2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in franchise history, the Cavaliers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Golden State Warriors in seven games in the NBA Finals where they came back from a 3–1 deficit, becoming the first team in NBA Finals history to do so. The Cavaliers also broke the record of most made three-pointers in a regular season game with 25 against the Atlanta Hawks.^[1]

2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coach	Tyronn Lue
General manager	David Griffin
Owner(s)	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	51–31 (.622)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finish	NBA Finals (lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio
Radio	WTAM WMMS
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 2nd seed. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated and swept the Indiana Pacers in four games in the First Round, advancing to the Semi-finals. They then defeated and swept the Toronto Raptors in four games, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals. They defeated the Boston Celtics in five games to advance to the NBA Finals for the third straight season. In the 2017 NBA Finals, the Cavaliers faced off against the Golden State Warriors for the third consecutive year, becoming the first two teams to meet three consecutive times in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers would lose in five games against the Warriors in the NBA Finals.

After the season, David Griffin left as general manager and after hearing about trade rumors, most notably a 3-team deal that was confirmed by team and league sources that would've sent Paul George and Eric Bledsoe to the Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving and Channing Frye to the Phoenix Suns, Irving, not being content about the situation and per his request, was traded to the Boston Celtics^[2] for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Žižić, a 2018 1st round draft pick (Collin Sexton was later selected), and a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Skylar Mays was later selected) was added as compensation for Isaiah Thomas's injury.^[3][4][5] This trade ended the superteam era of the Cavaliers.^[6][3][7]

Offseason

Draft

Main article: 2016 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
2	54*	Kay Felder^[a]	PG	United States	Oakland

Notes

1. The Cavaliers did not have a pick walking in to the 2016 NBA Draft. Cleveland traded for the rights of PG Kay Felder, who the Atlanta Hawks selected with the 54th pick in the 2nd round, in exchange for cash considerations.

Roster

2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From G 20 Felder, Kay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1995–03–29 Oakland F 8 Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983–05–17 Arizona G 2 Irving, Kyrie 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992–03–23 Duke F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH) F 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1980–06–21 Arizona G 30 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–12–27 Duke F 1 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL) F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton F 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA G 4 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech G 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 Saint Benedict's Preparatory (NJ) C 40 Tavares, Walter 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992–03–22 Cape Verde F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas G 31 Williams, Deron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–06–26 Illinois F 3 Williams, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–05–25 Arizona	Head coach Tyronn Lue Assistant coach(es) Jim Boylan Larry Drew Damon Jones Mike Longabardi James Posey Phil Handy Vitaly Potapenko Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate   Injured Roster Last transaction: 2017–05–08

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers	51	31	.622	–	31‍–‍10	20‍–‍21	8–8	82
x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	9.0	23‍–‍18	19‍–‍22	10–6	82
x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	9.0	29‍–‍12	13‍–‍28	8–8	82
x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	10.0	25‍–‍16	16‍–‍25	9–7	82
Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	14.0	24‍–‍17	13‍–‍28	5–11	82

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	c – Boston Celtics *	53	29	.646	–	82
2	y – Cleveland Cavaliers *	51	31	.622	2.0	82
3	x – Toronto Raptors	51	31	.622	2.0	82
4	y – Washington Wizards *	49	33	.598	4.0	82
5	x – Atlanta Hawks	43	39	.524	10.0	82
6	x – Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	11.0	82
7	x – Indiana Pacers	42	40	.512	11.0	82
8	x – Chicago Bulls	41	41	.500	12.0	82
9	Miami Heat	41	41	.500	12.0	82
10	Detroit Pistons	37	45	.451	16.0	82
11	Charlotte Hornets	36	46	.439	17.0	82
12	New York Knicks	31	51	.378	22.0	82
13	Orlando Magic	29	53	.354	24.0	82
14	Philadelphia 76ers	28	54	.341	25.0	82
15	Brooklyn Nets	20	62	.244	33.0	82

Game log

Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 2–4 (home: 2–2; road: 0–2)
Pre-season: 2–4 (home: 2–2; road: 0–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 5 Orlando 117–102 Jordan McRae (20) Cory Jefferson (11) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 18,789 1–0 2 October 8 Philadelphia 108–105 Jordan McRae (20) Chris Andersen (6) Chris Andersen, Jordan McRae (4) Quicken Loans Arena 19,694 2–0 3 October 10 @ Atlanta 93–99 Felder, Holmes (15) Cory Jefferson (11) Kay Felder (6) Philips Arena 16,202 2–1 4 October 13 Toronto 94–119 Kevin Love (19) Liggins, Love (5) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena 18,834 2–2 5 October 14 @ Chicago 108–118 John Holland (23) Jonathan Holmes (6) Kay Felder (7) United Center 21,766 2–3 6 October 18 Washington 91–96 LeBron James (18) Tristan Thompson (10) Iman Shumpert (5) Value City Arena 18,104 2–4
2016–17 season schedule

Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 51–31 (home: 31–10; road: 20–21)
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 1 October 25 New York 117–88 Kyrie Irving (29) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (14) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–0 2 October 28 @ Toronto 94–91 Kyrie Irving (26) Love, Thompson (10) LeBron James (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 2–0 3 October 29 Orlando 105–99 LeBron James (23) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–0
November: 10–3 (home: 7–1; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 4 November 1^[n 1] Houston 128–120 Kyrie Irving (32) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 4–0 5 November 3 Boston 128–122 LeBron James (30) Tristan Thompson (14) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 5–0 6 November 5 @ Philadelphia 102–101 LeBron James (25) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (14) Wells Fargo Center 20,497 6–0 7 November 8 Atlanta 106–110 Kyrie Irving (29) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 6–1 8 November 11 @ Washington 105–94 Kyrie Irving (29) Kevin Love (16) Kyrie Irving (6) Verizon Center 20,356 7–1 9 November 13 Charlotte 100–93 Channing Frye (20) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 8–1 10 November 15 Toronto 121–117 LeBron James (28) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (14) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 9–1 11 November 16 @ Indiana 93–103 Kevin Love (27) Kevin Love (16) Kyrie Irving (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 9–2 12 November 18 Detroit 104–81 Kyrie Irving (25) Tristan Thompson (14) Kyrie Irving (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 10–2 13 November 23 Portland 137–125 Kevin Love (40) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 11–2 14 November 25 Dallas 128–90 Kevin Love (27) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 12–2 15 November 27 @ Philadelphia 112–108 Kyrie Irving (39) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (13) Wells Fargo Center 20,497 13–2 16 November 29 @ Milwaukee 101–118 LeBron James (22) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (4) Bradley Center 18,717 13–3
December: 12–4 (home: 8–1; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 17 December 1 L.A. Clippers 94–113 Kyrie Irving (28) Tristan Thompson (8) LeBron James (5) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 13–4 18 December 2 @ Chicago 105–111 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (19) LeBron James (13) United Center 21,775 13–5 19 December 5 @ Toronto 116–112 LeBron James (34) Love, Thompson (14) LeBron James (7) Air Canada Centre 19,800 14–5 20 December 7 @ New York 126–94 Kyrie Irving (28) Tristan Thompson (20) LeBron James (7) Madison Square Garden 19,812 15–5 21 December 9 Miami 114–84 Kevin Love (28) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 16–5 22 December 10 Charlotte 116–105 LeBron James (44) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 17–5 23 December 13 Memphis 103–86 Kevin Love (29) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 18–5 24 December 14 @ Memphis 85–93 James Jones (15) Tristan Thompson (11) Kay Felder (4) FedEx Forum 17,449 18–6 25 December 17 L.A. Lakers 119–108 Kevin Love (24) Kevin Love (17) Kyrie Irving (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 19–6 26 December 20 @ Milwaukee 114–108 (OT) LeBron James (34) James, Thompson (12) LeBron James (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,053 20–6 27 December 21 Milwaukee 113–102 Kyrie Irving (31) Tristan Thompson (15) Kyrie Irving (13) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 21–6 28 December 23 Brooklyn 119–99 LeBron James (19) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 22–6 29 December 25 Golden State 109–108 LeBron James (31) LeBron James (13) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 23–6 30 December 26 @ Detroit 90–106 Kyrie Irving (18) Kevin Love (14) Kyrie Irving (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,123 23–7 31 December 29 Boston 124–118 Kyrie Irving (32) Kevin Love (15) Kyrie Irving (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 24–7 32 December 31 @ Charlotte 121–109 LeBron James (32) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (9) Spectrum Center 19,519 25–7
January: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 2 New Orleans 90–82 LeBron James (26) Richard Jefferson (12) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 26–7 34 January 4 Chicago 94–106 LeBron James (31) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 26–8 35 January 6 @ Brooklyn 116–108 LeBron James (36) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (6) Barclays Center 17,732 27–8 36 January 8 @ Phoenix 120–116 LeBron James (28) Love, Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055 28–8 37 January 10 @ Utah 92–100 LeBron James (29) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911 28–9 38 January 11 @ Portland 86–102 LeBron James (20) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (4) Moda Center 17,212 28–10 39 January 13 @ Sacramento 120–108 Kyrie Irving (26) Kevin Love (18) LeBron James (15) Golden 1 Center 17,156 29–10 40 January 16 @ Golden State 91–126 LeBron James (20) LeBron James (8) Kay Felder (3) Oracle Arena 19,596 29–11 41 January 19 Phoenix 118–103 Kyrie Irving (26) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (15) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 30–11 42 January 21 San Antonio 115–118 James, Irving (29) Tristan Thompson (12) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 30–12 43 January 23 @ New Orleans 122–124 Kyrie Irving (49) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (12) Smoothie King Center 17,758 30–13 44 January 25 Sacramento 112–116 (OT) LeBron James (24) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 30–14 45 January 27 Brooklyn 124–116 LeBron James (31) Kevin Love (14) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 31–14 46 January 29 Oklahoma City 107–91 Kyrie Irving (29) LeBron James (14) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 32–14 47 January 30 @ Dallas 97–104 LeBron James (23) LeBron James (9) LeBron James (9) American Airlines Center 20,202 32–15
February: 9–2 (home: 5–1; road: 4–1) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 48 February 1 Minnesota 125–97 LeBron James (27) Tristan Thompson (14) Kyrie Irving (14) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 33–15 49 February 4 @ New York 111–104 LeBron James (32) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (10) Madison Square Garden 19,812 34–15 50 February 6 @ Washington 140–135 (OT) Kevin Love (39) Love, Thompson (12) LeBron James (17) Verizon Center 20,356 35–15 51 February 8 @ Indiana 132–117 Irving, Korver (29) Love, Thompson (10) LeBron James (9) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,580 36–15 52 February 9 @ Oklahoma City 109–118 Kyrie Irving (28) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (7) Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203 36–16 53 February 11 Denver 125–109 James, Irving (27) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 37–16 54 February 14 @ Minnesota 116–108 James, Irving (25) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (14) Target Center 17,738 38–16 55 February 15 Indiana 113–104 LeBron James (31) Tristan Thompson (12) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 39–16 56 February 23 New York 119–104 Kyrie Irving (23) Tristan Thompson (15) LeBron James (14) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 40–16 57 February 25 Chicago 99–117 Kyrie Irving (34) Irving, Thompson (9) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 40–17 58 February 27 Milwaukee 102–95 Kyrie Irving (25) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 41–17
March: 7–10 (home: 3–2; road: 4–8) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 59 March 1 @ Boston 99–103 LeBron James (28) James, Thompson (13) LeBron James (10) TD Garden 18,624 41–18 60 March 3 @ Atlanta 135–130 Kyrie Irving (43) LeBron James (13) Kyrie Irving (9) Philips Arena 18,877 42–18 61 March 4 @ Miami 92–120 Channing Frye (21) DeAndre Liggins (8) Deron Williams (7) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600 42–19 62 March 6 Miami 98–106 Kyrie Irving (32) LeBron James (17) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 42–20 63 March 9 @ Detroit 101–106 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (10) The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,421 42–21 64 March 11 @ Orlando 116–104 LeBron James (24) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (13) Amway Center 18,846 43–21 65 March 12 @ Houston 112–117 LeBron James (30) Tristan Thompson (8) Kyrie Irving (8) Toyota Center 18,055 43–22 66 March 14 Detroit 128–96 Kyrie Irving (26) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 44–22 67 March 16 Utah 91–83 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 45–22 68 March 18 @ L.A. Clippers 78–108 Richard Jefferson (12) Jefferson, Smith, Thompson (6) Deron Williams (5) Staples Center 19,096 45–23 69 March 19 @ L.A. Lakers 125–120 Kyrie Irving (46) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (7) Staples Center 19,812 46–23 70 March 22 @ Denver 113–126 Kyrie Irving (33) Kevin Love (7) LeBron James (5) Pepsi Center 19,718 46–24 71 March 24 @ Charlotte 112–105 LeBron James (32) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (12) Spectrum Center 19,511 47–24 72 March 25 Washington 115–127 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 47–25 73 March 27 @ San Antonio 74–103 LeBron James (17) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (8) AT&T Center 18,418 47–26 74 March 30 @ Chicago 93–99 LeBron James (26) James, Love (10) LeBron James (8) United Center 22,282 47–27 75 March 31 Philadelphia 122–105 LeBron James (34) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 48–27
April: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 76 April 2 Indiana 135–130 (2OT) LeBron James (41) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 49–27 77 April 4 Orlando 122–102 Kevin Love (28) James, Love (11) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 50–27 78 April 5 @ Boston 114–91 LeBron James (36) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (6) TD Garden 18,624 51–27 79 April 7 Atlanta 100–114 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (15) Irving, James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 51–28 80 April 9 @ Atlanta 125–126 (OT) Kyrie Irving (45) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (10) Philips Arena 18,688 51–29 81 April 10 @ Miami 121–124 (OT) Deron Williams (35) Kevin Love (10) Deron Williams (9) AmericanAirlines Arena 19,673 51–30 82 April 12 Toronto 83–98 Iman Shumpert (11) Walter Tavares (10) Deron Williams (4) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 51–31
2016–17 season schedule

Playoffs

2017 playoff game log Total: 13–5 (home: 6–2; road: 7–3)
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 April 15 Indiana 109–108 LeBron James (32) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–0 2 April 17 Indiana 117–111 Kyrie Irving (37) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 2–0 3 April 20 @ Indiana 119–114 LeBron James (41) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (12) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 3–0 4 April 23 @ Indiana 106–102 LeBron James (33) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (4) Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923 4–0
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 1 Toronto 116–105 LeBron James (35) Tristan Thompson (14) Kyrie Irving (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–0 2 May 3 Toronto 125–103 LeBron James (39) Tristan Thompson (9) Kyrie Irving (11) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 2–0 3 May 5 @ Toronto 115–94 LeBron James (35) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (7) Air Canada Centre 20,354 3–0 4 May 7 @ Toronto 109–102 LeBron James (35) LeBron James (9) Kyrie Irving (9) Air Canada Centre 20,307 4–0
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 May 17 @ Boston 117–104 LeBron James (38) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (7) TD Garden 18,624 1–0 2 May 19 @ Boston 130–86 LeBron James (30) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (7) TD Garden 18,624 2–0 3 May 21 Boston 108–111 Kyrie Irving (29) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (7) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 2–1 4 May 23 Boston 112–99 Kyrie Irving (42) Kevin Love (17) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 3–1 5 May 25 @ Boston 135–102 LeBron James (35) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (8) TD Garden 18,624 4–1
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Series 1 June 1 @ Golden State 91–113 LeBron James (28) Kevin Love (21) LeBron James (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–1 2 June 4 @ Golden State 113–132 LeBron James (29) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (14) Oracle Arena 19,596 0–2 3 June 7 Golden State 113–118 LeBron James (39) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 0–3 4 June 9 Golden State 137–116 Kyrie Irving (40) James, Thompson (11) LeBron James (10) Quicken Loans Arena 20,562 1–3 5 June 12 @ Golden State 120–129 LeBron James (41) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (8) Oracle Arena 19,596 1–4
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016	To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to Kay Felder^[9]^[10]	To Atlanta Hawks Cash considerations
July 7, 2016	To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to Albert Miralles^[11]	To Milwaukee Bucks Matthew Dellavedova (sign and trade) Cash considerations
July 7, 2016	To Cleveland Cavaliers Mike Dunleavy Jr.^[12] Draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko	To Chicago Bulls Draft rights to Albert Miralles
July 15, 2016	To Cleveland Cavaliers Draft rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum^[13]	To Philadelphia 76ers Sasha Kaun Cash considerations
January 7, 2017	To Cleveland Cavaliers Kyle Korver^[14]	To Atlanta Hawks Mike Dunleavy Jr. Mo Williams 2019 protected 1st-round draft pick Cash considerations
February 13, 2017	To Cleveland Cavaliers 2017 Charlotte protected 2nd-round pick^[15]	To Charlotte Hornets Chris Andersen Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player	Signed
Richard Jefferson^[16]	2-year contract worth $5 million
James Jones^[17]	1-year contract worth $1.55 million
LeBron James^[18]	3-year contract worth $100 million
J. R. Smith^[19]	4-year contract worth $57 million

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Chris Andersen^[20]	1-year contract worth $1.55 million	Memphis Grizzlies
Derrick Williams^[21]		Miami Heat
Deron Williams^[22]	1-year contract worth $410,733	Dallas Mavericks
Andrew Bogut^[23]	1-year contract worth $383,351	Philadelphia 76ers
Larry Sanders^[24]		Milwaukee Bucks

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
Timofey Mozgov^[25]	4-year contract worth $64 million	Los Angeles Lakers
Jordan McRae^[26]	Waived
Andrew Bogut	Waived
DeAndre Liggins^[27]	Waived	Dallas Mavericks
Larry Sanders	Waived

Notes

1. The start time for the November 1st home game against the Houston Rockets was moved to 6 pm EST, to accommodate Game 6 of the MLB World Series at Progressive Field across the street from Quicken Loans Arena, between the Indians and the Chicago Cubs.^[8]

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