Cup of Cavs

Cup of Cavs, Feb. 18, 2019: Moving past All-Star weekend

Enjoy a few days off.

By Chris Manning Feb 18, 2019, 4:00am CST

Happy Monday, everyone — here is your Cup of Cavs for Monday, Feb. 18.

And while I have you, would you mind subscribing to Fear the Sword’s new feed on Apple Podcasts? Be there to check out Thick, Jacked Frames — an NBA draft show from Trevor Magnotti — and The Bottom! from myself and David Zavac.

Take of the day

So, the past few years with the LeBron James-centric Cavs — and even dating back to Kyrie Irving’s entrance into the league — have made All-Star weekend a busy time in the Cavs’ corner of the world. But as we come out of this weekend, I am frankly okay with it being a very light weekend. There was no need to blog about most of the contests or write-up a recap of a pointless game because two or three Cavaliers were in it. Time off is good.

Over the next few days, I am going to do some reading I’ve been putting off and gear up for the rest of the season and then get ready to do a big draft binge ahead of June. There’s going to be a lot of Cavs stuff to sift through between now and then. So, I’m just saying to enjoy these few days.

Draft watch

As of today, the Cavs have the third-worst record in the NBA. They have a 52.1 percent chance of landing a top-four pick and a 14 percent chance of landing the No. 1 overall pick. They could pick as low as No. 7 overall.

Today’s Tankathon sim yielded the Cavs the fifth overall pick in the 2019 NBA Draft. The Cavs have a 14.8 percent chance of landing that pick: