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1997–98 Cleveland Cavaliers season

January 01, 1970

The 1997–98 NBA season was the 28th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.[1] With the departure of their top players from last season, the Cavaliers added youth to their roster, with the addition of last season's first round draft pick Zydrunas Ilgauskas from Lithuania, who missed all of last season with a foot injury, top draft pick Derek Anderson from the University of Kentucky, first round draft pick Brevin Knight out of Stanford University, and second round draft pick Cedric Henderson from the University of Memphis in the 1997 NBA draft.[2][3][4][5] In the off-season, the team acquired All-Star forward Shawn Kemp from the Seattle SuperSonics in a three-team trade,[6][7][8][9][10] acquired Wesley Person from the Phoenix Suns in another three-team trade,[11][12][13][14] and signed free agent Mitchell Butler.

1997–98 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachMike Fratello
General managerWayne Embry
Owners
ArenaGund Arena
Results
Record47–35 (.573)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 6th (Eastern)
Playoff finishFirst round
(lost to Pacers 1–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television
RadioWTAM

The Cavaliers struggled with a 4–6 start to the season, as Bob Sura went down with an ankle injury and only played just 46 games,[15][16] and Butler was out for the remainder of the season with a neck injury after 18 games.[17][18] However, the team posted a ten-game winning streak between November and December,[19] and later on held a 27–20 record at the All-Star break.[20] The Cavaliers played above .500 for the remainder of the season finishing 5th in the Central Division with a 47–35 record, qualifying for the playoffs after a one-year absence.[21] The Cavaliers had the best team defensive rating in the NBA.[22]

Kemp averaged 18.0 points, 9.3 rebounds and 1.4 steals per game, and was selected for the 1998 NBA All-Star Game, which would be his sixth and final All-Star appearance,[23][24][25][26][27] while Person averaged 14.7 points and 1.6 steals per game, and also led the league with 192 three-point field goals. In addition, Ilgauskas averaged 13.9 points, 8.8 rebounds and 1.6 blocks per game, and won the MVP award in the Rookie Game during the All-Star Weekend in New York City, New York,[28][29][30][31] while Knight provided the team with 9.0 points, 8.2 assists, and led the league with 196 total steals, averaging 2.5 per game. Anderson contributed 11.7 points and 1.3 steals per game off the bench, playing 66 games due to a knee injury,[32][33][34] while Henderson provided with 10.1 points per game, and second-year center Vitaly Potapenko averaged 7.1 points and 3.9 rebounds per game off the bench.[35] Both Ilgauskas and Knight were named to the NBA All-Rookie First Team, while Anderson and Henderson were both selected the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, and head coach Mike Fratello finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting.[36][37]

However, in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers would lose in four games to the Indiana Pacers,[38][39][40][41] and they would not make it back to the postseason until 2006. For the season, the team slightly redesigned their uniforms, which remained in use until 1999.[42][43]

Until 2023, this was the last time the Cavaliers made the playoffs without future All-Star LeBron James, who was selected by the team as the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft.

Offseason edit

Free agents edit

Trades edit

Draft picks edit

Main article: 1997 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality School/Club Team
1 13 Derek Anderson SG   United States Kentucky
1 16* Brevin Knight PG   United States Stanford
2 45 Cedric Henderson SF   United States Memphis

*1st round pick acquired from Phoenix in three-way Antonio McDyess deal.[44]

Roster edit

1997–98 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G/F 23 Anderson, Derek 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1974–07–18 Kentucky
G 2 Brooks, Scott 5 ft 11 in (1.80 m) 165 lb (75 kg) 1965–07–31 UC Irvine
G 6 Butler, Mitchell 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 1970–12–15 UCLA
G 27 Dumas, Tony 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1972–08–25 UMKC
F 35 Ferry, Danny 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1966–10–17 Duke
F 45 Henderson, Cedric 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1975–03–11 Memphis
C 11 Ilgauskas, Zydrunas 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1975–06–05 Lithuania
F 32 James, Henry 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1965–07–29 St. Mary's (TX)
F 4 Kemp, Shawn 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1969–11–26 Trinity Valley CC
G 12 Knight, Brevin 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 170 lb (77 kg) 1975–11–08 Stanford
G 1 Person, Wesley 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1971–03–28 Auburn
C 52 Potapenko, Vitaly 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 280 lb (127 kg) 1975–03–21 Wright State
C 44 Scott, Shawnelle 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1972–06–16 St. John's
G 3 Sura, Bob 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1973–03–25 Florida State
G 30 Thomas, Carl 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1969–10–03 Eastern Michigan
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  •   Injured

Roster
Last transaction: February 22, 1998

Regular season edit

Season standings edit

Central Division
 W L PCT GB Home Road Div
y-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 – 37–4 25–16 21–7
x-Indiana Pacers 58 24 .707 4 32–9 26–15 19–9
x-Charlotte Hornets 51 31 .622 11 32–9 19–22 16–12
x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 12 29–12 21–20 19–9
x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 15 27–14 20–21 14–14
Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 25 25–16 12–29 12–16
Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 .439 26 21–20 15–26 9–19
Toronto Raptors 16 66 .195 46 9–32 7–34 2–26
#
Eastern Conference
Team W L PCT GB
1 c-Chicago Bulls 62 20 .756 –
2 y-Miami Heat 55 27 .671 7
3 x-Indiana Pacers 58 24 .707 4
4 x-Charlotte Hornets 51 31 .622 11
5 x-Atlanta Hawks 50 32 .610 12
6 x-Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 .573 15
7 x-New York Knicks 43 39 .524 19
8 x-New Jersey Nets 43 39 .524 19
9 Washington Wizards 42 40 .512 20
10 Orlando Magic 41 41 .500 21
11 Detroit Pistons 37 45 .451 25
12 Boston Celtics 36 46 .439 26
12 Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 .439 26
14 Philadelphia 76ers 31 51 .378 31
15 Toronto Raptors 16 66 .195 46
z - clinched division title
y - clinched division title
x - clinched playoff spot

Record vs. opponents edit

1997-98 NBA Records
Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS
Atlanta – 2–1 4–0 1–3 4–0 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–3 3–1 0–2 1–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 4–0
Boston 1–2 – 1–2 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 2–2 1–1 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–2 1–1 2–2 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–0 0–2 2–0 3–2
Charlotte 0–4 2–1 – 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 3–1 1–1 2–2 1–3 3–1 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Chicago 3–1 3–1 3–1 – 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 2–1 4–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 3–1 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 1–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 3–1
Cleveland 0–4 3–1 2–2 2–2 – 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–2 2–0 3–1 1–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 2–0 1–2
Dallas 0–2 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 – 3–1 0–2 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–4 0–4 0–4 2–2 1–1 0–4 4–0 1–1
Denver 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 0–2 1–3 – 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 2–2 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 1–3 0–4 0–4 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1
Detroit 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–0 2–0 – 2–0 1–1 1–3 2–0 0–2 1–2 2–2 0–2 2–2 2–2 1–2 3–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 0–2 0–2 2–2
Golden State 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 3–1 3–1 0–2 – 1–3 0–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–2 0–4 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 2–2 1–3 1–3 0–2 0–4 1–3 0–2
Houston 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 – 1–1 4–0 1–3 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–3 1–3 4–0 2–2 1–3 2–0 0–4 3–1 1–1
Indiana 3–1 4–0 1–3 2–2 2–2 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 – 2–0 0–2 3–1 4–0 2–0 2–1 2–1 3–1 4–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 4–0
L.A. Clippers 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 2–2 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 – 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–4 3–1 1–3 0–4 1–1 1–3 1–3 0–2
L.A. Lakers 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 – 1–1 2–0 4–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 2–2 4–0 4–0 1–3 2–0 3–1 4–0 1–1
Miami 3–1 4–0 1–3 1–2 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–1 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 – 3–1 1–1 3–1 2–2 3–1 4–0 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 0–2 4–0 1–1 2–0 2–2
Milwaukee 1–3 2–2 1–3 0–4 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 0–2 1–3 – 1–1 0–4 3–1 2–1 2–2 0–2 2–0 2–0 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 1–1 1–2
Minnesota 2–0 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 2–2 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 0–2 4–0 0–4 1–1 1–1 – 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 3–1 1–3 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2
New Jersey 2–1 2–2 2–2 0–4 1–3 2–0 2–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–2 1–1 1–1 1–3 4–0 0–2 – 2–2 3–1 3–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3
New York 2–2 2–2 3–1 0–4 2–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 1–1 1–1 1–2 2–0 1–1 2–2 1–3 1–1 2–2 – 4–0 2–2 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 1–3
Orlando 2–2 2–2 1–3 1–3 2–2 2–0 2–0 2–1 1–1 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–2 2–0 1–3 0–4 – 4–0 0–2 2–0 0–2 0–2 1–1 3–1 0–2 2–0 3–1
Philadelphia 1–3 1–3 1–2 1–2 1–3 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–0 1–1 0–4 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–2 0–2 1–3 2–2 0–4 – 1–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 2–2 0–2 2–0 3–1
Phoenix 2–0 2–0 1–1 1–1 0–2 4–0 4–0 1–1 4–0 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 2–0 1–3 1–1 0–2 2–0 1–1 – 2–2 3–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1
Portland 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–1 4–0 2–2 0–2 0–2 3–1 1–1 1–1 0–2 1–1 2–2 – 3–1 2–2 0–4 2–0 3–1 2–2 1–1
Sacramento 0–2 1–1 1–1 0–2 0–2 4–0 3–1 1–1 2–2 0–4 0–2 1–3 0–4 0–2 0–2 1–3 0–2 1–1 2–0 1–1 1–3 1–3 – 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–2 2–2 1–1
San Antonio 1–1 2–0 1–1 0–2 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 2–2 2–0 3–1 0–4 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 1–3 2–2 4–0 – 2–2 2–0 1–3 4–0 1–1
Seattle 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 2–0 3–1 3–1 2–0 4–0 3–1 2–0 1–1 3–1 2–0 1–1 1–1 2–0 2–2 4–0 3–1 2–2 – 2–0 2–2 4–0 1–1
Toronto 0–4 0–3 0–4 0–4 1–3 1–1 2–0 0–4 2–0 0–2 0–4 1–1 0–2 0–4 1–3 1–1 1–3 1–3 1–3 2–2 0–2 0–2 1–1 0–2 0–2 – 0–2 1–1 0–3
Utah 2–0 2–0 1–1 2–0 1–1 4–0 4–0 2–0 4–0 4–0 1–1 3–1 1–3 1–1 2–0 3–1 2–0 2–0 2–0 2–0 3–1 1–3 2–2 3–1 2–2 2–0 – 4–0 0–2
Vancouver 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 3–1 2–0 3–1 1–3 0–2 3–1 0–4 0–2 1–1 0–4 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–2 0–4 2–2 2–2 0–4 0–4 1–1 0–4 – 1–1
Washington 0–4 2–3 2–2 1–3 2–1 1–1 1–1 2–2 2–0 1–1 0–4 2–0 1–1 2–2 2–1 2–0 3–1 3–1 1–3 1–3 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 1–1 3–0 2–0 1–1 —

Game log edit

1997–98 game log
Total: 47–35 (home: 27–14; road: 20–21)
October: 0-1 (home: 0–0; road: 0–1)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
November: 9-5 (home: 4–3; road: 5–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
December: 8-5 (home: 4–3; road: 4–2)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
January: 9-7 (home: 5–3; road: 4–4)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
February: 4-9 (home: 2–3; road: 2–6)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
March: 11-4 (home: 7–1; road: 4–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record
April: 6-4 (home: 5–1; road: 1–3)
Game Date Opponent Score Location/Attendance Record

Playoffs edit

1998 playoff game log
First round: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 April 23 @ Indiana L 77–106 Shawn Kemp (25) Shawn Kemp (13) Brevin Knight (5) Market Square Arena
16,644 		0–1
2 April 25 @ Indiana L 86–92 Shawn Kemp (27) Zydrunas Ilgauskas (10) Brevin Knight (7) Market Square Arena
16,617 		0–2
3 April 27 Indiana W 86–77 Shawn Kemp (31) Kemp, Knight (7) three players tied (5) Gund Arena
17,495 		1–2
4 April 30 Indiana L 74–80 Shawn Kemp (21) Shawn Kemp (12) Brevin Knight (6) Gund Arena
18,188 		1–3
1998 schedule

Player stats edit

Legend
  GP Games played   GS  Games started  MPG  Minutes per game
 FG%  Field-goal percentage  3P%  3-point field-goal percentage  FT%  Free-throw percentage
 RPG  Rebounds per game  APG  Assists per game  SPG  Steals per game
 BPG  Blocks per game  PPG  Points per game

Regular season edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shawn Kemp 80 80 34.6 44.5 25.0 72.7 9.3 2.5 1.4 1.1 18.0
Wesley Person 82 82 39.0 46.0 43.0 77.6 4.4 2.3 1.6 0.6 14.7
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 82 81 29.0 51.8 25.0 76.2 8.8 0.9 0.6 1.6 13.9
Derek Anderson 66 13 27.9 40.8 20.2 87.3 2.8 3.4 1.3 0.2 11.7
Cedric Henderson 82 71 30.8 48.0 0.0 71.6 4.0 2.0 1.2 0.5 10.1
Brevin Knight 80 76 31.0 44.1 0.0 80.1 3.2 8.2 2.5 0.2 9.0
Vitaly Potapenko 80 0 17.7 48.0 0.0 70.8 3.9 0.7 0.3 0.4 7.1
Bob Sura 46 4 20.5 37.7 31.7 56.5 2.0 3.7 1.0 0.2 5.8
Danny Ferry 69 3 15.0 39.5 33.3 80.0 1.7 0.9 0.4 0.2 4.2
Henry James 28 0 5.9 40.7 44.0 95.5 0.5 0.2 0.0 0.0 2.9
Carl Thomas 29 0 9.4 38.6 39.5 61.5 1.3 0.3 0.6 0.2 2.7
Greg Graham 6 0 9.3 58.3 0.0 100.0 0.2 1.0 0.2 0.0 2.7
Mitchell Butler 18 0 11.4 31.9 16.7 60.0 1.2 1.0 0.4 0.0 2.1
Tony Dumas 7 0 6.7 50.0 50.0 0.0 0.7 0.7 0.0 0.0 2.0
Scott Brooks 43 0 7.3 42.4 45.5 90.0 0.7 1.1 0.4 0.1 1.8
Shawnelle Scott 41 0 4.6 44.4 0.0 66.7 1.4 0.2 0.1 0.2 1.1

Playoffs edit

Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPG
Shawn Kemp 4 4 38.0 46.5 0.0 84.4 10.3 2.0 1.3 1.0 26.0
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4 4 36.8 57.1 0.0 52.0 7.5 0.5 0.5 1.3 17.3
Derek Anderson 4 0 25.8 45.5 0.0 88.5 2.3 2.8 1.3 0.3 10.8
Wesley Person 4 4 34.0 37.9 36.8 75.0 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.0 8.0
Cedric Henderson 4 4 39.3 39.3 0.0 61.5 4.3 2.8 1.5 0.0 7.5
Brevin Knight 4 4 33.0 28.6 0.0 60.0 4.0 5.8 2.5 0.3 4.5
Vitaly Potapenko 4 0 17.5 40.0 0.0 50.0 2.8 0.8 0.5 0.0 4.3
Carl Thomas 1 0 11.0 0.0 0.0 66.7 1.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Scott Brooks 1 0 8.0 0.0 0.0 100.0 0.0 2.0 0.0 0.0 2.0
Shawnelle Scott 1 0 3.0 50.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 1.0 2.0
Bob Sura 3 0 10.3 20.0 0.0 66.7 1.0 1.3 0.3 0.0 1.3
Danny Ferry 3 0 3.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Player Statistics Citation:[35]

Awards and records edit

Awards edit

Records edit

Milestones edit

All-Star edit

Shawn Kemp – 1998 NBA All-Star Game

Transactions edit

Trades edit

Free agents edit

Development League edit

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The 1997 98 NBA season was the 28th season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland Ohio 1 With the departure of their top players from last season the Cavaliers added youth to their roster with the addition of last season s first round draft pick Zydrunas Ilgauskas from Lithuania who missed all of last season with a foot injury top draft pick Derek Anderson from the University of Kentucky first round draft pick Brevin Knight out of Stanford University and second round draft pick Cedric Henderson from the University of Memphis in the 1997 NBA draft 2 3 4 5 In the off season the team acquired All Star forward Shawn Kemp from the Seattle SuperSonics in a three team trade 6 7 8 9 10 acquired Wesley Person from the Phoenix Suns in another three team trade 11 12 13 14 and signed free agent Mitchell Butler 1997 98 Cleveland Cavaliers seasonHead coachMike FratelloGeneral managerWayne EmbryOwnersGordon Gund George Gund IIIArenaGund ArenaResultsRecord47 35 573 PlaceDivision 5th Central Conference 6th Eastern Playoff finishFirst round lost to Pacers 1 3 Stats at Basketball Reference comLocal mediaTelevisionSportsChannel Fox Sports Ohio WUABRadioWTAM lt 1996 97 1998 99 gt The Cavaliers struggled with a 4 6 start to the season as Bob Sura went down with an ankle injury and only played just 46 games 15 16 and Butler was out for the remainder of the season with a neck injury after 18 games 17 18 However the team posted a ten game winning streak between November and December 19 and later on held a 27 20 record at the All Star break 20 The Cavaliers played above 500 for the remainder of the season finishing 5th in the Central Division with a 47 35 record qualifying for the playoffs after a one year absence 21 The Cavaliers had the best team defensive rating in the NBA 22 Kemp averaged 18 0 points 9 3 rebounds and 1 4 steals per game and was selected for the 1998 NBA All Star Game which would be his sixth and final All Star appearance 23 24 25 26 27 while Person averaged 14 7 points and 1 6 steals per game and also led the league with 192 three point field goals In addition Ilgauskas averaged 13 9 points 8 8 rebounds and 1 6 blocks per game and won the MVP award in the Rookie Game during the All Star Weekend in New York City New York 28 29 30 31 while Knight provided the team with 9 0 points 8 2 assists and led the league with 196 total steals averaging 2 5 per game Anderson contributed 11 7 points and 1 3 steals per game off the bench playing 66 games due to a knee injury 32 33 34 while Henderson provided with 10 1 points per game and second year center Vitaly Potapenko averaged 7 1 points and 3 9 rebounds per game off the bench 35 Both Ilgauskas and Knight were named to the NBA All Rookie First Team while Anderson and Henderson were both selected the NBA All Rookie Second Team and head coach Mike Fratello finished in third place in Coach of the Year voting 36 37 However in the Eastern Conference First Round of the playoffs the Cavaliers would lose in four games to the Indiana Pacers 38 39 40 41 and they would not make it back to the postseason until 2006 For the season the team slightly redesigned their uniforms which remained in use until 1999 42 43 Until 2023 this was the last time the Cavaliers made the playoffs without future All Star LeBron James who was selected by the team as the first overall pick in the 2003 NBA draft Contents 1 Offseason 1 1 Free agents 1 2 Trades 2 Draft picks 3 Roster 4 Regular season 4 1 Season standings 4 2 Record vs opponents 4 3 Game log 5 Playoffs 6 Player stats 6 1 Regular season 6 2 Playoffs 7 Awards and records 7 1 Awards 7 2 Records 7 3 Milestones 7 4 All Star 8 Transactions 8 1 Trades 8 2 Free agents 8 3 Development League 9 ReferencesOffseason editFree agents edit Trades editDraft picks editMain article 1997 NBA draft Round Pick Player Position Nationality School Club Team 1 13 Derek Anderson SG nbsp United States Kentucky 1 16 Brevin Knight PG nbsp United States Stanford 2 45 Cedric Henderson SF nbsp United States Memphis 1st round pick acquired from Phoenix in three way Antonio McDyess deal 44 Roster edit1997 98 Cleveland Cavaliers roster Players Coaches Pos No Name Height Weight DOB From G F 23 Anderson Derek 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 220 lb 100 kg 1974 07 18 Kentucky G 2 Brooks Scott 5 ft 11 in 1 80 m 165 lb 75 kg 1965 07 31 UC Irvine G 6 Butler Mitchell 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 210 lb 95 kg 1970 12 15 UCLA G 27 Dumas Tony 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 190 lb 86 kg 1972 08 25 UMKC F 35 Ferry Danny 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 230 lb 104 kg 1966 10 17 Duke F 45 Henderson Cedric 6 ft 7 in 2 01 m 215 lb 98 kg 1975 03 11 Memphis C 11 Ilgauskas Zydrunas 7 ft 3 in 2 21 m 238 lb 108 kg 1975 06 05 Lithuania F 32 James Henry 6 ft 8 in 2 03 m 220 lb 100 kg 1965 07 29 St Mary s TX F 4 Kemp Shawn 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 230 lb 104 kg 1969 11 26 Trinity Valley CC G 12 Knight Brevin 5 ft 10 in 1 78 m 170 lb 77 kg 1975 11 08 Stanford G 1 Person Wesley 6 ft 6 in 1 98 m 195 lb 88 kg 1971 03 28 Auburn C 52 Potapenko Vitaly 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 280 lb 127 kg 1975 03 21 Wright State C 44 Scott Shawnelle 6 ft 10 in 2 08 m 250 lb 113 kg 1972 06 16 St John s G 3 Sura Bob 6 ft 5 in 1 96 m 200 lb 91 kg 1973 03 25 Florida State G 30 Thomas Carl 6 ft 4 in 1 93 m 175 lb 79 kg 1969 10 03 Eastern Michigan Head coach Mike Fratello Assistant coach es Marc Iavaroni Sidney Lowe Ron Rothstein Legend DP Unsigned draft pick FA Free agent S Suspended nbsp Injured Roster Last transaction February 22 1998Regular season editSeason standings edit Central Divisionvte W L PCT GB Home Road Div y Chicago Bulls 62 20 756 37 4 25 16 21 7 x Indiana Pacers 58 24 707 4 32 9 26 15 19 9 x Charlotte Hornets 51 31 622 11 32 9 19 22 16 12 x Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 12 29 12 21 20 19 9 x Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 573 15 27 14 20 21 14 14 Detroit Pistons 37 45 451 25 25 16 12 29 12 16 Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 439 26 21 20 15 26 9 19 Toronto Raptors 16 66 195 46 9 32 7 34 2 26 Eastern Conferencevte Team W L PCT GB 1 c Chicago Bulls 62 20 756 2 y Miami Heat 55 27 671 7 3 x Indiana Pacers 58 24 707 4 4 x Charlotte Hornets 51 31 622 11 5 x Atlanta Hawks 50 32 610 12 6 x Cleveland Cavaliers 47 35 573 15 7 x New York Knicks 43 39 524 19 8 x New Jersey Nets 43 39 524 19 9 Washington Wizards 42 40 512 20 10 Orlando Magic 41 41 500 21 11 Detroit Pistons 37 45 451 25 12 Boston Celtics 36 46 439 26 12 Milwaukee Bucks 36 46 439 26 14 Philadelphia 76ers 31 51 378 31 15 Toronto Raptors 16 66 195 46 z clinched division title y clinched division title x clinched playoff spot Record vs opponents edit 1997 98 NBA Records Team ATL BOS CHA CHI CLE DAL DEN DET GSW HOU IND LAC LAL MIA MIL MIN NJN NYK ORL PHI PHO POR SAC SAS SEA TOR UTA VAN WAS Atlanta 2 1 4 0 1 3 4 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 3 2 0 0 2 1 3 3 1 0 2 1 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 2 0 1 1 1 1 4 0 0 2 2 0 4 0 Boston 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 3 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 1 1 1 0 4 2 0 1 1 0 4 2 2 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 1 0 2 1 1 1 1 0 2 1 1 3 0 0 2 2 0 3 2 Charlotte 0 4 2 1 1 3 2 2 2 0 2 0 3 1 1 1 2 0 3 1 2 0 1 1 3 1 3 1 1 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Series 1 April 23 Indiana L 77 106 Shawn Kemp 25 Shawn Kemp 13 Brevin Knight 5 Market Square Arena16 644 0 1 2 April 25 Indiana L 86 92 Shawn Kemp 27 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 10 Brevin Knight 7 Market Square Arena16 617 0 2 3 April 27 Indiana W 86 77 Shawn Kemp 31 Kemp Knight 7 three players tied 5 Gund Arena17 495 1 2 4 April 30 Indiana L 74 80 Shawn Kemp 21 Shawn Kemp 12 Brevin Knight 6 Gund Arena18 188 1 3 1998 schedulePlayer stats editLegend GP Games played GS Games started MPG Minutes per game FG Field goal percentage 3P 3 point field goal percentage FT Free throw percentage RPG Rebounds per game APG Assists per game SPG Steals per game BPG Blocks per game PPG Points per game Regular season edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Shawn Kemp 80 80 34 6 44 5 25 0 72 7 9 3 2 5 1 4 1 1 18 0 Wesley Person 82 82 39 0 46 0 43 0 77 6 4 4 2 3 1 6 0 6 14 7 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 82 81 29 0 51 8 25 0 76 2 8 8 0 9 0 6 1 6 13 9 Derek Anderson 66 13 27 9 40 8 20 2 87 3 2 8 3 4 1 3 0 2 11 7 Cedric Henderson 82 71 30 8 48 0 0 0 71 6 4 0 2 0 1 2 0 5 10 1 Brevin Knight 80 76 31 0 44 1 0 0 80 1 3 2 8 2 2 5 0 2 9 0 Vitaly Potapenko 80 0 17 7 48 0 0 0 70 8 3 9 0 7 0 3 0 4 7 1 Bob Sura 46 4 20 5 37 7 31 7 56 5 2 0 3 7 1 0 0 2 5 8 Danny Ferry 69 3 15 0 39 5 33 3 80 0 1 7 0 9 0 4 0 2 4 2 Henry James 28 0 5 9 40 7 44 0 95 5 0 5 0 2 0 0 0 0 2 9 Carl Thomas 29 0 9 4 38 6 39 5 61 5 1 3 0 3 0 6 0 2 2 7 Greg Graham 6 0 9 3 58 3 0 0 100 0 0 2 1 0 0 2 0 0 2 7 Mitchell Butler 18 0 11 4 31 9 16 7 60 0 1 2 1 0 0 4 0 0 2 1 Tony Dumas 7 0 6 7 50 0 50 0 0 0 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 2 0 Scott Brooks 43 0 7 3 42 4 45 5 90 0 0 7 1 1 0 4 0 1 1 8 Shawnelle Scott 41 0 4 6 44 4 0 0 66 7 1 4 0 2 0 1 0 2 1 1 Playoffs edit Player GP GS MPG FG 3FG FT RPG APG SPG BPG PPG Shawn Kemp 4 4 38 0 46 5 0 0 84 4 10 3 2 0 1 3 1 0 26 0 Zydrunas Ilgauskas 4 4 36 8 57 1 0 0 52 0 7 5 0 5 0 5 1 3 17 3 Derek Anderson 4 0 25 8 45 5 0 0 88 5 2 3 2 8 1 3 0 3 10 8 Wesley Person 4 4 34 0 37 9 36 8 75 0 2 3 2 5 0 8 0 0 8 0 Cedric Henderson 4 4 39 3 39 3 0 0 61 5 4 3 2 8 1 5 0 0 7 5 Brevin Knight 4 4 33 0 28 6 0 0 60 0 4 0 5 8 2 5 0 3 4 5 Vitaly Potapenko 4 0 17 5 40 0 0 0 50 0 2 8 0 8 0 5 0 0 4 3 Carl Thomas 1 0 11 0 0 0 0 0 66 7 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Scott Brooks 1 0 8 0 0 0 0 0 100 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Shawnelle Scott 1 0 3 0 50 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 Bob Sura 3 0 10 3 20 0 0 0 66 7 1 0 1 3 0 3 0 0 1 3 Danny Ferry 3 0 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Player Statistics Citation 35 Awards and records editAwards edit Zydrunas Ilgauskas NBA All Rookie First Team Brevin Knight NBA All Rookie First Team Derek Anderson NBA All Rookie Second Team Cedric Henderson NBA All Rookie Second Team Records edit Milestones edit All Star edit Shawn Kemp 1998 NBA All Star GameTransactions editTrades edit Free agents edit Development League editReferences edit 1997 98 Cleveland Cavaliers Heisler Mark June 26 1997 Draft Over But Not Finished Los Angeles Times Retrieved January 2 2023 First Round Selections in the 1997 NBA Draft Wednesday in Charlotte N C Hartford Courant June 26 1997 Retrieved June 2 2023 Reed William F November 10 1997 No 8 Cleveland Cavaliers Sports Illustrated Vault Retrieved January 9 2023 1997 NBA Draft Basketball Reference Retrieved January 2 2023 Roberts Selena September 26 1997 PRO BASKETBALL Sonics Kemp Gets Wish and Is Traded to Cavs The New York Times Retrieved March 1 2017 Baker Chris September 26 1997 Kemp Is Key Player in Three Way Trade Los Angeles Times Retrieved September 18 2022 Sherwin Bob September 26 1997 Shawn Kemp Moves On Reign Comes to an End Kemp Is a Cav Baker Is a Sonic After 3 Way Deal The Seattle Times Retrieved May 16 2022 Kemp Is Traded to Cavaliers in Three Way Deal The Washington Post September 26 1997 Retrieved December 3 2022 Sonics Send Kemp to Cavs in 3 Way Deal Deseret News Associated Press September 26 1997 Retrieved June 20 2023 Berger Ken October 1 1997 Nuggets Send McDyess to Phoenix Associated Press Retrieved July 27 2021 PLUS IN THE NEWS PRO BASKETBALL McDyess to Suns in Three Team Deal The New York Times Associated Press October 2 1997 Retrieved December 4 2022 Suns Make Trade for McDyess Los Angeles Times Staff and Wire Reports October 2 1997 Retrieved December 4 2022 Nuggets Deal McDs to Phoenix The Spokesman Review Associated Press October 2 1997 Retrieved June 24 2023 Johnson L C November 20 1997 Grant Hurt Orlando Sentinel Retrieved November 7 2022 Ankle in Cast Cavaliers Sura Out for Weeks Times Leader Associated Press December 10 1997 Retrieved July 11 2022 N B A YESTERDAY Jordan s 47 Lead Bulls Into First The New York Times Associated Press December 28 1997 Retrieved January 28 2023 Around the NBA The Washington Post December 31 1997 Retrieved October 3 2022 N B A LAST NIGHT Cleveland Wins It at the Line The New York Times Associated Press December 12 1997 Retrieved October 22 2021 NBA Games Played on February 5 1998 Basketball Reference Retrieved July 19 2022 1997 98 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results Basketball Reference Retrieved June 21 2021 Teams Defense NBA com Retrieved April 16 2021 Armour Terry January 26 1998 Jordan Top All Star Vote Getter Bryant 19 Youngest Ever Picked Chicago Tribune Retrieved December 27 2022 Howard Cooper Scott January 28 1998 Lakers Get Four Star Rating as Van Exel Jones Honored Los Angeles Times Retrieved April 20 2023 1998 NBA All Star Recap NBA com NBA com Staff September 13 2021 Retrieved May 16 2023 1997 98 All Star Events and Contestants in New York Eskimo North Retrieved December 27 2022 1998 NBA All Star Game East 135 West 114 Basketball Reference Retrieved November 27 2021 Popper Steve February 8 1998 N B A ALL STAR WEEKEND Kids Slam and Ham But a Grown Up Shoots for Dough Houston Pair Win in 2Ball The New York Times Retrieved January 15 2022 Howard Cooper Scott February 8 1998 Jordan Under the Weather and Stern Is Under the Gun Los Angeles Times Retrieved December 5 2022 All Star Show Slow Out of Blocks The Spokesman Review Associated Press February 8 1998 Retrieved March 21 2023 1998 NBA Rising Stars East 85 West 80 Basketball Reference Retrieved January 15 2022 N B A LAST NIGHT Ilgauskas Scores 32 to Lead the Cavs The New York Times Associated Press February 1 1998 Retrieved January 28 2023 Thompson Jack March 5 1998 Cavs Anderson Returns Chicago Tribune Retrieved October 5 2022 Like Magic Anderson Back and Orlando Gets a Victory Los Angeles Times Associated Press March 5 1998 Retrieved October 18 2022 a b 1997 98 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats Basketball Reference Retrieved June 21 2021 Bird Named Coach of the Year The Washington Post Associated Press May 12 1998 Retrieved October 6 2022 Bird Draws Top Honor in His Rookie Season Los Angeles Times Times Wire Services May 13 1998 Retrieved February 2 2023 N B A PLAYOFFS Cleveland Ousted The New York Times Associated Press May 1 1998 Retrieved July 2 2021 Indiana Seizes the Opportunity to Oust Young Pesky Opponent Deseret News Associated Press May 1 1998 Retrieved June 3 2022 Knicks Heat Slug It Out Again Los Angeles Times Associated Press May 1 1998 Retrieved November 25 2022 1998 NBA Eastern Conference First Round Cavaliers vs Pacers Basketball Reference Retrieved February 3 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved January 22 2022 Cleveland Cavaliers Uniform Chris Creamer s Sports Logos Page SportsLogos Net Retrieved January 22 2022 SUNS Suns Rise Again in West Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1997 98 Cleveland Cavaliers season amp oldid 1222315974, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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