2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachDavid Blatt (fired)
Tyronn Lue
General managerDavid Griffin
OwnersDan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record57–25 (.695)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Champions
(Defeated Golden State Warriors 4–3)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio
RadioWTAM and WMMS
< 2014–15 2016–17 >

The 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 46th season of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Cavaliers started the season strong and rose to the top of the Eastern Conference. However, despite having the best record in their conference, head coach David Blatt was fired on January 22, 2016, and assistant coach Tyronn Lue took over for the remainder of the season. The Cavaliers finished 57–25 and obtained the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2010. The team advanced to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row, facing the Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors in a rematch from last year's NBA finals, which the Warriors won in six games. The Cavaliers would go on and defeat the Warriors in seven games and won their first championship after becoming the first team in Finals history to overcome a 3–1 series deficit, as well as becoming the fourth team in the Finals to come back from a 2-0 deficit, and also the ninth team in the NBA Finals to rebound from a 3-2 deficit. The Cavaliers' victory also marked the first championship win by a major professional sports team from Cleveland since 1964, ending a 52-year championship drought dating back to the 1964 NFL title won by the Cleveland Browns.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 24 Tyus Jones PG  United States Duke
2 53 Sir'Dominic Pointer SG / SF  United States St. John's

Roster

2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
G 8 Dellavedova, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1990–09–08 Saint Mary's
F/C 9 Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983–05–17 Arizona
G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 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/F 1 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL)
C 14 Kaun, Sasha 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985–05–08 Kansas
F/C 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA
G 12 McRae, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991–03–28 Tennessee
C 20 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1986–07–16 Russia
G 4 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech
G/F 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
G 52 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1982–12–19 Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2016–04–13

Standings

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Cleveland Cavaliers *5725.695–82
2y – Toronto Raptors *5626.6831.082
3y – Miami Heat *4834.5859.082
4x – Atlanta Hawks4834.5859.082
5x – Boston Celtics4834.5859.082
6x – Charlotte Hornets4834.5859.082
7x – Indiana Pacers4537.54912.082
8x – Detroit Pistons4438.53713.082
9Chicago Bulls4240.51215.082
10Washington Wizards4141.50016.082
11Orlando Magic3547.42722.082
12Milwaukee Bucks3349.40224.082
13New York Knicks3250.39025.082
14Brooklyn Nets2161.25636.082
15Philadelphia 76ers1072.12247.082
Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
c – Cleveland Cavaliers5725.695–33‍–‍824‍–‍178–882
x – Indiana Pacers4537.54912.026‍–‍1519‍–‍228–882
x – Detroit Pistons4438.53713.026‍–‍1518‍–‍2310–682
Chicago Bulls4240.51215.026‍–‍1516‍–‍2510–682
Milwaukee Bucks3349.40224.023‍–‍1810‍–‍314–1282

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 1–6 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–2)
Pre-season: 1–6 (home: 1–4; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7
7:00 pm 		Atlanta 96–98 J. R. Smith (15) LeBron James (7) LeBron James (5) Cintas Center
10,250 		0–1
2 October 8
7:00 pm 		@ Philadelphia 114–115 Jared Cunningham (31) Austin Daye (9) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Wells Fargo Center
8,229 		0–2
3 October 12
7:00 pm 		Memphis 81–91 LeBron James (14) Anderson Varejão (7) Matthew Dellavedova (4) Schottenstein Center
18,073 		0–3
4 October 13
7:00 pm 		Milwaukee 101–110 Mo Williams (18) Kaun, Williams (6) Cook, Williams (4) Quicken Loans Arena
18,624 		0–4
5 October 15
7:00 pm 		Indiana 85–107 Timofey Mozgov (16) Anderson Varejão (7) Jared Cunningham (6) Quicken Loans Arena
18,774 		0–5
6 October 18
8:00 pm 		@ Toronto 81–87 Mo Williams (13) Timofey Mozgov (11) Dellavedova, Varejão (5) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		0–6
7 October 19
7:00 pm 		Dallas 103–97 J. R. Smith (19) Jack Cooley (15) Cunningham, Dellavedova (5) Quicken Loans Arena
18,768 		1–6
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 33–8; Road: 24–17)
October: 2–1 (home: 1–0; road: 1–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 27 @ Chicago L 95–97 LeBron James (25) Tristan Thompson (12) Mo Williams (7) United Center
21,957 		0–1
2 October 28 @ Memphis W 106–76 Kevin Love (17) Kevin Love (13) J. R. Smith (7) FedExForum
18,119 		1–1
3 October 30 Miami W 102–92 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (14) Matthew Dellavedova (10) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–1
November : 11–3 (home: 8–0; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
4 November 2 @ Philadelphia W 107–100 LeBron James (22) James, Thompson (9) LeBron James (11) Wells Fargo Center
18,094 		3–1
5 November 4 New York W 96–86 LeBron James (23) Tristan Thompson (13) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		4–1
6 November 6 Philadelphia W 108–102 LeBron James (31) Kevin Love (14) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		5–1
7 November 8 Indiana W 101–97 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (15) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		6–1
8 November 10 Utah W 118–114 LeBron James (31) Kevin Love (8) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		7–1
9 November 13 @ New York W 90–84 LeBron James (31) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		8–1
10 November 14 @ Milwaukee L 105–108 (2OT) LeBron James (37) Kevin Love (14) Matthew Dellavedova (7) BMO Harris Bradley Center
18,717 		8–2
11 November 17 @ Detroit L 99–104 LeBron James (30) Love, Thompson (9) Mo Williams (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
18,442 		8–3
12 November 19 Milwaukee W 115–100 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (15) Matthew Dellavedova (13) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		9–3
13 November 21 Atlanta W 109–97 Kevin Love (25) Tristan Thompson (16) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		10–3
14 November 23 Orlando W 117–103 Kevin Love (34) Tristan Thompson (14) LeBron James (13) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		11–3
15 November 25 @ Toronto L 99–103 LeBron James (24) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (8) Air Canada Centre
20,140 		11–4
16 November 27 @ Charlotte W 95–90 LeBron James (25) Kevin Love (16) James, Dellavedova (5) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,093 		12–4
17 November 28 Brooklyn W 90–88 James, Love (26) Tristan Thompson (11) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		13–4
December : 8–5 (home: 4–1; road: 4–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
18 December 1 Washington L 85–97 LeBron James (24) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		13–5
19 December 4 @ New Orleans L 108–114 (OT) LeBron James (37) Love, Thompson (10) LeBron James (8) Smoothie King Center
17,906 		13–6
20 December 5 @ Miami L 84–99 Richard Jefferson (18) Kevin Love (8) Matthew Dellavedova (5) American Airlines Arena
19,600 		13–7
21 December 8 Portland W 105–100 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (10) Kevin Love (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		14–7
22 December 11 @ Orlando W 111–76 LeBron James (25) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (8) Amway Center
17,239 		15–7
23 December 15 @ Boston W 89–77 LeBron James (24) Timofey Mozgov (10) Kevin Love (5) TD Garden
18,624 		16–7
24 December 17 Oklahoma City W 104–100 LeBron James (33) Tristan Thompson (15) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		17–7
25 December 20 Philadelphia W 108–86 LeBron James (23) Timofey Mozgov (8) Irving, James, Smith, Shumpert (4) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		18–7
26 December 23 New York W 91–84 LeBron James (24) Kevin Love (13) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		19–7
27 December 25 @ Golden State L 83–89 LeBron James (25) Kevin Love (18) Kevin Love (4) Oracle Arena
19,596 		19–8
28 December 26 @ Portland L 76–105 Kevin Love (13) Tristan Thompson (11) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Moda Center
19,393 		19–9
29 December 28 @ Phoenix W 101–97 Kyrie Irving (22) Tristan Thompson (10) LeBron James (7) Talking Stick Resort Arena
18,319 		20–9
30 December 29 @ Denver W 93–87 LeBron James (34) Kevin Love (14) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Pepsi Center
17,523 		21–9
January : 13–3 (home: 6–2; road: 7–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
31 January 2 Orlando W 104–79 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (13) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		22–9
32 January 4 Toronto W 122–100 Kyrie Irving (25) Tristan Thompson (11) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		23–9
33 January 6 @ Washington W 121–115 LeBron James (34) LeBron James (10) LeBron James (4) Verizon Center
20,356 		24–9
34 January 8 @ Minnesota W 125–99 J.R. Smith (27) LeBron James (12) LeBron James (8) Target Center
16,768 		25–9
35 January 10 @ Philadelphia W 95–85 LeBron James (37) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (9) Wells Fargo Center
19,226 		26–9
36 January 12 @ Dallas W 110–107 (OT) LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (11) Kyrie Irving (9) American Airlines Center
20,347 		27–9
37 January 14 @ San Antonio L 95–99 LeBron James (22) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (4) AT&T Center
18,418 		27–10
38 January 15 @ Houston W 91–77 Kyrie Irving (23) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (7) Toyota Center
18,320 		28–10
39 January 18 Golden State L 98–132 LeBron James (16) Kevin Love (6) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		28–11
40 January 20 @ Brooklyn W 91–78 James, Love (17) Kevin Love (18) Irving, James (5) Barclays Center
17,732 		29–11
41 January 21 L.A. Clippers W 115–102 James, Smith (22) Kevin Love (16) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		30–11
42 January 23 Chicago L 83–96 LeBron James (26) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		30–12
43 January 25 Minnesota W 114–107 LeBron James (25) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		31–12
44 January 27 Phoenix W 115–93 James, Love (21) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		32–12
45 January 29 @ Detroit W 114–106 Kevin Love (29) Tristan Thompson (14) LeBron James (8) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,012 		33–12
46 January 30 San Antonio W 117–103 LeBron James (29) Kevin Love (11) LeBron James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		34–12
February : 8–5 (home: 6–2; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
47 February 1 @ Indiana W 111–106 (OT) Kyrie Irving (25) James, Thompson (12) Kyrie Irving (7) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,283 		35–12
48 February 3 @ Charlotte L 97–106 Kyrie Irving (26) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (6) Time Warner Cable Arena
19,189 		35–13
49 February 5 Boston L 103–104 LeBron James (30) Tristan Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		35–14
50 February 6 New Orleans W 99–84 Kyrie Irving (29) Tristan Thompson (15) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		36–14
51 February 8 Sacramento W 120–100 Kyrie Irving (32) James, Thompson (10) Kyrie Irving (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		37–14
52 February 10 L.A. Lakers W 120–111 Kyrie Irving (35) Tristan Thompson (13) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		38–14
All-Star Break
53 February 18 Chicago W 106–95 LeBron James (25) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		39–14
54 February 21 @ Oklahoma City W 115–92 Kevin Love (29) Tristan Thompson (11) LeBron James (9) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203 		40–14
55 February 22 Detroit L 88–96 Kyrie Irving (30) LeBron James (8) Irving, James (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		40–15
56 February 24 Charlotte W 114–103 Irving, James (23) Tristan Thompson (10) Dellavedova, James (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		41–15
57 February 26 @ Toronto L 97–99 LeBron James (25) Tristan Thompson (9) LeBron James (7) Air Canada Centre
19,800 		41–16
58 February 28 @ Washington L 99–115 Kyrie Irving (28) Timofey Mozgov (10) Kyrie Irving (6) Verizon Center
20,356 		41–17
59 February 29 Indiana W 100–96 LeBron James (33) Tristan Thompson (11) Irving, Love (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		42–17
March : 11–5 (home: 6–2; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
60 March 4 Washington W 108–83 Kyrie Irving (21) LeBron James (13) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		43–17
61 March 5 Boston W 120–103 LeBron James (28) Iman Shumpert (16) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		44–17
62 March 7 Memphis L 103–106 LeBron James (28) Kevin Love (11) Irving, James (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		44–18
63 March 9 @ Sacramento W 120–111 Kyrie Irving (30) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (6) Sleep Train Arena
17,317 		45–18
64 March 10 @ L.A. Lakers W 120–108 Kyrie Irving (26) Tristan Thompson (14) Kyrie Irving (9) Staples Center
18,997 		46–18
65 March 13 @ L.A. Clippers W 114–90 LeBron James (27) Tristan Thompson (14) Irving, James (5) Staples Center
19,342 		47–18
66 March 14 @ Utah L 85–94 LeBron James (23) LeBron James (12) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Vivint Smart Home Arena
19,911 		47–19
67 March 16 Dallas W 99–98 Kyrie Irving (33) Kevin Love (18) Matthew Dellavedova (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		48–19
68 March 18 @ Orlando W 109–103 Kyrie Irving (26) Tristan Thompson (15) LeBron James (8) Amway Center
18,046 		49–19
69 March 19 @ Miami L 101–122 LeBron James (26) Frye, Jefferson, Mozgov (4) Irving, Shumpert (4) American Airlines Arena
19,737 		49–20
70 March 21 Denver W 124–91 LeBron James (33) LeBron James (11) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		50–20
71 March 23 Milwaukee W 113–104 LeBron James (26) Kevin Love (10) Irving, James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		51–20
72 March 24 @ Brooklyn L 95–104 LeBron James (30) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (5) Barclays Center
17,732 		51–21
73 March 26 @ New York W 107–93 Kevin Love (28) Kevin Love (12) LeBron James (10) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		52–21
74 March 29 Houston L 100–106 Kyrie Irving (31) Kevin Love (11) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		52–22
75 March 31 Brooklyn W 107–87 LeBron James (24) Kevin Love (10) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		53–22
April : 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
76 April 1 @ Atlanta W 110–108 (OT) LeBron James (29) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (9) Philips Arena
19,427 		54–22
77 April 3 Charlotte W 112–103 LeBron James (31) Kevin Love (9) LeBron James (12) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		55–22
78 April 5 @ Milwaukee W 109–80 J. R. Smith (21) Kevin Love (9) LeBron James (9) BMO Harris Bradley Center
15,061 		56–22
79 April 6 @ Indiana L 109–123 Kyrie Irving (26) Kevin Love (5) Kyrie Irving (6) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
18,165 		56–23
80 April 9 @ Chicago L 102–105 LeBron James (33) Kevin Love (13) Kyrie Irving (8) United Center
22,186 		56–24
81 April 11 Atlanta W 109–94 Kyrie Irving (35) Kevin Love (14) LeBron James (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		57–24
82 April 13 Detroit L 110–112 (OT) Jordan McRae (36) Timofey Mozgov (12) Jordan McRae (7) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		57–25
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–1; Road: 7–4)
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 17 Detroit W 106–101 Kyrie Irving (31) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–0
2 April 20 Detroit W 107–90 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (10) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–0
3 April 22 @ Detroit W 101–91 Kyrie Irving (26) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (7) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,584 		3–0
4 April 24 @ Detroit W 100–98 Kyrie Irving (31) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (6) The Palace of Auburn Hills
21,584 		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 2 Atlanta W 104–93 LeBron James (25) Tristan Thompson (14) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–0
2 May 4 Atlanta W 123–98 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (13) Dellavedova, Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–0
3 May 6 @ Atlanta W 121–108 Channing Frye (27) Kevin Love (15) LeBron James (8) Philips Arena
19,089 		3–0
4 May 8 @ Atlanta W 100–99 Kevin Love (27) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (9) Philips Arena
19,031 		4–0
Conference Finals: 4–2 (home: 3–0; road: 1–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 17 Toronto W 115–84 Kyrie Irving (27) Richard Jefferson (11) Kyrie Irving (5) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–0
2 May 19 Toronto W 108–89 Kyrie Irving (26) Tristan Thompson (12) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		2–0
3 May 21 @ Toronto L 84–99 LeBron James (24) James, Thompson (8) LeBron James (5) Air Canada Center
20,207 		2–1
4 May 23 @ Toronto L 99–105 LeBron James (29) James, Thompson (9) Irving, James (6) Air Canada Center
20,367 		2–2
5 May 25 Toronto W 116–78 Kevin Love (25) Tristan Thompson (10) LeBron James (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		3–2
6 May 27 @ Toronto W 113–87 LeBron James (33) Kevin Love (12) Kyrie Irving (9) Air Canada Center
20,605 		4–2
NBA Finals: 4–3 (home: 2–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 June 2 @ Golden State L 89–104 Kyrie Irving (26) Kevin Love (13) LeBron James (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		0–1
2 June 5 @ Golden State L 77–110 LeBron James (19) LeBron James (8) LeBron James (9) Oracle Arena
19,596 		0–2
3 June 8 Golden State W 120–90 LeBron James (32) Tristan Thompson (13) Kyrie Irving (8) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–2
4 June 10 Golden State L 97–108 Kyrie Irving (34) LeBron James (13) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		1–3
5 June 13 @ Golden State W 112–97 James, Irving (41) LeBron James (16) LeBron James (7) Oracle Arena
19,596 		2–3
6 June 16 Golden State W 115–101 LeBron James (41) Tristan Thompson (16) LeBron James (11) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 		3–3
7 June 19 @ Golden State W 93–89 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (14) LeBron James (11) Oracle Arena
19,596 		4–3
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[1]
Rakeem Christmas
Cedi Osman
2019 Second Round Pick 		To Minnesota Timberwolves
Tyus Jones
July 23, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[2]
2019 Second Round Pick 		To Indiana Pacers
Rakeem Christmas
July 27, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[3]
Two Trade Exceptions 		To Portland Trailblazers
Mike Miller
Brendan Haywood
2019 & 2020 Second Round Pick
January 12, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[4]
2020 Second Round Pick 		To Orlando Magic
Joe Harris
2017 Second Round Pick
February 18, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[5]
Second Round Pick 		To Portland Trail Blazers
Anderson Varejão[1]
First Round Pick
February 18, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[5]
Channing Frye 		To Orlando Magic
Jared Cunningham
Second Round Pick

Free agents

Re-signed

Player Signed Former Team
Iman Shumpert[6] Signed 4-year contract worth $40 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Kevin Love[7] Signed 5-year contract worth $110 million Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James[8] Signed 2-year contract worth $47.9 million Cleveland Cavaliers
James Jones[9] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Matthew Dellavedova[10] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.2 million Cleveland Cavaliers
J. R. Smith[11] Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Tristan Thompson[12] Signed 5-year contract worth $82 million Cleveland Cavaliers

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Mo Williams[13] Signed 2-year contract worth $4 million Charlotte Hornets
Richard Jefferson[14] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Dallas Mavericks
Sasha Kaun[15] Signed 2-year contract CSKA Moscow
Jordan McRae Signed 2-year contract Delaware 87ers / Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Shawn Marion[16] Retired — (Retired)
Kendrick Perkins[17] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million New Orleans Pelicans
David Blatt (Head Coach)[18] Fired Darüşşafaka Doğuş

References

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  2. ^ "Cavs Acquire Second Round Pick from Pacers". nba.com/cavaliers. July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers Complete Trade with Portland". nba.com/cavaliers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Protected Second Round Pick From Orlando". nba.com/cavaliers. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. ^ a b "Cavaliers Acquire Channing Frye". nba.com/cavaliers. February 18, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers Re-sign Guard Iman Shumpert". nba.com/cavs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers Re-sign Forward Kevin Love". nba.com/cavaliers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers Re-sign Forward LeBron James". nba.com/cavaliers. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers Re-sign James Jones". nba.com/cavaliers. July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2015. {{cite news}}: Unknown parameter |deadurl= ignored (|url-status= suggested) (help)
  10. ^ "Cavs Re-sign Guard Matthew Dellavedova". nba.com/cavaliers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  11. ^ "Cavs Re-sign Guard J.R. Smith". nba.com/cavaliers. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  12. ^ "Cavs Re-Sign Forward Tristan Thompson". nba.com/cavaliers. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  13. ^ "Cavs Sign guard Mo Williams". nba.com/cavs. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  14. ^ "Cavs Sign Forward Richard Jefferson". nba.com/cavs. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  15. ^ "Cavs Sign Center Sasha Kaun". nba.com/cavs. September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  16. ^ "Marion to retire at end of season". espn.com. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  17. ^ "Pelicans Sign Kendrick Perkins". nba.com/pelicans. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  18. ^ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Anderson Varejao". NBA.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

Notes

1. ^ Varejão never played a single game for Portland and was almost immediately cut by Portland

External links

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