2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 54th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachJ.B. Bickerstaff
General managerMike Gansey
PresidentKoby Altman
Owner(s)Dan Gilbert
ArenaRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record1–0 (1.000)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionBally Sports Ohio
RadioWTAM · WMMS

Draft
Main article: 2023 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
2 49 Emoni Bates G/F  United States Eastern Michigan (So.)

The Cavaliers entered the draft with a second round pick.[1] With the pick, they selected Emoni Bates from Eastern Michigan.[2]

Roster
Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOBFrom
C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas
G/F 21 Bates, Emoni (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-01-28 Eastern Michigan
G 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
G 2 Jerome, Ty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-07-08 Virginia
C 30 Jones, Damian 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1995-06-30 Vanderbilt
G/F 3 LeVert, Caris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan
G 5 Merrill, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State
G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville
F/C 4 Mobley, Evan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 USC
F 15 Mobley, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1999-09-24 USC
F 20 Niang, Georges 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-06-17 Iowa State
G/F 35 Okoro, Isaac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-01-26 Auburn
G 9 Porter, Craig Jr. (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-26 Wichita State
G 13 Rubio, Ricky (L) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-21 Spain
G/F 1 Strus, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
F/C 12 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
F 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • (L) On personal leave
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: September 15, 2023

Standings

Division
Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Indiana Pacers101.000–1–00–00–01
Cleveland Cavaliers101.000–0–01–00–01
Milwaukee Bucks101.000–1–00–00–01
Detroit Pistons01.0001.00–00–10–01
Chicago Bulls01.0001.00–10–00–01

Conference
Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Indiana Pacers *101.000–1
2Charlotte Hornets *101.000–1
3Boston Celtics *101.000–1
4Cleveland Cavaliers101.000–1
5Miami Heat101.000–1
6Milwaukee Bucks101.000–1
7Orlando Magic101.000–1
8Toronto Raptors101.000–1
9Brooklyn Nets01.0001.01
10Detroit Pistons01.0001.01
11Philadelphia 76ers01.0001.01
12New York Knicks01.0001.01
13Atlanta Hawks01.0001.01
14Washington Wizards01.0001.01
15Chicago Bulls01.0001.01

Game log

Preseason
2023 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 10 @ Atlanta L 107–108 Isaac Okoro (19) Evan Mobley (9) Sharife Cooper (6) State Farm Arena
11,659		 0–1
2 October 12 Orlando L 105–108 Darius Garland (19) Strus, Wade (6) Ty Jerome (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
9,265		 0–2
3 October 16 Maccabi Ra'anana W 120–89 Emoni Bates (16) Dean Wade (8) Jerome, Porter Jr. (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
13,377		 1–2
4 October 20 @ Indiana L 104–109 Donovan Mitchell (28) Evan Mobley (8) Ty Jerome (5) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
10,470		 1–3
2023–24 preseason schedule

Regular season
2023–24 game log
Total: 1–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 1–0)
October: 1–0 (home: 0–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
1 October 25 @ Brooklyn W 114–113 Mitchell, Strus (27) Max Strus (12) Donovan Mitchell (6) Barclays Center
17,931		 1–0
2 October 27 Oklahoma City Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
3 October 28 Indiana Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
4 October 31 New York Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
November : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
5 November 1 @ New York Madison Square Garden
6 November 3 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
7 November 5 Golden State Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
8 November 8 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
9 November 11 @ Golden State Chase Center
10 November 13 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
11 November 15 @ Portland Moda Center
12 November 17 Detroit Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
13 November 19 Denver Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
14 November 21 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
15 November 22 Miami Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16 November 25 L.A. Lakers Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17 November 26 Toronto Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18 November 28 Atlanta Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19 November 30 Portland Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
December : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
20 December 2 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
21 December
22 December
23 December 11 @ Orlando Amway Center
24 December 12 @ Boston TD Garden
25 December 14 @ Boston TD Garden
26 December 16 Atlanta Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
27 December 18 Houston Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
28 December 20 Utah Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
29 December 21 New Orleans Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
30 December 23 @ Chicago United Center
31 December 27 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
32 December 29 Milwaukee Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
33 January 1 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
34 January 3 Washington Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
35 January 5 Washington Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
36 January 7 San Antonio Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
37 January 11 Brooklyn France Accor Arena
38 January 15 Chicago Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
39 January 17 Milwaukee Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
40 January 20 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
41 January 22 @ Orlando Amway Center
42 January 24 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
43 January 26 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
44 January 29 L.A. Clippers Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
45 January 31 Detroit Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
46 February 1 @ Memphis FedExForum
47 February 3 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
48 February 5 Sacramento Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
49 February 7 @ Washington Capital One Arena
50 February 8 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
51 February 10 @ Toronto Scotiabank Arena
52 February 12 Philadelphia Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
53 February 14 Chicago Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
54 February 22 Orlando Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
55 February 23 @ Philadelphia Wells Fargo Center
56 February 25 @ Washington Capital One Arena
57 February 27 Dallas Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
58 February 28 @ Chicago United Center
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
59 March 1 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
60 March 3 New York Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
61 March 5 Boston Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
62 March 6 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
63 March 8 Minnesota Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
64 March 10 Brooklyn Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
65 March 11 Phoenix Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
66 March 13 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
67 March 16 @ Houston Toyota Center
68 March 18 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
69 March 20 Miami Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
70 March 22 @ Minnesota Target Center
71 March 24 @ Miami Kaseya Center
72 March 25 Charlotte Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
73 March 27 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
74 March 29 Philadelphia Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
75 March 31 @ Denver Ball Arena
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation
Attendance		Record
76 April 2 @ Utah Delta Center
77 April 3 @ Phoenix Footprint Center
78 April 6 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
79 April 7 @ L.A. Clippers Crypto.com Arena
80 April 10 Memphis Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
81 April 12 Indiana Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
82 April 14 Charlotte Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
2023–24 season schedule

In-Season Tournament
Main article: 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament

This will be the first regular season where all the NBA teams will compete in a mid-season tournament setting due to the implementation of the 2023 NBA In-Season Tournament.[3][4] During the in-season tournament period, the Cavaliers will compete in Group A of the Eastern Conference, which will include the Philadelphia 76ers, Atlanta Hawks, Indiana Pacers, and Detroit Pistons.

East Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Philadelphia 76ers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Cleveland Cavaliers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Atlanta Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Indiana Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Detroit Pistons 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: November 3, 2023. Source: NBA

Transactions
Main article: List of 2023–24 NBA season transactions

Trades
July 1, 2023[5][6][7] To Cleveland Cavaliers

Max Strus (sign-and-trade) (from Miami)

 To Miami Heat

2026 LAL second-round pick (from Cleveland)
2027 second-round pick (from San Antonio)[lower-alpha 1]

To San Antonio Spurs

Cedi Osman (from Cleveland)
Lamar Stevens (from Cleveland)
2026 LAL second-round pick (from Miami)[lower-alpha 2]
2030 second-round pick (from Cleveland)
Cash considerations (from Cleveland)

July 8, 2023 [8][9] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Damian Jones		 To Utah Jazz
Cash considerations

Re-signed
Date Player Ref.
June 23, 2023 Lamar Stevens [10]
June 30, 2023 Caris LeVert [11]
July 7, 2023 Isaiah Mobley [12]

Additions
Date Player Former team Ref.
June 23, 2023 Craig Porter Jr. Wichita State Shockers [13]
June 24, 2023 Pete Nance North Carolina Tar Heels [14]
June 25, 2023 Mike Bothwell Furman Paladins [15]
July 6, 2023 Georges Niang Philadelphia 76ers [16]
July 6, 2023 Ty Jerome Golden State Warriors [17]

Subtractions
Date Player Reason left New team Ref.
July 7, 2023 Robin Lopez Free agency Milwaukee Bucks [18]
July 23, 2023 Raul Neto Free agency Fenerbahçe S.K. [19]
July 27, 2023 Dylan Windler Free agency New York Knicks [20]

Notes
  1. The worst of the picks originally belonging to Houston, Indiana, Miami, Oklahoma and San Antonio.
  2. The worst of the picks originally belonging to Dallas, Oklahoma and Philadelphia.

References
  1. "Ties broken for order of selection in 2023 NBA Draft presented by State Farm". NBA.com. April 17, 2023. Retrieved April 17, 2023.
  2. "Cleveland Cavaliers Select Emoni Bates with the 49th Overall Pick in 2023 NBA Draft". NBA.com. June 23, 2023. Retrieved July 12, 2023.
  3. "NBA officially unveils format, groups for new in-season tournament". ESPN. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  4. "In-Season Tournament 101: Rules, format and how it works". National Basketball Association. July 8, 2023. Retrieved August 4, 2023.
  5. "Cavaliers Acquire Max Strus". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  6. "HEAT ACQUIRE TWO SECOND ROUND PICKS". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 6, 2023.
  7. "SAN ANTONIO COMPLETES THREE-TEAM TRADE WITH CLEVELAND AND MIAMI". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  8. "Cavaliers Acquire Damian Jones". NBA.com. July 8, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  9. "Utah Jazz Acquire Cash Considerations". NBA.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 8, 2023.
  10. Fedor, Chris (June 23, 2023). "Cavs make decision on Lamar Stevens' contract". Cleveland.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  11. "Report: Cavaliers bringing back Caris LeVert for 2 years, $32 million". NBA.com. June 30, 2023. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  12. "Cavaliers to sign Emoni Bates, Isaiah Mobley, and Craig Porter Jr. to Two-Way Contracts". NBA.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 7, 2023.
  13. Fedor, Chris (June 23, 2023). "Cavs agree to two-way contract with undrafted free agent guard, sources say". Cleveland.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  14. Fedor, Chris (June 24, 2023). "Cavs sign Pete Nance, son of franchise legend, to exhibit 10 contract, sources say". Cleveland.com. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  15. Schudel, Jeff (June 25, 2023). "Cavaliers sign former Cornerstone Christian star Mike Bothwell to summer league team". The News-Herald. Retrieved June 30, 2023.
  16. "Cavaliers Sign Georges Niang and Ty Jerome". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  17. "Cavaliers Sign Georges Niang and Ty Jerome". NBA.com. July 6, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  18. "Milwaukee Bucks Sign Robin Lopez". NBA.com. July 7, 2023. Retrieved July 16, 2023.
  19. Amico, Sam (July 23, 2023). "Raul Neto Agrees to Deal With Turkish Club". Hoops Wire. Retrieved July 29, 2023.
  20. "New York Knicks Sign Dylan Windler". NBA.com. July 27, 2023. Retrieved August 2, 2023.
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