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Cavaliers face tough choice at No. 1

So you’re the Cavaliers. You have the No. 1 pick in Wednesday night’s NBA Draft at Barclays Center that Jay-Z apparently gave the league permission to use.

Do you take Maryland center Alex Len, the guy with the walking boot on his left foot? Should you opt for Kentucky center Nerlens Noel, the kid still rehabbing a torn left ACL? Or will you be daring and go outside the box and consider UNLV power forward Anthony Bennett, who had rotator cuff surgery last month?

All of this is assuming you don’t trade the pick. Decisions, decisions.

Welcome to the NBA Draft 2013 where injuries will factor into the process probably as much as team needs, where there is no real consensus No. 1 overall pick waiting to lift a franchise from the scrap heap to Olympus.

“This draft is real unpredictable. A lot of guys with injuries. You don’t have any like LeBron James,” said Len, the 7-foot-1 product of the Ukraine who will be in a walking boot for three more weeks because of a stress fracture, but who vows to be ready for training camp.

At the midtown hotel interview session yesterday, Len made no attempt to hide his desire to be the No. 1 pick.

“Definitely. Somewhere inside, you want to be No. 1. You want to be the best,” the sophomore said. “Your competitive side says, ‘Yeah I want to be No. 1.’ ”

Unlike Len, Noel admitted the start of the season is more likely for him. The 6-11 Kentucky freshman suffered his injury Feb. 12. He did three interviews — with Cleveland, Orlando and Washington — and was examined by the three teams, all of whom, he said, gave his knee a thumbs up.

“I’m a little ahead of schedule still. I’m only at a little over three months. I’m on accelerated rehab, so hopefully around October or November … I’d say more towards November. Training camp is before that,” Noel said.

Noel said he believes he has the stuff of a No. 1 but was quick to stress wherever he goes, he’ll bring the same package.

“Whatever team I go to I’m going to go there with a positive attitude and a good work ethic. To be a great teammate, great player,” Noel said.

The overall feeling is that this is not the greatest draft. Nets general manager Billy King said it lacks the buzz of a no-doubt superstar, but it is a good place to find rotation players.

“Every time you say it’s a weak draft, there are guys that are taken that become franchise guys,” said King, who rated as “60 percent” the chance the Nets would trade to move in the draft, likely higher than lower.

GM Chris Grant of the Cavaliers, who also hold the 19th pick, sees help of some sort arriving for his team, despite a “weak” draft.

“Certainly we hear it. We read about it and hear about it. From our perspective, we still have a chance, with a very valuable asset, to add good players.”

Players such as Noel. Or Len. Or Bennett.

fred.kerber@nypost.com