2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).[1]

2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachJ. B. Bickerstaff
General managerKoby Altman
OwnersDan Gilbert
ArenaRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record9–11 (.450)
PlaceDivision: 3rd (Central)
Conference: 7th (Eastern)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio
RadioWTAM · WMMS

Draft
Main article: 2020 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 5 Isaac Okoro Forward USA Auburn Tigers

Before the start of the 2020 NBA draft period, the Cavaliers' selection was originally held as the #3 selection due to them finishing their previous season with the third worst record in the NBA (only ahead of the Minnesota Timberwolves and Golden State Warriors) before the NBA suspended their season on March 12 and eventually cancelled Cleveland's season on June 5.[2] Like Minnesota and Golden State, Cleveland held the best odds to jump up to the #1 pick in the 2020 NBA draft lottery, though the Cavaliers could have fallen as low as the #6 pick. However, unlike Minnesota and Golden State, Cleveland did not stay in the top 3; their first-round pick instead dropped down to the fifth selection of the draft. The Cavaliers do not have a second round selection.[3]

Trades

On January 13, 2021, the Cavaliers were part of a blockbuster four team trade. As part of the deal which was headlined by James Harden going to the Brooklyn Nets, the Cavs received center Jarrett Allen and forward Taurean Prince from Brooklyn, while sending guard Dante Exum and a 2022 first round draft pick to the Houston Rockets.[4]

On January 22, 2021, the Cavaliers traded disgruntled small forward Kevin Porter Jr. to the Rockets for a highly-protected future second-round pick.[5]

Roster
Roster listing
Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas
C 24 Bolden, Marques (TW) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1998-04-17 Duke
G 18 Dellavedova, Matthew  6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990-09-08 Saint Mary's
G 21 Dotson, Damyean 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-05-06 Houston
C 3 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993-08-10 Connecticut
G 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
F/C 0 Love, Kevin  6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
C 6 McGee, JaVale 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 270 lb (122 kg) 1988-01-19 Nevada
F/C 22 Nance Jr., Larry  6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993-01-01 Wyoming
G/F 35 Okoro, Isaac 6 ft 6 in (1.98 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
F 12 Prince, Taurean 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1994-03-22 Baylor
G 2 Sexton, Collin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999-01-04 Alabama
F 8 Stevens, Lamar (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1997-07-09 Penn State
F/C 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
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured

Roster
Last transaction: January 22, 2021

Standings

Division
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
Milwaukee Bucks 15 8 .652 0.0 9–2 6–6 7–0 23
Indiana Pacers 12 12 .500 3.5 7–8 5–4 2–1 24
Cleveland Cavaliers 10 14 .417 5.5 7–7 3–7 2–3 24
Chicago Bulls 9 13 .409 5.5 3–7 6–6 0–2 22
Detroit Pistons 5 18 .217 10.0 4–7 1–11 0–5 23

Conference
Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 Philadelphia 76ers * 17 7 .708 – 24
2 Milwaukee Bucks * 15 8 .652 1.5 23
3 Brooklyn Nets 14 11 .560 3.5 25
4 Boston Celtics 12 10 .545 4.0 22
5 Indiana Pacers 12 12 .500 5.0 24
6 Atlanta Hawks * 11 12 .478 5.5 23
7 Charlotte Hornets 11 13 .458 6.0 24
8 New York Knicks 11 14 .440 6.5 25
9 Toronto Raptors 10 13 .435 6.5 23
10 Cleveland Cavaliers 10 14 .417 7.0 24
11 Chicago Bulls 9 13 .409 7.0 22
12 Orlando Magic 9 15 .375 8.0 24
13 Miami Heat 9 14 .391 7.5 23
14 Washington Wizards 5 15 .250 10.0 20
15 Detroit Pistons 5 18 .217 11.5 23

References
  1. https://www.nba.com/teams/cavaliers
  2. https://www.si.com/nba/2020/03/31/nba-mock-draft-march-madness-canceled
  3. "Cleveland Acquires Channing Frye". National Basketball Association. February 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
  4. Nets acquire James Harden in blockbuster trade - NBA.com
  5. Manning, Chris. "Kevin Porter Jr. traded to Houston". Fear the Sword.
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