2012 was one crazy year in the wild wacky world of Cleveland Sports. Some would tell you 2012 was as bad as it has ever been here. As the year comes to a close, like we have done the last four years, WFNY will take a look at what we view to be the 10 biggest sports stories affecting our local sports scene. Each day through the rest of the year, we will be counting down from ten to one. We started earlier today with the Buckeyes Final Four trip . Number nine is something that happened just a short two weeks ago. The Shin-Soo Choo trade came in at number nine. The Ohio State perfect 12-0 season was number eight. Chris Perez’ harsh and honest words clocked in at number eight. Our seventh-biggest story came around the same time of the year, but for a completely different team.
#7 The Cavaliers draft Dion Waiters and Tyler Zeller
Cloaked in speculation and fan in-fighting, the mid-summer NBA Draft was undoubtedly one of the biggest nights of the 2012 calendar year in the city of Clevelan...
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Waiting For Next Year:
PLAYERS:
Dion Waiters,
Tyler Zeller,
Shin-Soo Choo,
Tristan Thompson,
Dwyane Wade,
Kyrie Irving,
Chris Paul,
Dajuan Wagner,
Byron Scott,
LeBron James,
Mike Brown,
Alonzo Gee
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Reds, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Syracuse Orange
TEAMS: Cleveland Cavaliers, Cincinnati Reds, Dallas Mavericks, Miami Heat, Los Angeles Clippers, Ohio State Buckeyes, Syracuse Orange
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