2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff
General manager Koby Altman
Arena Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record 22–50 (.306)
Place Division: 4th (Central)
Conference: 13th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Bally Sports Ohio[upper-alpha 1]
Radio
< 2019–20 2021–22 >

The 2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 51st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They did not make it to the playoffs for the third season in a row.[1]

Draft

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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 didn't 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

2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas
G 18 Dellavedova, Matthew Injured 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) 210 lb (95 kg) 1994-05-06 Houston
G 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
C 55 Hartenstein, Isaiah 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1998-05-05 Germany
F/C 27 Kabengele, Mfiondu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997-08-14 Florida State
F/C 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988-09-07 UCLA
G 3 Martin, Jeremiah (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1996-06-19 Memphis
F/C 22 Nance, Larry Injured 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993-01-01 Wyoming
G/F 35 Okoro, Isaac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 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 Injured 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 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1997-07-09 Penn State
G 33 Thomas, Brodric (TW) 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 1997-01-28 Truman
F 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State
G/F 9 Windler, Dylan Injured 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
  • Injured Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: May 19, 2021

Standings

Division

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Milwaukee Bucks 46 26 .639 3.0 26–10 20–16 11–1 72
Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 13–23 21–15 7–5 72
Chicago Bulls 31 41 .431 18.0 15–21 16–20 7–5 72
Cleveland Cavaliers 22 50 .306 27.0 13–23 9–27 4–8 72
Detroit Pistons 20 52 .278 29.0 13–23 7–29 1–11 72


Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c − Philadelphia 76ers * 49 23 .681 – 72
2 x – Brooklyn Nets 48 24 .667 1.0 72
3 y – Milwaukee Bucks * 46 26 .639 3.0 72
4 x – New York Knicks 41 31 .569 8.0 72
5 y – Atlanta Hawks * 41 31 .569 8.0 72
6 x – Miami Heat 40 32 .556 9.0 72
7 x – Boston Celtics 36 36 .500 13.0 72
8 x – Washington Wizards 34 38 .472 15.0 72
9 Indiana Pacers 34 38 .472 15.0 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 33 39 .458 16.0 72
11 Chicago Bulls 31 41 .431 18.0 72
12 Toronto Raptors 27 45 .375 22.0 72
13 Cleveland Cavaliers 22 50 .306 27.0 72
14 Orlando Magic 21 51 .292 28.0 72
15 Detroit Pistons 20 52 .278 29.0 72

Notes

  • z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs
  • c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs
  • y – Clinched division title
  • x – Clinched playoff spot
  • pb – Clinched play-in spot
  • o – Eliminated from playoff contention
  • * – Division leader

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2020–21 NBA season transactions

Trades

November 23, 2020 To Cleveland Cavaliers
2025 second round pick		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Draft rights to İlkan Karaman
November 18, 2020[6] To Cleveland Cavaliers
JaVale McGee
2026 second round pick		 To Los Angeles Lakers
Jordan Bell
Alfonzo McKinnie
November 23, 2020 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Rayjon Tucker
2027 second round pick		 To Utah Jazz
Cash considerations
January 13, 2021[7][8][9] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Jarrett Allen
Taurean Prince
Draft rights to Sasha Vezenkov		 To Brooklyn Nets
James Harden
2024 second round pick
To Houston Rockets
Victor Oladipo
Dante Exum
Rodions Kurucs
2022 first round pick
2022 first round pick
2024 first round pick
2026 first round pick
2021 first round pick swap
2023 first round pick swap
2025 first round pick swap
2027 first round pick swap		 To Indiana Pacers
Caris LeVert
2023 second round pick
2024 second round pick
Cash considerations
November 23, 2020[10] To Cleveland Cavaliers
2024 second round pick		 To Houston Rockets
Kevin Porter Jr.
November 23, 2020[11] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Isaiah Hartenstein
2023 second round pick
2027 second round pick		 To Denver Nuggets
JaVale McGee

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Isaac Okoro November 21, 2020
Matthew Dellavedova November 24, 2020
Marques Bolden December 19, 2020
Quinn Cook March 22, 2021

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Lamar Stevens November 19, 2020 Undrafted
Damyean Dotson November 24, 2020 New York Knicks
Charles Matthews November 27, 2020 Unsigned
Marques Bolden November 28, 2020 Canton Charge
Thon Maker November 28, 2020 Detroit Pistons
Levi Randolph December 1, 2020 Canton Charge
Norvel Pelle December 19, 2020 Philadelphia 76ers
Yogi Ferrell January 11, 2021 Sacramento Kings
Brodric Thomas February 24, 2021 Rio Grande Valley Vipers
Quinn Cook March 12, 2021 Los Angeles Lakers
Anderson Varejao May 4, 2021 Flamengo Basketball

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
Rayjon Tucker Waived Los Angeles Clippers
Norvel Pelle Waived Canton Charge
Matt Mooney Waived Raptors 905
Charles Matthews Waived Canton Charge
Levi Randolph Waived Canton Charge
Thon Maker Waived
Andre Drummond Waived Los Angeles Lakers

Notes

  1. ↑ Formerly Fox Sports Ohio until March 31, 2021.

References

  1. ↑ https://www.nba.com/teams/cavaliers
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