The 2013 NBA Finals are heating up, and so are mock drafts.
While the Miami Heat and San Antonio Spurs compete for the Larry O’Brien Trophy, Nerlens Noel, Victor Oladipo and Otto Porter are duking it out to hear their names called by David Stern with the first overall pick.
The Cleveland Cavaliers, and every team in the league, will send in their selection hoping that the prospect they choose will result in them trading places with the Heat—or Spurs—in a future championship.
Here is a full first-round projection of each team’s best-case scenario to make that future championship berth happen.
1. Cleveland Cavaliers: C Nerlens Noel, Kentucky
Anderson Varejao turns 31 years old in September. Due to his age, he won’t be a capable starter by the time the Cavs are ready to contend for an Eastern Conference title again. They need someone better than Tyler Zeller in the middle next to the undersized 6’9”, 227-pound Tristan Thompson.
Zeller averaged the second-worst player efficiency ratio (PER) out of anyone on Cleveland who ...
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2013 NBA Mock Draft: Best-Case Scenarios for Each Team in Round 1
June 15th, 2013 by David Daniels Leave a reply »
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