron James (2003), and Kyrie Irving (2011). The first 3 had primarily one head coach--Carr: Bill Fitch; Daugherty: Lenny Wilkens; James: Mike Brown. Will Mike Brown also be the defining coach of the Kyrie Irving era?
Here are some statistics related to these 4 players and the other 3 #1 picks to play for the Cavs.