Cleveland Cavaliers (S3): [37-23] (Trade Deadline)

[Kenny]

What's So Good About Cleveland?



Game: NBA 2K13
Platform: PC
Difficulty: Superstar
Quarters: 9 minutes played, 12 minutes simulated
Game type: Simulation (default sliders)
Draft: Auto-Generated (2013), egodynasty08's 2013 Draft Class (2014), TBA.

Why Cleveland?

I always wanted my next big challenge after TNL to be an Eastern Conference team, and the post-LeBron Cavaliers have always intrigued me. They have the next big star in Kyrie Irving, a fringe All-Star big in Anderson Varejao and some other interesting prospects such as Dion Waiters and Tristan Thompson.

Since I began the Association straight after Game 3 of the NBA Finals (Spurs won the series in 6 ), I couldn't get the 2013 Draft Class straight away, but I will incorporate them in 2014.

Shoutouts to Leftos and Lamrock for inspiring this, as well as the other regulars in my TNL thread.

Last edited by Kenny on Fri Apr 25, 2014 12:07 pm, edited 44 times in total.

[Kenny]

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All-Time Team

Steven Adams (2014-present)	Tracy McGrady (2013-2014)	Marreese Speights (2013-2014)
Mike Bibby (2014-present)	C.J. Miles (2013-2014)	Tristan Thompson (2013-present)
Austin Daye (2014)	Adam Morrison (2014-present)	Anderson Varejao (2013-2014)
Cesar De La Cruz (2013-2014)	Timofey Mozgov (2015-present)	Charlie Villanueva (2013-2014)
Alonzo Gee (2013-2014)	Gary Neal (2013-2014)	Dion Waiters (2013-present)
Kirk Hinrich (2015-present)	Paul Pierce (2015-present)	Mouphtaou Yarou (2014-present)
Kyrie Irving (2013-present)	J.J. Redick (2013-present)	Tyler Zeller (2013-2015)
Andrei Kirilenko (2014-present)	Thabo Sefolosha (2014-present)
Carl Landry (2014-present)	Chuck Shaw (2013-2015)

All-Stars

Kyrie Irving [x3] (2014-2016)

Rising Star Challenge Participants

Marcus Smart - Team Bill (2016)
Jabari Parker - Team Bill (2016)
Steven Adams - Stars (2015)
Dion Waiters - Team Chuck (2014)
Chuck Shaw [x2] - Team Chuck (2014), Elites (2015)
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Three Point Challenge Participants

Martti Must (2016)
J.J. Redick (2014)

Dunk Contest Participants

none

Award Winners

Jabari Parker - Rising Star Challenge MVP (2016)
J.J. Redick - 2 x 6th Man of the Year (2014, 2015)
J.J. Redick - Three Point Shootout Champion (2014)
Chuck Shaw - Rising Star Challenge MVP (2014)

Team Selections

Kyrie Irving - 2 x All-NBA First Team (2014, 2015)
Kyrie Irving - 2 x All-Defensive First Team (2014, 2015)
Chuck Shaw - All-Rookie First Team (2014)

These are based on what happens inside this story. Past All-Stars, award winners etc won't be taken into account.

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[Kenny]

Free Agent Clearout: Six Players Leave Cleveland

New GM Kenny Young wasted no time in implementing changes in the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise, telling five players from the 12-13 squad that he won't be offering them contracts. Amongst the players to be shown the door was Cleveland main-stay Daniel Gibson, who was drafted back in 2006 and spent all seven seasons of his career so far with the franchise.

'It was a tough decision,' Young said. 'Daniel's been a valued member of the Cavaliers for a long time and we wish him all the best in his future endeavours.'

As well as Gibson, Omri Casspi, Wayne Ellington, Luke Walton and Chris Quinn also need to look for new teams, while Shaun Livingston decided he wanted to test out the free agency.

Draft 2013

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Please note: you don’t have to view this. I just figured this to be an easy way to get draft coverage, since it’s not a particular strength of mine.

Rookies Sign Contracts

Chuck Shaw and Cesar De La Cruz both signed their first contracts of their NBA careers. Shaw signed a 2 year deal worth approximately 7 million, while De La Cruz inked a one-year contract.

Chuck Shaw was taken 3rd overall in the draft out of Valparaiso. The 20 year old small forward will be a serious contender to take Alonzo Gee’s starting spot.

Cesar De La Cruz was taken 33rd overall out of Argentina. De La Cruz was projected to go undrafted, but a need to add depth in the centre position made the 7'3 prospect a more viable option.

Coming up next: Who will Cleveland pick up in the free agency? And what will the line-up look like for opening night?

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Best of luck with this. Is TNL ready for the HoF, then?

Andrew, not just yet. I still want to finish off the season for that. I'll let you know via PM or Twitter when I'm ready to lock that one up

No problem.

This is gonna be interesting

Love the team choice.

Hopefully Chuck Shaw can become a solid player for you. Just a shame that he doesn't have a moustache though...

I wanna see where this one goes. Ill follow !

#thierry, So far it's been fun just micro-managing the team. I hope I portray this as interesting as I find it

Phil89, There's something entertaining about taking on a project team. The Cavs actually have a legit star as well, so that is kind of a head-start in a way. And yeah, one of the few things NBA Live 10 has over this game is the generates with bad facial hair

Dmastawwe, Good to hear , I hope I can make this a good one.

[Kenny]

Cleveland's Free Agency

Redick Signs for Two

The Cleveland Cavaliers added combo guard J.J. Redick to their line-up, as he signed a two year deal, which includes a third year player option.

Redick will hopefully provide much needed leadership to the Cavaliers' second unit.


NBA Champion Heads to Cleveland

After recently winning a championship ring with the San Antonio Spurs, veteran guard Tracy McGrady has signed a one year deal with the Cavs. McGrady saw little playing time during the post-season, but could potentially see more in the 13-14 season, as the Cavs are light on guards.


Villanueva to Join Cavaliers

Former Pistons power forward Charlie Villanueva signed a two year deal with the Cleveland Cavaliers, which includes a third year player option.

While it's unlikely that he'll be a regular part of the power forward rotation, he gives the Cavaliers additional depth to the position behind Tristan Thompson and Marreese Speights.

The League Free Agent Tracker

76ers

Andrew Bynum 5 yr/89.19M (!)
Dorell Wright 5yr/18.37M
Nick Young 2yr/8.71M


Bobcats

Nikola Pekovic 4yr/31.33M
Gerald Henderson 3yr/9.95M
Byron Mullens 1yr/3.29M


Bucks

Gustavo Ayon 2yr/2.07M
Samuel Dalembert 2yr/2.78M
Mike Dunleavy 1yr/529K
Monta Ellis 4yr/49.36M
Dwight Howard 4yr/76.80M


Bulls

Daequan Cook 2yr/2.63M
Richard Hamilton 1yr/1.50M


Cavaliers

Tracy McGrady 1yr/1.90M
JJ Redick 2yr/5.79M
Charlie Villanueva 2yr/3.79M


Celtics

None


Clippers

DJ Augustin 3yr/18.16M
Matt Barnes 1yr/946K
Chauncey Billups 1yr/3.48M
Willie Green 3yr/1.66
Lamar Odom 1yr/529K
DaJuan Summer 2yr/2.84M
Maalik Wayns 2yr/3.91M


Grizzlies

Tony Allen 3yr/3.83M


Hawks

Devin Harris 3yr/16.95M
Stephen Jackson 1yr/1.78M
Jarrett Jack 3yr/15.02M
Ivan Johnson 3yr/3.71M
Corey Maggette 2yr/3.11M
Josh Smith 5yr/66.90M
Terrence Williams 4yr/18.12M


Heat

Mario Chalmers 4yr/18.16M


Hornets

Andray Blatche 3yr/15.90M
Xavier Henry 5yr/24.08M
Darius Miller 4yr/9.00M


Jazz

Elton Brand 1yr/1.96M
Randy Foye 2yr/5.94M
Al Jefferson 5yr/66.87M
Kenyon Martin 1yr/1.09M
Paul Millsap 4yr/42.08M
Mo Williams 3yr/18.46M


Kings

Cole Aldrich 1yr/3.35M
Toney Douglas 1yr/3.10M
Tyreke Evans 1yr/6.93M
James Johnson 1yr/3.95M
Isaiah Thomas 4yr/29.24M


Knicks

Vince Carter 1yr/3.06M
Boris Diaw 1yr/490K
Ronnie Turiaf 1yr/490K
Earl Watson 1yr/490K


Lakers

Brendan Haywood 2yr/1M
Antawn Jamisom 1yr/1.43M
Timofey Mozgov 4yr/7.00M


Magic

J.R. Smith 3yr/26.21M


Mavericks

Rodrigue Beaubois 1yr/3.27M
Darren Collison 4yr/35.85M
Chris Kaman 2yr/6.11M
Brandan Wright 3yr/13.69M


Nets

None


Nuggets

Corey Brewer 5yr/14.48M


Pacers

Tyler Hansbrough 1yr/4.23M
Jeff Pendergraph 3yr/2.88M
Lance Stephenson 4yr/27.75M
David West 2yr/12.44M


Pistons

Jose Calderon 2yr/6.46M
Jason Maxiell 3yr/4.09M
Nate Robinson 4yr/38.9M (!)
[url]Chris Paul 4yr/75.02M[/url]


Raptors

None


Rockets

James Anderson 4yr/8.33M
Patrick Beverley 4yr/14.76M
JJ Hickson 3yr/22.89M


Spurs

Dejuan Blair 3yr/12.60M
Chris Douglas-Roberts 3yr/10.07M
Manu Ginobili 2yr/11.67M
Tiago Splitter 5yr/13.62


Suns

None


Thunder

Kevin Martin 4yr/28.51M


Timberwolves

Chase Budinger 4yr/12.58M


Trail Blazers

Luke Babbitt 1yr/2.66M
Andre Iguodala 4yr/39.60M
Eric Maynor 1yr/3.35M


Warriors

Andris Biedrins 5yr/5.80M
Richard Jefferson 1yr/1.25M
Carl Landry 3yr/8.16M
Brandon Rush 4yr/12.84M


Wizards

Trevor Ariza 3yr/13.85M
Martell Webster 3yr/6.55M
Delonte West 1yr/2.57M

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[Kenny]

Opening Night Roster 2013-2014

Starters



| Kyrie Irving* | Dion Waiters | Chuck Shaw | Tristan Thompson | Anderson Varejao |


Sixth Man



| J.J. Redick |


Role Players



| Marreese Speights | Alonzo Gee |

Prospect



| Tyler Zeller |


Bench Warmers



| C.J. Miles | Tracy McGrady | Charlie Villanueva` |


Inactive



| Cesar De La Cruz |


*Star Player
`Yes, Charlie Villanueva really did come up with no photo.

Coming up next: Cleveland's opener is at home against the Dallas Mavericks. Will they have a happy Halloween?

Last edited by Kenny on Thu Jun 13, 2013 8:05 pm, edited 1 time in total.

You ridiculous, ridiculous bastard. I just came here to jokingly bring up that what really inspired you was seeing Villanueva get hot in the final minutes of the live-stream after joking about it for the whole game, and I come here only to see you actually signed him.

Okay. I'm in. I'm interested.

If by any chance you want to use NBA Stats Tracker with your Association and need guidance, hit me up.

Phil89, There's something entertaining about taking on a project team. The Cavs actually have a legit star as well, so that is kind of a head-start in a way. And yeah, one of the few things NBA Live 10 has over this game is the generates with bad facial hair

That's the reason I chose to do a Wizards association. A backcourt of Wall and Beal already there and probable high draft picks in the first couple of years. I went a bit aggressive in my trading though and probably cut a couple of years off my development time (I have no self restraint at all when it comes to trades)

I like the balance of youth and veterans you've got here and I like Kyrie a lot.

Did you have much cap room to spend during the off-season or were you focussing on a future free agent class? Also, are you planning on building through the draft/free agents/own development/mixture?

Good luck for the season ahead.

Leftos, I was inspired by that, I will admit. That was a crazy hot streak he had. I'm well-known for making rather silly signings at times in my games.

I'll have to check out NBA Stats Tracker at some point. I'll let you know when I'm ready

[Kenny]

Mavericks' Scary Halloween Performance, Blowout the Cavs


Redick was impressive in his first game for Cleveland

The Cleveland Cavaliers dropped their opening game, losing against the Mavericks by 110-89.

O.J. Mayo was the performer of the game, scoring 27 points. Dirk also showed signs that he is ready for another all-star season, scoring 19 points off 9-14 shooting. Roddy Beaubois (16), Chris Kaman (14) and Shawn Marion (10) all had productive nights on the offensive end, as the Mavericks had a well-balanced offense.

For the Cavaliers, new recruit JJ Redick made an immediate impact, scoring 20 points in his 6th man role. Kyrie Irving was 4 rebounds away from a triple-double, with 18 points, 6 rebounds and 10 assists. Tristan Thompson (12), Anderson Varejao (11) and Dion Waiters (11) contributed on the offensive end as well.

While Cleveland had a good variety of scorers, ball control and fast-break points were the main issue of the night. They committed 13 turnovers, which led to 22 fast-break points by the Dallas Mavericks.

Cleveland's next game is on the road against the Golden State Warriors.

DAL@CLE

DAL: 110 (Mayo 27, Nowitzki 19, Beaubois 16)
CLE: 89 (Redick 20, Irving 18, Thompson 12)

Jordan Player of the Game: O.J. Mayo 27 points (11-20 FG) 2 rebounds 2 assists 3 steals

Rebounds

DAL: Marion 7
CLE: Varejao 8

Assists

DAL: Collison 12
CLE: Irving 10

Record: 0-1

Former Cavaliers forward Luke Walton has called it a day. Lack of interest by other teams, along with decreased floor time were factors in his decision.

Coming up next: The Cavs head to the Bay Area to take on the Golden State Warriors.

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Phil89, Cleveland had a bunch of cap room during free agency. I could have easily gone after Dwight Howard or Chris Paul (I actually saw him go to Cleveland in my Creating a Legend game), but I like the idea of making Kyrie the centrepiece and giving him solid role players to work with. Although, if LeBron opts out of his contract with the Heat, I'll be really tempted to throw some money towards him.

Cool. I like the idea of making stars instead of trading for or signing them in free agency. More satisfying I guess. Just have to hope that you keep them happy enough that they stick around once their contract is up.

Seeing Dwight sign with Milwaukee reminded me of Derrick Rose doing the same thing on my old Live 10 dynasty. They must have something in the water up there.

Tough opening game. At least Kyrie and Redick played well though, that's something positive.

oooo the hawks back court though.

Wow, nice to see you doing a 2k13 story. Cavs are a good team choice. Young and hungry. Good luck!

Tough start but that's a solid, promising young roster. I've seen you defy the odds before, so I'm interested to see how well you can do once you get a feel for the team.

Following this one!

Really like the JJ signing, perfect 6th man for this team.

Nice, a new Kenny dynasty. Good team choice

Phil89, I agree. Washington and Cleveland are similar in the sense that they have two guards that are young and have a lot of potential (although, in real life, I'm not sold on Dion Waiters). It's definitely more satisfying seeing them come through the ranks.

In my Live 10 dynasty, the Bucks ended up with Derrick Rose and Blake Griffin, so the AI counterpart seems to be doing a good job for the franchise. Much better than the contract they're willing to give Monta Ellis anyway.

Dmastawwe, I really like their signing of Jarrett Jack. I'm still not sure how their rotation is going. I'd be tempted to start Jack over Harris.

hova-, thanks man. I wasn't planning to do one, but I'm trying to find ways to kill time now I'm on a break for about 3 months. Loving Cleveland's core as well.

Andrew, at this point, I'd be happy to get them back into the playoffs. But I actually think my team is surprisingly deep. I particularly like Marreese Speights on the bench. I had him in a My Player mode and he's great value.

mp3, Cool I really like J.J. Redick. Don't tell anyone, but I'm a Duke fan

Aside from that though, I think he's a great 6th man candidate. He's a great shooter and can run the point well. It allows me to run a tight guard rotation with him, Irving and Waiters.

The X, I really like this team. It's nice to have a star straight off the bat. I hope this story can see a bit of success.


Just an update: Of all things to go wrong with my PC, my CPU finally died. Not an opportune time, since I really wanted to get some momentum with this thread. However, this PC seems to have the bare minimum to run the game (I mainly use it for word processing), and I've bought an IDE-to-USB adapter so I can access the files on the other hard drive. I'm hoping that will arrive this week sometime.

So with any luck, I can get back into this within the next few days
Worst case scenario, I'll do a reboot.

nooo luke walton!! Whos gonna keep that seat warm now.