Kyrie Irving Will Be The No. 1 Selection In NBA Draft?

Kyrie Irving showed up to the NBA lottery tonight not because he expects the No. 1 round of the June 23 draft, he said, but - if you believe in him - only because the case was perceived in his backyard.

"I live 20 minutes from here," said West Orange native NBAE studio in Secaucus. "And 'once a' unique opportunity."

But of course, Irving, St. Patrick of Elizabeth Duke product year and could well be the first choice. Cleveland Cavaliers own a download, after winning the lottery on Tuesday. With how the Cavaliers had their heart ripped last summer, when LeBron James has left as a free agent last summer to sign with Miami, someone asked if he believed Irving to be the No. 1 Cleveland selected would lead people to compare him LeBron. Irving did not buy it.

"No, not at all," said Irving. . "I do not think you could actually make comparisons with me and LeBron, because 1) I'm not 6-8, and 2) are not the High Flyer and 3) my name is not LeBron James I do not think you can do these comparisons, but -. I bring a different atmosphere Cleveland organization, if they decide to pick me up there. "

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