2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season | |
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Head coach | Tyronn Lue |
General manager | David Griffin |
Owners | Dan Gilbert |
Arena | Quicken Loans Arena |
Results | |
Record | 13–5 (.722) |
Place | Division: 1st (Central) Conference: 1st (Eastern) |
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com | |
Local media | |
Television | Fox Sports Ohio WUAB |
Radio | WTAM WMMS |
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) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Pre-season: 2–4 (home: 2–2; road: 0–2)
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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
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Standings
Division
Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
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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 | ||||||
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# | 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 |
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) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
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November
: 10–3 (home: 7–1; road: 3–2) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
December: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
January
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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February
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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March
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
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2016–17 season schedule |
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 |
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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 |
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Chris Andersen[12] | 1-year contract worth $980,431 | Memphis Grizzlies |
Subtractions
Player | Reason left | New team |
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Timofey Mozgov[13] | 4-year contract worth $64 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
References
- ^ 2016 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia page
- ^ "Cavs acquire draft rights to Kay Felder from Atlanta". nba.com/cavaliers. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers sign Kay Felder". nba.com/cavaliers. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers acquire forward Mike Dunleavy from Chicago". nba.com/cavaliers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers complete trade with Milwaukee Bucks". nba.com/cavaliers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers complete trade with Philadelphia 76ers". nba.com/cavaliers. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers re-sign forward Richard Jefferson". nba.com/cavaliers. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers re-sign forward James Jones". nba.com/cavaliers. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers and LeBron James sign multi-year contract". nba.com/cavaliers. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
- ^ "Sources: Cavaliers to re-sign J.R. Smith with 4-year, $57 million deal". ESPN.com. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers Re-Sign Guard J.R. Smith". NBA.com. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
- ^ "Cavaliers sign center Chris Andersen". nba.com/cavaliers. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
- ^ "Lakers sign Timofey Mozgov". nba.com/lakers. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.