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Jeff Zillgitt: NBA All-Rookie second team: Andre Drummond, Jonas Valanciunas, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Kyle Singler, Tyler Zeller. Twitter @JeffZillgitt

Kyle Singler, Jonas Valanciunas, Tyler Zeller, Andre Drummond, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist 

Cleveland Cavaliers rookie Tyler Zeller knew his brother Cody would be holding a news conference to announce whether he plans to return to Indiana University for his junior year or jump to the NBA. What Tyler Zeller didn’t know was that the announcement would be Wednesday. What Tyler Zeller also doesn’t know — or claims not to know — is if Cody will be a Hoosier next season or a first-round pick. “I haven’t really talked to him since they lost (to Syracuse in the NCAA tournament),” Tyler Zeller said before Tuesday’s game against the Indiana Pacers at Bankers Life Fieldhouse. “I talked to him one time and it was very brief, joking around. I haven’t talked to him at all about (staying or going). It’ll be interesting what he does.” Indianapolis Star

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Tyler said he had no idea that his younger brother, Indiana University sophomore star Cody Zeller who attended Tuesday's game between the Cavs and Pacers, had scheduled a news conference to announce whether he'll turn pro or return to school. "I don't really keep up," Tyler said, smiling. The two do talk at least once a week, but Tyler said he had not offered his brother much advice this year. "I talked to him last year," Tyler said. "He went through the same thing last year." Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Scott Agness: Tyler Zeller said he aided Cody w/ the process last yr, but is staying out of it this wk. “I didn’t want to influence him 1way or the other” Twitter @ScottAgness

Draft, Tyler Zeller 

It's true that the pick Brooklyn surrendered in last season's Gerald Wallace trade became Damian Lillard, but it's a misnomer to flatly conclude that the Nets would have wound up with the overwhelming Rookie of the Year favorite instead of Portland had they simply kept the pick. It's believed that the Nets, if they hadn't dealt their lottery pick for Wallace, likely would have drafted Cavs big man Tyler Zeller at No. 6, since point guard -- with Deron Williams presumed to be re-signing -- wasn't a position of prime need. ESPN.com

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Rosters set for Rising Stars Team Shaq: Damian Lillard, Kyrie Irving, Andre Drummond, Klay Thompson, Harrison Barnes, Chandler Parsons, Dion Waiters, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Tyler Zeller, Kemba Walker. Team Chuck: Anthony Davis, Kenneth Faried, Kawhi Leonard, Bradley Beal, Ricky Rubio, Tristan Thompson, Nikola Vucevic, Brandon Knight, Isaiah Thomas, Alexy Shved. Sulia

Ricky Rubio, Harrison Barnes, Kemba Walker, Kyrie Irving, Isaiah Thomas, Klay Thompson, Nikola Vucevic, Kenneth Faried, Anthony Davis, Tristan Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Tyler Zeller, Bradley Beal, Brandon Knight, Chandler Parsons, Andre Drummond, Damian Lillard, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Dion Waiters, All Star Game 

The BBVA Rising Stars Challenge -- televised live nationally on TNT at 9 p.m. ET and broadcast live on ESPN Radio, with live audio also available on NBA.com in multiple languages -- features two teams each consisting of nine rookies and sophomores mixed together, drafted from a pool selected by the NBA's assistant coaches. Joining Irving from the Sophomore class are: Kenneth Faried (Denver Nuggets), Brandon Knight (Detroit Pistons), Kawhi Leonard (San Antonio Spurs), Chandler Parsons (Houston Rockets), Klay Thompson (Golden State Warriors), Tristan Thompson (Cleveland Cavaliers), Nikola Vucevic (Orlando Magic), and Kemba Walker (Charlotte Bobcats). Davis and Lillard lead a group of rookies that includes Harrison Barnes (Warriors) Bradley Beal (Washington Wizards), Andre Drummond (Detroit Pistons), Michael Kidd-Gilchrist (Bobcats), Alexey Shved (Minnesota Timberwolves), Dion Waiters (Cavaliers), and Tyler Zeller (Cavaliers). Oregonian

Harrison Barnes, Kemba Walker, Klay Thompson, Nikola Vucevic, Kenneth Faried, Tristan Thompson, Kawhi Leonard, Tyler Zeller, Bradley Beal, Brandon Knight, Chandler Parsons, Andre Drummond, Michael Kidd-Gilchrist, Dion Waiters, Alexey Shved, All Star Game 

But please don't think all the Cavs are doing is Waiting For LeBron. Those reports about how they have "no contracts" on the books for the 2014 -15 season are silly. Consider these players and salaries: Kyrie Irving ($7.1 million), Tristan Thompson ($5.1 million), Dion Waiters ($4.1 million) and Tyler Zeller ($1.7 million). All are team options -- and you can assume the Cavs will pick up all of those deals. Anderson Varejao has a $9.78 million contract for 2014-15, with $2.5 million guaranteed. Cleveland Plain Dealer

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Rookie Tyler Zeller returned to Cleveland on Wednesday for further evaluation after sustaining a concussion and broken cheekbone when Los Angeles Clippers center DeAndre Jordan elbowed him in the face in the Cavs' 108-101 win Monday night. In that same game, center Anderson Varejao bruised his right knee in the first quarter. Varejao played through the pain on adrenaline but his knee swelled up later. He sat out Cleveland's game at the Golden State Warriors on Wednesday night because of soreness. Cavs coach Byron Scott said it's unclear when either will return. "Tyler was playing great. We know how Andy was playing, unbelievable. You lose not only two of your best players, you lose your size as well," Scott said before his team faced the Warriors. "Again, we just got other guys who are going to come in and try to pick up the slack for what both those guys brought to the table." NBA.com

Cleveland Cavaliers, Injuries, Anderson Varejao, Tyler Zeller 

Cavaliers center Tyler Zeller sustained a left cheek contusion with 5:39 remaining in the fourth quarter of Monday night’s game against the Los Angeles Clippers. He did not return to play and X-rays taken at the Staples Center were negative. He traveled with the team to San Francisco following the game and was re- examined at Stanford Hospital and Clinics, where a CT scan revealed a non-displaced fracture of his left orbital bone in his cheek. Sulia

Cleveland Cavaliers, Injuries, Tyler Zeller 

Zeller suffered the injury after he took an elbow to the face while battling for rebounding position with DeAndre Jordan, who as you may know, is a large man with equally large elbows. NBCSports.com

Cleveland Cavaliers, Injuries, Tyler Zeller 

M.S. Boyer/J. Valade: X-rays on #Cavs Tyler Zeller's face negative but will be reexamined on Tuesday in SF. Twitter @PDcavsinsider

Cleveland Cavaliers, Injuries, Tyler Zeller 

Q. Your mom expressed a great excitement of going to Cleveland. What do you know about Cleveland, if anything? TYLER ZELLER: I don't know much. But I do know that I'm from Indiana, I'm from the Midwest. So it can't be that different, right? I don't know, I've never been there, so I don't know much about it but I know I can handle the winter. As far as the team, I know Kyrie came over and played with us last year multiple times. I think it's going to be a fun team to play with. I think that we are definitely going to get up and down and I love that kind of play. Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyler Zeller 

Q. What's the thought process, here you're picked by Dallas, obviously you want it, you're a Green Room kid, and then all of a sudden a team trades three picks to get you. TYLER ZELLER: I would like to think I'm as good as three players, but I don't know if that's true. But it's something‑‑ I actually knew that I was being traded as I went up on stage, my agent told me about 30 seconds before the pick was made that there had been a trade made. Cleveland Plain Dealer

Cleveland Cavaliers, Tyler Zeller 

Marc Stein: Mavs are drating Jared Cunningham for themselves, sources say, after shopping the No. 24 pick they just acquired from Cavs for No. 17 Zeller Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Draft, Trade, Tyler Zeller, Jared Cunningham 

Chad Ford: The Mavs will trade pick to Cleveland Cavaliers Twitter

Cleveland Cavaliers, Dallas Mavericks, Draft, Trade, Tyler Zeller 

Chad Ford: Mavs select Tyler Zeller for the Cleveland Cavaliers Twitter

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Chad Ford: Mavs get the 24th, 33rd, and 34th pick from Cavs according to sources Twitter

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Some team sources said if the Warriors select Drummond, he almost certainly will be used in a trade. Houston reportedly seeks Drummond as its project center, and the Rockets hold pick Nos. 12, 16 and 18. The Warriors would consider trading No. 7 for two of the Rockets' picks and would love to leave the first round after selecting North Carolina center Tyler Zeller and St. John's forward Moe Harkless. San Francisco Chronicle

Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Draft, Trade, Tyler Zeller, Andre Drummond, Moe Harkless 

According to league sources, the Warriors talked to Milwaukee about swapping picks before the Bucks' trade with Houston. The Bucks were said to be considering moving up to secure one of the big men they like. North Carolina products, John Henson and Tyler Zeller, who may not have been available at No. 12, which may be why Milwaukee settled for Dalembert. San Jose Mercury-News

Golden State Warriors, Houston Rockets, Milwaukee Bucks, Draft, Trade, John Henson, Tyler Zeller