Cavaliers news, features and notes
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- NBA Draft lottery: Cavs’ third-best odds have history of turning into top selection
- 2103 NBA Scouting Combine: GlenOak graduate C.J. McCollum hopes to be a lottery pick
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Cleveland Cavaliers focus on drafting good players, not overall strength of draft
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine: Otto Porter seems like perfect fit for Cleveland Cavaliers but no meeting on agenda
- 2013 NBA Scouting Combine notebook: Nerlens Noel won’t play until late December but still interests Cavaliers
- Projected top pick Nerlens Noel won't be ready for start of season, targeting Christmas
- Former Ohio State star Deshaun Thomas refuses to give NBA team his phone number at combine
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Cavs claim Livingston, release Sloan; Varejao ruled out vs. Wizards
The Cavaliers’ muddled scenario at backup point guard became a little clearer Tuesday when the team claimed Shaun Livingston off waivers from the Washington Wizards and released Donald Sloan.
The Cavaliers, coincidentally, are in Washington tonight to face the Wizards.
Livingston, 27, is a combo guard who appeared in 17 games for the Wizards (four starts), averaging 3.7 points, 2.2 rebounds and 2.2 assists. The 6-foot-7, 175-pound guard was the fourth overall pick in the 2004 draft, but the Cavs will be the fifth team he has played for since the start of the 2008-09 season.
Sloan was signed out of the Development League in March and was averaging 4.1 points and 1.9 assists this season. He was playing on a non-guaranteed contract and knew he was vulnerable to be released at any point.
Also, Anderson Varejao did not travel with the team Tuesday night to Washington and has been ruled out of Wednesday's game. It will mark the fourth consecutive game he will miss despite coach Byron Scott hoping a week of rest would be enough to get him back on the court.
