2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff
General manager Mike Gansey
Arena Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record 48–34 (.585)
Place Division: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Conference semifinals
(lost to Celtics 1–4)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports Ohio
Gray Television[lower-alpha 1] (5 games)
Radio WTAM · WMMS
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

The 2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 54th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They entered the season coming off a championship win in the NBA Summer League. The Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth on April 12, following a 129–120 win over the Indiana Pacers.

Draft

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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. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 30 Agbaji, Ochai 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2000-04-20 Kansas
C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas
C 1 Diop, Khalifa 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 231 lb (105 kg) 2002-01-15 CB Gran Canaria
G 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
G 3 LeVert, Caris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan
F/C 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
C 33 Lopez, Robin 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 281 lb (127 kg) 1988-04-01 Stanford
F 24 Markkanen, Lauri 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1997-05-22 Arizona
F/C 4 Mobley, Evan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 Southern California
F 15 Mobley, Isaiah (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-09-24 Southern California
G 5 Nembhard, RJ (TW) 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1999-03-22 Texas Christian
PG 19 Neto, Raul 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 1992-05-19 Brazil
G/F 35 Okoro, Isaac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-01-26 Auburn
F 16 Osman, Cedi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995-04-08 Turkey
PG 99 Rubio, Ricky 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1990-10-21 Spain
G 2 Sexton, Collin (FA-restricted) 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-04 Alabama
F 8 Stevens, Lamar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-07-09 Penn State
F 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State
G/F 9 Windler, Dylan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996-09-22 Belmont
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
  • Injured Injured

RosterTransactions
Last transaction: June 13, 2022

Standings

Division

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
yMilwaukee Bucks 49 33 .598 15.0 31–11 18–22 10‍–‍7 82
xCleveland Cavaliers 48 34 .585 16.0 26–15 22–19 11‍–‍5 82
xIndiana Pacers 47 35 .573 17.0 26–15 21–20 11‍–‍6 82
piChicago Bulls 39 43 .476 25.0 20–21 19–22 7‍–‍9 82
Detroit Pistons 14 68 .171 50.0 7–33 7–35 2‍–‍14 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 zBoston Celtics * 64 18 .780 82
2 xNew York Knicks 50 32 .610 14.0 82
3 yMilwaukee Bucks * 49 33 .598 15.0 82
4 xCleveland Cavaliers 48 34 .585 16.0 82
5 yOrlando Magic * 47 35 .573 17.0 82
6 xIndiana Pacers 47 35 .573 17.0 82
7 xPhiladelphia 76ers 47 35 .573 17.0 82
8 xMiami Heat 46 36 .561 18.0 82
9 piChicago Bulls 39 43 .476 25.0 82
10 piAtlanta Hawks 36 46 .439 28.0 82
11 Brooklyn Nets 32 50 .390 32.0 82
12 Toronto Raptors 25 57 .305 39.0 82
13 Charlotte Hornets 21 61 .256 43.0 82
14 Washington Wizards 15 67 .183 49.0 82
15 Detroit Pistons 14 68 .171 50.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Regular season

2023–24 game log
2023–24 season schedule

Playoffs

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2024 playoff game log
2024 playoff schedule

In-Season Tournament

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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

Transactions

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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 2]

To San Antonio Spurs

Cedi Osman (from Cleveland)
Lamar Stevens (from Cleveland)
2026 LAL second-round pick (from Miami)[lower-alpha 3]
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

Free agency

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]
January 4, 2024 Ricky Rubio Retired FC Barcelona Bàsquet [21]

Notes

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

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