Cavs not sold on Noel, worried about knee

[jonathanlambert33]

Nerlens Noel, the Kentucky big man projected to go No. 1 overall in the NBA Draft despite suffering a torn ACL in February, may not be out of the woods just yet.

Despite Noel's hope that he can be ready for NBA action by Christmas, Chad Ford of ESPN writes that "a small handful said that their doctors believe Noel might need to miss the entire season."

Cleveland has the first pick in June's draft.

The Cavs are very concerned about Nerlens Noel's knee issues. They aren't at all sold on the 19-year-old Kentucky center as the No. 1 pick. Noel is out at least until December with an ACL. He also had a significant injury to the same knee as a high-school sophomore, which is why the Cavs and other teams are worried about his durability.

The idea that the Cavs are not totally sold on Noel isn't a new one. Jason Lloyd of the Akron Beacon-Journal reported as much the night of the lottery. Reports from Sam Amico have indicated that the Cavs like Ben McLemore's scoring, and Pluto in the same article says Alex Len is a real possibility for Cleveland, while Porter is a much less likely option. Pluto finishes his section on the Cavs by saying he senses the team moving away from Noel, and being open to a trade. Now, add Victor Oladipo to the list, per Bob Finnan. Finnan writes that the Cavs are extremely high on Oladipo, and are trying to keep it quiet.

 

[elcheato]

I'm just happy to hear Porter is not likely

 

[jonathanlambert33]

Yeah I'm kind of turned off by him as well.