| The Optimist |
| With a long weekend ahead and an even
bigger week when it wraps up, the Big O
takes a look at the week that was and
previews Nick Gilbert's excellent
adventure in this week's installment of
News ... Around ... The ... League. |
| Cavaliers “Pick Nick” and Look to Beat the Odds with a Repeat Appearance from Nick Gilbert on the 2012 NBA Draft Lottery Stage |
| The Cavs today officially announced they
have picked Nick Gilbert to represent
the team on stage at the upcoming NBA
Draft Lottery at the Disney/ABC Studios
in New York City next Wednesday, May
30th. |
| Lottery Lands Legends |
| Here are the top three No. 1 through No.
6 picks in the Draft Lottery Era and the
odds of the Wine and Gold landing those
picks. |
| Lottery Oddities |
| There's only one predictable thing when
it comes to the NBA Lottery: that the
results are completely unpredictable.
Some strange things have gone down in
Secaucus over the years and it could be
another wild run next Wednesday in New
York. |
| Cavaliers Host Official NBA Draft Lottery Party presented by Budweiser |
| The night will be filled with fun and
anticipation when Cavs fans gather at
Cadillac Ranch in downtown Cleveland for
the Official Cavaliers 2012 NBA Draft
Lottery Viewing Party presented by
Budweiser on Wednesday, May 30th
starting at 7:00 p.m. |
| Kyrie Irving Named to the 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie First Team |
| The Cleveland Cavaliers’ Kyrie Irving,
the 2011-12 Kia NBA Rookie of the Year,
headlines the 2011-12 NBA All-Rookie
First Team. Forward Tristan Thompson
named to Second Team. |
| Season in Review: Omri Casspi |
| In today's Season in Review, we look
back at Omri Casspi's first season in
Cleveland. The third-year forward
started the first 34 games and played in
65 of Cleveland's 66 contests during the
2011-12 season. |
| USA Basketball Names 13 Top Young NBA Players To 2012 USA Men’s Select Team |
| Featuring nine players owning USA
Basketball experience, including the
2011-12 NBA Rookie of the Year Kyrie
Irving, USA Basketball announced 13
players for the 2012 USA Men’s Select
Team. |
| The Optimist |
| After an exciting week in which Kyrie
Irving took home Rookie of the Year
honors, the Big O wraps up the previous
seven days in another action-packed
installment of News ... Around ... The
... League. |
| Pepsi MAX & Kyrie Irving Present: "Uncle Drew" |
| Watch Cavaliers guard Kyrie Irving take
the concept of going old school to a
whole new level as Uncle Drew in this
Pepsi Max documentary. |