2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season is 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.

2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	J. B. Bickerstaff
General manager	Mike Gansey
President	Koby Altman
Owner(s)	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record	36–17 (.679)
Place	Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Bally Sports Ohio
Radio	WTAM · WMMS
< 2022–23 2024–25 >

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 v t e
Players	Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas 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. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-26 Wichita State G 19 Smith, Zhaire 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1999-06-04 Texas Tech G/F 1 Strus, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan (S) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas F/C 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State	Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff Assistant coach(es) Greg Buckner (associate HC) Omar Cook Dan Geriot Sidney Lowe J. J. Outlaw Nate Reinking Luke Walton 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 Roster Last transaction: February 14, 2024

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
Cleveland Cavaliers	36	17	.679	–	19–9	17–8	8–4	53
Milwaukee Bucks	35	20	.636	2.0	23–7	12–13	9–7	55
Indiana Pacers	31	25	.554	6.5	17–11	14–14	9–2	56
Chicago Bulls	26	29	.473	11.0	15–12	11–17	3–7	55
Detroit Pistons	8	46	.148	28.5	4–23	4–23	1–10	54

Conference

Eastern Conference
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	Boston Celtics *	43	12	.782	–	55
2	Cleveland Cavaliers *	36	17	.679	6.0	53
3	Milwaukee Bucks	35	20	.636	8.0	55
4	New York Knicks	33	22	.600	10.0	55
5	Philadelphia 76ers	32	22	.593	10.5	54
6	Indiana Pacers	31	25	.554	12.5	56
7	Miami Heat *	30	25	.545	13.0	55
8	Orlando Magic	30	25	.545	13.0	55
9	Chicago Bulls	26	29	.473	17.0	55
10	Atlanta Hawks	24	31	.436	19.0	55
11	Brooklyn Nets	21	33	.389	21.5	54
12	Toronto Raptors	19	36	.345	24.0	55
13	Charlotte Hornets	13	41	.241	29.5	54
14	Washington Wizards	9	45	.167	33.5	54
15	Detroit Pistons	8	46	.148	34.5	54

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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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: 36–17 (Home: 19–9; Road: 17–8)
October: 1–3 (home: 0–3; road: 1–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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 L 105–108 Donovan Mitchell (43) Evan Mobley (15) Donovan Mitchell (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–1 3 October 28 Indiana L 113–125 Evan Mobley (33) Evan Mobley (14) Caris LeVert (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–2 4 October 31 New York L 91–109 Donovan Mitchell (26) Evan Mobley (12) Evan Mobley (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 1–3
November: 9–6 (home: 5–3; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 5 November 1 @ New York W 95–89 Donovan Mitchell (30) Georges Niang (10) LeVert, Mobley (5) Madison Square Garden 19,812 2–3 6 November 3 @ Indiana L 116–121 Donovan Mitchell (38) Evan Mobley (10) Donovan Mitchell (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,744 2–4 7 November 5 Golden State W 115–104 Donovan Mitchell (31) Evan Mobley (16) Garland, Mitchell (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 3–4 8 November 8 @ Oklahoma City L 120–128 Caris LeVert (29) Max Strus (7) Darius Garland (9) Paycom Center 16,314 3–5 9 November 11 @ Golden State W 118–110 Caris LeVert (22) Max Strus (8) Donovan Mitchell (5) Chase Center 18,064 4–5 10 November 13 @ Sacramento L 120–132 Donovan Mitchell (22) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (6) Golden 1 Center 17,829 4–6 11 November 15 @ Portland W 109–95 Donovan Mitchell (34) Evan Mobley (12) Max Strus (7) Moda Center 18,137 5–6 12 November 17 Detroit W 108–100 Darius Garland (28) Evan Mobley (10) Mobley, Porter Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 6–6 13 November 19 Denver W 121–109 Darius Garland (26) Mobley, Wade (10) Darius Garland (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 7–6 14 November 21 @ Philadelphia W 122–119 (OT) Darius Garland (32) Jarrett Allen (13) Craig Porter Jr. (9) Wells Fargo Center 20,565 8–6 15 November 22 Miami L 96–129 Craig Porter Jr. (16) Evan Mobley (10) Craig Porter Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 8–7 16 November 25 L.A. Lakers L 115–121 Donovan Mitchell (22) Jarrett Allen (14) Caris LeVert (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 8–8 17 November 26 Toronto W 105–102 Darius Garland (24) Evan Mobley (14) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 9–8 18 November 28 Atlanta W 128–105 Donovan Mitchell (40) Evan Mobley (19) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 10–8 19 November 30 Portland L 95–103 Donovan Mitchell (23) Jarrett Allen (10) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 10–9
December: 8–5 (home: 4–2; road: 4–3) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 20 December 2 @ Detroit W 110–101 Garland, Strus (22) Allen, Mobley (11) Garland, Strus (5) Little Caesars Arena 18,924 11–9 21 December 6 Orlando W 121–111 Donovan Mitchell (35) Jarrett Allen (11) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 12–9 22 December 8 @ Miami W 111–99 Donovan Mitchell (27) Donovan Mitchell (13) Garland, Mitchell (6) Kaseya Center 19,600 13–9 23 December 11 @ Orlando L 94–104 Darius Garland (36) Tristan Thompson (13) Darius Garland (5) Amway Center 19,032 13–10 24 December 12 @ Boston L 113–120 Donovan Mitchell (29) Max Strus (9) Darius Garland (7) TD Garden 19,156 13–11 25 December 14 @ Boston L 107–116 Donovan Mitchell (31) Jarrett Allen (10) Donovan Mitchell (6) TD Garden 19,156 13–12 26 December 16 Atlanta W 127–119 Jarrett Allen (25) Jarrett Allen (14) Donovan Mitchell (13) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 14–12 27 December 18 Houston W 135–130 (OT) Donovan Mitchell (37) LeVert, Okoro (7) Mitchell, Okoro (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 15–12 28 December 20 Utah W 124–116 Sam Merrill (27) Jarrett Allen (8) Caris LeVert (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 16–12 29 December 21 New Orleans L 104–123 Dean Wade (20) Dean Wade (9) Craig Porter Jr. (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 16–13 30 December 23 @ Chicago W 109–95 Max Strus (26) Jarrett Allen (17) Craig Porter Jr. (8) United Center 19.583 17–13 31 December 27 @ Dallas W 113–110 Caris LeVert (29) Jarrett Allen (23) LeVert, Porter Jr. (7) American Airlines Center 20,377 18–13 32 December 29 Milwaukee L 111–119 Donovan Mitchell (34) Jarrett Allen (12) Donovan Mitchell (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 18–14
January: 11–2 (home: 8–0; road: 3–2) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 33 January 1 @ Toronto L 121–124 Caris LeVert (31) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (7) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 18–15 34 January 3 Washington W 140–101 Max Strus (24) Jarrett Allen (19) Jarrett Allen (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 19–15 35 January 5 Washington W 114–90 Donovan Mitchell (26) Jarrett Allen (12) Caris LeVert (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 20–15 36 January 7 San Antonio W 117–115 Jarrett Allen (29) Jarrett Allen (16) Donovan Mitchell (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 21–15 37 January 11 Brooklyn W 111–102 Donovan Mitchell (45) Allen, Mitchell (12) Donovan Mitchell (6)   Accor Arena 15,887 22–15 38 January 15 Chicago W 109–91 Donovan Mitchell (34) Jarrett Allen (14) LeVert, Mitchell (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 23–15 39 January 17 Milwaukee W 135–95 Georges Niang (33) Jarrett Allen (13) Mitchell, Okoro (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 24–15 40 January 20 @ Atlanta W 116–95 Merrill, Mitchell (18) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (8) State Farm Arena 17,047 25–15 41 January 22 @ Orlando W 126–99 Sam Merrill (26) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (13) Kia Center 19,301 26–15 42 January 24 @ Milwaukee L 116–126 Donovan Mitchell (23) Jarrett Allen (12) Donovan Mitchell (8) Fiserv Forum 17,510 26–16 43 January 26 @ Milwaukee W 112–100 Donovan Mitchell (32) Jarrett Allen (14) Donovan Mitchell (6) Fiserv Forum 17,510 27–16 44 January 29 L.A. Clippers W 118–108 Donovan Mitchell (28) Jarrett Allen (17) Donovan Mitchell (12) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 28–16 45 January 31 Detroit W 128–121 Donovan Mitchell (45) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 29–16
February: 7–1 (home: 2–1; road: 5–0) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location Attendance Record 46 February 1 @ Memphis W 108–101 Donovan Mitchell (25) Max Strus (10) Garland, Mitchell (7) FedExForum 15,505 30–16 47 February 3 @ San Antonio W 117–101 Donovan Mitchell (31) Jarrett Allen (16) Donovan Mitchell (7) Frost Bank Center 18,354 31–16 48 February 5 Sacramento W 136–110 Donovan Mitchell (29) Evan Mobley (14) LeVert, Mobley (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 32–16 49 February 7 @ Washington W 114–106 Donovan Mitchell (40) Jarrett Allen (9) LeVert, Mitchell (5) Capital One Arena 15,860 33–16 50 February 8 @ Brooklyn W 118–95 Donovan Mitchell (27) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (7) Barclays Center 17,304 34–16 51 February 10 @ Toronto W 119–95 Jarrett Allen (18) Jarrett Allen (15) Darius Garland (8) Scotiabank Arena 19,800 35–16 52 February 12 Philadelphia L 121–123 Donovan Mitchell (36) Allen, Mobley (10) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 35–17 53 February 14 Chicago W 108–105 Donovan Mitchell (30) Jarrett Allen (10) Caris LeVert (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432 36–17 All-Star Game 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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) Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location 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 v t e	Pld	W	L	PF	PA	PD	Qualification		IND	CLE	PHI	ATL	DET
1	Indiana Pacers	4	4	0	546	507	+39	Advance to knockout stage		—	121–116	132–126	157–152	136–113
2	Cleveland Cavaliers	4	3	1	474	445	+29			116–121	—	122–119 (OT)	128–105	108–100
3	Philadelphia 76ers	4	2	2	485	476	+9			126–132	119–122 (OT)	—	126–116	114–106
4	Atlanta Hawks	4	1	3	499	531	−32			152–157	105–128	116–126	—	126–120
5	Detroit Pistons	4	0	4	439	484	−45			113–136	100–108	106–114	120–126	—

Source: NBA
Rules for classification: Tiebreakers

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)^[a]
	To San Antonio Spurs Cedi Osman (from Cleveland) Lamar Stevens (from Cleveland) 2026 LAL second-round pick (from Miami)^[b] 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]

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.