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Otto Porter knows his small forward skills would help fix an obvious need on the Cavaliers.

(AP file)

CHICAGO -- Georgetown small forward Otto Porter Jr. knows the Cavaliers would be a perfect fit for him.

"They need help at my position and they need versatile guys who can do a lot of things," he said of Cleveland, as well as Phoenix and Orlando. So he was a little surprised that, as of Thursday afternoon at the NBA draft combine, he was not scheduled to meet with the Cavs.

"That’s interesting ... just to see they’re not on there,'' he said, referring to his list of scheduled interviews. "I guess talking to my agent [David Falk], maybe that’s a good thing, maybe it’s bad. We don’t know yet."

The Cavs not talking to Porter here means absolutely nothing in terms of their interest. Last year, they got two players in the first round they'd never interviewed -- Dion Waiters and Tyler Zeller. Plus, just because they don't talk to Porter here, doesn't mean they won't invite him to interview and/or work out in Cleveland at a later date.

In all likelihood, they will wait to see the results of the NBA lottery on Tuesday before deciding how to proceed. The Cavs finished with the third-worst record in the league last season, so they could wind up drafting anywhere from first to sixth on June 27.

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Many mock drafts have the Cavs taking Porter at No. 3, since he's widely viewed as the best small forward available and the Cavs need to upgrade that position. Alonzo Gee started last season and while he played good defense, he averaged just 10.3 points per game.

"I'm pretty sure the Cavs are praying right now that Otto Porter is there on the board when they draft,'' ESPN's Chad Ford said in a conference call on Wednesday. "He is a perfect fit for them. And if he's off the board, I do think there is a question mark there. I think (small forward) is the position they need the most.''

Porter was the 2012-13 Big East player of the year, and Syracuse coach Jim Boeheim called him the best small forward in Big East history -- quite a statement coming from one of Georgetown's biggest rivals.

"That was a great compliment by him,'' said Porter, who had 33 points, including five 3-pointers, eight rebounds and five steals in 40 minutes of a victory at Syracuse on Feb. 23. "I never would’ve thought I’d be something like that. That describes the type of person he is that he knows talent and he knows basketball. It was the ultimate compliment.''

Like many of the top players here, Porter will not work out, though he will be measured and tested. Besides, he doesn't think drills will show the area of his game he has improved the most.

"I’ve improved my leadership skills -- being the leader of the team and being the person that your team and coaches look up to each and every night when times are tough,'' he said.

Porter said he patterned his game after that of Memphis' Tayshaun Prince.

''Long, lanky, can do multiple things on the court,'' Porter explained. "Can defend and is kind of a glue guy.''

He's right. That would make him a perfect fit in Cleveland.