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2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachTyronn Lue
General managerDavid Griffin
OwnersDan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record13–5 (.722)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio
WUAB
RadioWTAM
WMMS
< 2015–16 2017–18 >

The 2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season is 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.

On November 8, 2016, they suffered their first loss to the Atlanta Hawks in Cleveland, Ohio, making them the last team to lose a game.

Season synopsis

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

Draft

The Cavaliers did not have a pick walking in to the 2016 NBA Draft. The Cavs purchased the rights for Oakland University PG Kay Felder, who the Atlanta Hawks selected with the 54th pick in the 2nd round.

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From
C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 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 (FA) 6 ft 11 in (2.11 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, FA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1999-09-24 USC
F — Morris, Marcus Sr. (FA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1989-09-02 Kansas
F 8 Nance, Pete (TW, FA) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2000-02-19 North Carolina
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 (FA) 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/F 1 Strus, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan (FA) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
G/F — Travers, Luke (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2001-09-03 Australia
G/F 24 Tyson, Jaylon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-12-02 California
F/C 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (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 Injured

Roster
Last transaction: August 28, 2024

Standings

Division

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers5131.622–31‍–‍1020‍–‍218–882
x – Milwaukee Bucks4240.5129.023‍–‍1819‍–‍2210–682
x – Indiana Pacers4240.5129.029‍–‍1213‍–‍288–882
x – Chicago Bulls4141.50010.025‍–‍1616‍–‍259–782
Detroit Pistons3745.45114.024‍–‍1713‍–‍285–1182

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1c – Boston Celtics *5329.646–82
2y – Cleveland Cavaliers *5131.6222.082
3x – Toronto Raptors5131.6222.082
4y – Washington Wizards *4933.5984.082
5x – Atlanta Hawks4339.52410.082
6x – Milwaukee Bucks4240.51211.082
7x – Indiana Pacers4240.51211.082
8x – Chicago Bulls4141.50012.082
9Miami Heat4141.50012.082
10Detroit Pistons3745.45116.082
11Charlotte Hornets3646.43917.082
12New York Knicks3151.37822.082
13Orlando Magic2953.35424.082
14Philadelphia 76ers2854.34125.082
15Brooklyn Nets2062.24433.082

Regular season game log

The start time for the November 1st home game against the Houston Rockets was moved to 6pm 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.[1]

2016–17 game log
Total: 13–5 (Home: 9–2; Road: 4–3)
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) Kevin Love, Tristan 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 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: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
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 0–0 Air Canada Centre
0–0
20 December 7 @ New York 0–0 Madison Square Garden
0–0
21 December 9 Miami 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
22 December 10 Charlotte 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
23 December 13 Memphis 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
24 December 14 @ Memphis 0–0 FedEx Forum
0–0
25 December 17 L.A. Lakers 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
26 December 20 @ Milwaukee 0–0 BMO Harris Bradley Center
0–0
27 December 21 Milwaukee 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
28 December 23 Brooklyn 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
29 December 25 Golden State 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
30 December 26 @ Detroit 0–0 The Palace of Auburn Hills
0–0
31 December 29 Boston 0–0 Quicken Loans Arena
0–0
32 December 31 @ Charlotte 0–0 Spectrum Center 0–0
January : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
February : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April : 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2016–17 season schedule

Transactions

Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 23, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Kay Felder[2][3] 		To Atlanta Hawks
Cash considerations
July 7, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Mike Dunleavy Jr.[4]
Draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko 		To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Albert Miralles
July 7, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Albert Miralles[5] 		To Milwaukee Bucks
Matthew Dellavedova (sign and trade)
Cash considerations
July 15, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum[6] 		To Philadelphia 76ers
Sasha Kaun
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Richard Jefferson[7] 2-year contract worth $5 million
James Jones[8] 1-year contract worth $980,431
LeBron James[9] 3-year contract worth $100 million
Dahntay Jones
J.R. Smith[10][11] 4-year contract worth $57 million

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Chris Andersen[12] 1-year contract worth $980,431 Memphis Grizzlies

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Timofey Mozgov[13] 4-year contract worth $64 million Los Angeles Lakers

References

  1. ^ 2016 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia page
  2. ^ "Cavs acquire draft rights to Kay Felder from Atlanta". nba.com/cavaliers. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers sign Kay Felder". nba.com/cavaliers. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  4. ^ "Cavaliers acquire forward Mike Dunleavy from Chicago". nba.com/cavaliers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers complete trade with Milwaukee Bucks". nba.com/cavaliers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers complete trade with Philadelphia 76ers". nba.com/cavaliers. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers re-sign forward Richard Jefferson". nba.com/cavaliers. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  8. ^ "Cavaliers re-sign forward James Jones". nba.com/cavaliers. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  9. ^ "Cavaliers and LeBron James sign multi-year contract". nba.com/cavaliers. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  10. ^ "Sources: Cavaliers to re-sign J.R. Smith with 4-year, $57 million deal". ESPN.com. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  11. ^ "Cavaliers Re-Sign Guard J.R. Smith". NBA.com. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  12. ^ "Cavaliers sign center Chris Andersen". nba.com/cavaliers. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  13. ^ "Lakers sign Timofey Mozgov". nba.com/lakers. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
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