CLEVELAND, Ohio — Sometimes, talent isn’t enough. Just ask Tyrese Proctor.

The Cavs’ rookie guard put on a show in his preseason debut against the Chicago Bulls, scoring 14 points in just 12 minutes while shooting a hyper-efficient 5-of-6 from the field and 3-of-4 from beyond the arc. His poised, mature performance had head coach Kenny Atkinson claiming after the game that Proctor would “make it hard on us” when it comes to rotation decisions.

There’s just one problem with that narrative, according to Cavs beat reporter Chris Fedor: basic math.

“He was guy 11 tonight,” Fedor explained emphatically on the Wine and Gold Talk podcast. “And the situation was no Sam Merrill, no Darius Garland, and no Max Strus. And if he’s guy 11 with those circumstances, there’s just not a place for him on

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