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With Nerlens Noel being the guy everybody has their eye on as the 2013 NBA draft approaches, it's time to start thinking about that glorious head of hair and what he's going to do with it come draft night.Aside from his incredible athleticism, his game-changing defense and that ACL in his left knee popped like a banjo string breaking in the middle of a hoedown, it's that high-top fade that exemplifies who he really is.On the court, Nerlens is going to block shots, likely struggle a bit on offense, but generally change things for the better once he ends up working his way back from rehab.Off the court, he's little more than a kid who watched The Fresh Prince of Bel Air as a young'un, and really like Will Smith.Now it's time for Nerlens to get jiggy wit it in the NBA following a stellar season at Kentucky, with just a draft standing between him and a big, fat paycheck and the rest of his life.However, before that all goes down, he's going to be expected to show up at the draft with something done to his hair.Like a girl on prom night, people are going to be looking at, and talking about Noel's hair, and whatever he does to it will be big news.It's something fun to talk about, and a neat quirk of a guy who seems poised to be around the league for a long time, so it's the start of his legacy.When he announced that he would be going to Kentucky for his year of college, Noel had a big "UK" shaved into the back of his head.That's definitely a route he could take again, but it seems a bit troublesome.In order to get that done (something like the Cleveland Cavaliers logo above), he would have to know beforehand who was going to draft him.That creates a big spoiler for us all, and what fun is that?Otherwise, he would have to bring a barber with him and get something like a New Orleans Pelicans fleur-de-lis shaved into the back of his head on the spot.That could end up looking sloppy and like he's trying to make the moment all about himself, rather than himself and the team that drafted him.Instead, I would say go with something like this:Take the NBA logo, the quick-stepping Jerry West and shave that bad boy into the back of his head beforehand.Pay homage to the league, the rich history and West, while whichever team ends up drafting him accepts a big game-changer into the NBA.Whatever he does, I'm just hoping that his barber ends up better than the one I've been to the poor guy.

Shinedown have released a video for their track I’ll Follow You. View it below. It’s taken from their fourth album, Amaryllis, which came out last year but still seems to be delivering the good for Brent Smith and co. They recently announced a US tour alongside Papa Roach, Skillet, In This Moment and We As Human, which kicks off in mid-August in Cleveland, Ohio, and ends a month later in Sacramento, California.

Apr 30, 2013; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Memphis Grizzlies center Marc Gasol (33) drives past Los Angeles Clippers power forward Blake Griffin (32) in game five of the first round of the 2013 NBA Playoffs at the Staples Center. Mandatory Credit: Robert Hanashiro-USA TODAY Sports Dwight Howard for Blake Griffin? I know the history of the Los Angeles Clippers and Los Angeles Lakers suggests that the Clippers are the Lakers doormat. Does that mean they also have to be their AAA farm team? Are they really considering trading a young and improving future star for a prima donna center who is on the decline? Please tell me that’s just a joke. If the Clippers really want Dwight Howard, outbid the other teams when he becomes a free agent this month. Don’t give up Blake Griffin. That’s insane! Before you go and try to get Howard, go ask an Orlando Magic fan what they think of that idea. Oh, wait, you are. I live in the Orlando area. I have seen Howard’s entire career. At one time he was fantastic. But after back surgery and several years of people fawning over him, he is not the player he once was. And he will only get worse from here. Big men take a horrific beating in the NBA. All those fouls and beating and banging for rebounds and blocked shots take their toll. How many great big men contributed much past 32 or 33? Look at how much Shaquille O’Neal  slowed down after he and Dwayne Wade hooked up to win Miami a title in 2006.  After that he bounced from the Phoenix Suns, to the Cleveland Cavaliers to the Boston Celtics and was a shell of his former self. Blake Griffin could be around and going to All-Star Games for the next decade. You send him to the Lakers, and he’ll be doing it in your same arena, only in purple and gold. Do you really want to see that? If Howard can rehab his back into decent shape, he might have two or three good years left. But with his attitude these days, he just isn’t worth the headaches. Do you want Dwight whining about how many touches he gets in a line-up that could have Chris Paul, Paul Pierce and Kevin Garnett? Not to mention it could still have Jamal Crawford, Eric Bledsoe, and Chauncey Billups. Do you want to feed him the ball so he gets hacked and goes to the line and shoots two bricks? Do you a coach killer for your brand new coach? Ask Stan Van Gundy if he’d be interested in the job if you trade Griffin for Howard. My guess is he says “no thank you.” When looking at Howard, burn the tapes with him in Magic blue and black. That guy is gone forever. Look at him with the Lakers and tell me you’d rather have him than Griffin. I do not think you can. Do not pull the trigger on this trade. This is one that will come back to haunt you much like when the Chicago Cubs traded Lou Brock for Ernie Broglio or when the Detroit Tigers traded John Smoltz for Doyle Alexander. Don’t do this.

With just over a week remaining until the Cavs are (officially) on the clock in the 2013 Draft, Cavs.com continues to break down the prospects. Some of this year’s top candidates are shooting guards, and here's what the scouts are saying about them.

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As Danny Green continues to set the new standard for shooting guard play in the midst of his impressive NBA Finals performances, thoughts start to shift toward what NBA teams in need of a Green-like talent can do to bolster the position. The Dallas Mavericks, Sacramento Kings, Detroit Pistons, Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Atlanta Hawks and Minnesota Timberwolves are a few teams with obvious needs at the position, but when it comes to free agency, you make moves to make your franchise better—bar none. That makes the 2013 NBA free-agent shooting guard pool an interesting one indeed. Several players will be looking to cash in big after strong seasons while other candidates with Green-like potential will surely entice all 30 NBA teams. With the NBA Finals preparing to close down, the 2013 draft and start of free agency will be here before we know it. Take a look at some notable SG free agents below, and the best landing spots for the top stars at the position. Notable 2013 NBA Free-Agent Shooting Guards Player Previous Team 2012-13 Stats (PPG/RPG/APG/FG%) Ben Gordon (PO) Charlotte Bobcats 11.2/1.7/1.9/40.8 Gerald Henderson (R) Charlotte Bobcats 15.5/3.7/2.6/44.7 Marco Belinelli Chicago Bulls 9.6/1.9/2.0/39.5 O.J. Mayo Dallas Mavericks 15.3/3.5/4.4/44.9 Andre Iguodala Denver Nuggets 13.0/5.3/5.4/45.1 Brandon Rush Golden State Warriors 7.0/0.5/1.0/66.7 (2 games) Jodie Meeks (TO) Los Angeles Lakers 7.9/2.2/0.9/38.7 Tony Allen Memphis Grizzlies 8.9/4.6/1.2/44.5 Ray Allen (PO) Miami Heat 10.9/2.7/1.7/44.9 Monta Ellis Milwaukee Bucks 19.2/3.9/6.0/41.6 J.R. Smith New York Knicks 18.1/5.3/2.7/42.2 Kevin Martin Oklahoma City Thunder 14.0/2.3/1.4/45.0 Nick Young Philadelphia 76ers 10.6/2.2/1.4/41.3 Gary Neal (R) San Antonio Spurs 9.5/2.1/1.9/41.2 Manu Ginobili San Antonio Spurs 11.8/3.4/4.6/42.5 Alan Anderson Toronto Raptors 10.7/2.3/1.6/38.3 *TO=team option. PO=player option. R=restricted. For a complete look at the 2013 NBA free-agent class, click here (via ESPN). Best Landing Spots for Top SGsAndre Iguodala: Detroit PistonsDespite some resistance across the league, as noted here by Denver Post columnist Benjamin Hochman, AI is a shooting guard, and he's performed reasonably well enough in that role to warrant consideration for both wing positions on any team. Iguodala exercised his early termination option last week, and as noted by Yahoo! Sports' Adrian Wojnarowski, he will leave $15.9 million on the table to do so.The 29-year-old wing must feel he's worth a long-term contract in the neighborhood of that salary, or he simply sees a better option on the horizon outside of the friendly confines of the Mile High city. There's a number of teams that could show interest in Iguodala this offseason, including several listed above in the intro section and the Cleveland Cavaliers, who have a strong core in place and two first-round picks in the 2013 draft. But the Detroit Pistons offer Iguodala an opportunity to reunite with former head coach and move closer to his Illinois background. A core of Brandon Knight, Greg Monroe and Andre Drummond, along with the No. 8 pick in the draft, may also weigh strongly in Iguodala's offseason decision-making. Iguodala is a big-time performer, and the fact that he's been to the playoffs the past three seasons might make a team closer to contention more reasonable. The money and the chance to lead right away, though, comes in the form of the Pistons. O.J. Mayo: Minnesota TimberwolvesMayo had a strong start to the 2012-13 regular season, taking over for the Dallas Mavericks in stretches as Dirk Nowitzki rehabbed from knee surgery. He faded fast after the turn of the calendar, though, struggling to carry his strong start to the second half of the season. Mayo lost favor with Rick Carlisle, opted out of his contract and has to face the facts that he was a so-so player for most of the year after he so wanted to prove Memphis wrong by signing a low-dollar contract w

While the NBA Finals are still underway, plenty of buzz is being generated for teams out of the postseason as well.With the 2013 NBA draft and free agency just weeks away, rumors are flying about which players will end up where.For the Cleveland Cavaliers, the majority of the hype surrounding the team is focused on the draft, where they own the first overall pick. Who Cleveland will take is anyone's guess at this point, with several players making cases to go number one.Which rumors surrounding the Cavaliers heading into the draft are pure fiction, and which are actually worth listening to?Begin Slideshow

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Last preseason, we conducted one fantasy football mock draft per day using a mock draft simulator powered by FantasyPros. Having begun our 2013 series of drafts on June 1st, we will continue to post our draft results and comments up until the start of the 2013 season on September 5th. We will track all of the mocks here on this centralized page. Like last year, I will vary the size of the league, the scoring format and draft slot and then post the results of my team with comments. For today's mock, it is a 12-team point-per-reception (PPR) scoring mock and I had the No. 1 pick. The league starts one quarterback, two running backs, three wide receivers, one tight end, one kicker and one team defense. Here are my picks: 1.01: Adrian Peterson, RB, Minnesota Vikings 2.12: Darren Sproles, RB, New Orleans Saints 3.01: Andre Johnson, WR, Houston Texans 4.12: Reggie Bush, RB, Detroit Lions 5.01: Jordy Nelson, WR, Green Bay Packers 6.12: Stevan Ridley, RB, New England Patriots 7.01: Russell Wilson, QB, Seattle Seahawks 8.12: Cecil Shorts, WR, Jacksonville Jaguars 9.01: Jeremy Maclin, WR, Philadelphia Eagles 10.12: Pierre Thomas, RB, New Orleans Saints 11.01: Denarius Moore, WR, Oakland Raiders 12.12: Owen Daniels, TE, Houston Texans 13.01: San Francisco 49ers D/ST 14.12: Greg Little, WR, Cleveland Browns 15.01: Matt Bryant, K, Atlanta Falcons - For all picks in the mock draft, click here. Here are some thoughts by position: Quarterbacks (my rankings) In many of these mock drafts, I have waited on quarterback and ended up with Russell Wilson, my seventh-ranked fantasy quarterback. Wilson was as good as it gets in the second half last year — 16-to-2 TD-to-INT ratio, 120.3 QB rating, 9.0 yards per pass attempt, 6.2 yards per rush attempt and four rushing touchdowns. While it would be hard to be better in 2013 than he was in the second half last year, Wilson should be able to carry over the positive momentum as the team traded for Percy Harvin in the offseason. Running Backs (my rankings) Despite returning from a torn ACL and suffering a sports hernia late last year, Peterson nearly broke the NFL single-season rushing record in 2012. In the final 10 games of the season, Peterson rushed for 1,598 yards and 10 touchdowns. If he gave the league a six-game head start, that still would have ranked him ahead of everyone other than Alfred Morris (1,613 yards) in rushing. Through 29 games as a Saint, Sproles has 161 receptions, 2,224 yards from scrimmage and 17 touchdowns and is an excellent value at 2.12 in a PPR league. The Lions will make better use of Bush's receiving skills than the Dolphins did and he could approach 70-80 receptions in 2013. Better in standard-scoring formats, Ridley is still a good value as an RB4 and the 72nd overall pick. Meanwhile, Thomas has been working with the first team (instead of Mark Ingram) this offseason. While I expect Ingram to get more work than Thomas, PT has been more productive over the past couple of seasons than Ingram. Wide Receivers (my rankings) Even though he has never scored double-digit touchdowns in a season, Johnson has three seasons with 100-plus receptions and 1,500-plus yards over the past five years. Two seasons ago, Nelson had 1,263 yards and 15 touchdowns and he should have a bounce-back season provided he stays healthy. Shorts is my team's WR3 and he would have finished with 1,000 yards last year if he didn't miss two games. Maclin, Moore and Little provide my team with depth at receiver. Tight Ends (my rankings) Like in most fantasy drafts, I will wait until near the end of the draft to select my tight end. Last year, Daniels had 62 receptions for 716 yards and six touchdowns. Kickers and Defense Almost always, I will take the best available team defense with my second-to-last pick and the best available kicker with my last pick. As a reminder, we will centralize links to our mocks here and you can conduct your own free mocks here.

The Indians optioned reliever Matt Langwell back to Triple-A Columbus Monday. Langwell posted a 2.08 ERA and 0.92 WHIP through four appearances for Cleveland. The corresponding roster move has not yet been announced [...] Read more Matt Langwell news