NBA Draft Lottery 2013: Cavaliers get No. 1 pick again, but is Noel the best fit?

The Cleveland Cavaliers on Tuesday won the NBA Draft Lottery, placing them at the peak position for the second time in three years. They picked a franchise cornerstone in point guard Kyrie Irving with the No. 1 selection in 2011.

The Cavaliers have young talent in the backcourt (Irving and Dion Waiters) and receive valuable minutes from power forward Tristan Thompson and center Tyler Zeller, which puts them in line to make an upgrade at small forward.

Nerlens Noel, the consensus top player in the 2013 NBA Draft, would provide a defensive boost to the team that takes him. (AP Photo)

The best players available at that position are Georgetown’s Otto Porter and UNLV’s Anthony Bennett. The Cavaliers could also get either one by trading down, as Kentucky center Nerlens Noel is considered the top player in this draft. If Cleveland keeps the No. 1 pick, it could ignore need and take Noel to be a premier rim protector.

The remaining order of the lottery selections:

2. Orlando Magic

3. Washington Wizards

4. Charlotte Bobcats

5. Phoenix Suns

6. New Orleans Pelicans

7. Sacramento Kings

8. Detroit Pistons

9. Minnesota Timberwolves

10. Portland Trail Blazers

11. Philadelphia 76ers

12. Oklahoma City Thunder (from Houston Rockets via Toronto Raptors)

13. Dallas Mavericks

14. Utah Jazz

RECENT LOTTERY WINNERS: Cavs also had No. 1 in '03; took LeBron

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