2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach
General manager Koby Altman
Arena Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record 19–63 (.232)
Place Division: 5th (Central)
Conference: 14th (Eastern)
Playoff finish Did not qualify
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television Fox Sports Ohio
Radio
< 2017–18 2019–20 >

The 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers entered the season as runners-up in the 2018 NBA Finals, in which they were swept by the Golden State Warriors in four games, the first Finals sweep since 2007, in which the Cavs were also swept, by the San Antonio Spurs.[1] The Cavaliers had the worst team defensive rating in the NBA.[2]

LeBron James was not on the roster for the first time since 2013–14, as he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason as a free agent.[3]

On October 28, 2018, the Cavaliers fired Tyronn Lue after a 0–6 start (the worst start for a team coming off the NBA Finals) and replaced him on the interim basis with his assistant Larry Drew, who would become permanent coach on November 5.[4]

Without LeBron James, as with the 2010–11 season (James' first departure from Cleveland), the Cavaliers struggled to find a solid identity, ranking in the bottom 10 in all of points per game, opponent points per game, pace, offensive rating, and defensive rating.[5] They finished at 19–63, the third worst record in the league, second worst in the Eastern Conference, and their worst season since 2010–11. This was also the Cavs' first losing season since the 2013–14 season.

Draft

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Main article: 2018 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 8 Collin Sexton PG  United States Alabama

The Cavaliers entered the 2018 NBA draft with the rights to the eighth overall pick, which originally belonged to the Brooklyn Nets.[6] Cleveland acquired the pick from the Boston Celtics in the Kyrie Irving trade during the summer of 2017.[7] The Cavaliers used the pick to acquire point guard Collin Sexton, a freshman out of the University of Alabama.[8]

Preseason summary

On July 1, 2018, LeBron James confirmed that he would be leaving the Cavaliers and signing a four-year, $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers.[3][9] This marked the second time in which James left the Cavaliers in free agency, with the first coming when James joined the Miami Heat in 2010.[3]

Roster

2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
F 32 Adel, Deng (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1997–02–01 Louisville
F 4 Blossomgame, Jaron (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1993–09–16 Clemson
F 3 Chriss, Marquese 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1996–07–02 Washington
G 8 Clarkson, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 194 lb (88 kg) 1992–06–07 Missouri
G 18 Dellavedova, Matthew Injured 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990–09–08 Saint Mary's
F/C 9 Frye, Channing 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983–05–17 Arizona
F 31 Henson, John Injured 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1990–12–28 North Carolina
G 20 Knight, Brandon 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1991–12–02 Kentucky
F/C 0 Love, Kevin (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA
F 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993–01–01 Wyoming
G 12 Nwaba, David 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1993–01–14 Cal Poly Pomona
F 16 Osman, Cedi 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–04–08 Turkey
G 2 Sexton, Collin 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999–01–04 Alabama
G/F 5 Smith, J. R. (L) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
G 1 Stauskas, Nik 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1993–10–07 Michigan
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
C 41 Žižić, Ante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1997–01–04 Croatia
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 Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2019–02–11

Standings

Division

Central Division
W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
z – Milwaukee Bucks 60 22 .732 0.0 33–8 27–14 14–2 82
x – Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 12.0 29–12 19–22 11–5 82
x – Detroit Pistons 41 41 .500 19.0 26–15 15–26 8–8 82
Chicago Bulls 22 60 .268 38.0 9–32 13–28 3–13 82
Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 41.0 13–28 6–35 4–12 82

Conference

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 z – Milwaukee Bucks * 60 22 .732 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 58 24 .707 2.0 82
3 x – Philadelphia 76ers 51 31 .622 9.0 82
4 x – Boston Celtics 49 33 .598 11.0 82
5 x – Indiana Pacers 48 34 .585 12.0 82
6 x – Brooklyn Nets 42 40 .512 18.0 82
7 y – Orlando Magic * 42 40 .512 18.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 41 41 .500 19.0 82
9 Charlotte Hornets 39 43 .476 21.0 82
10 Miami Heat 39 43 .476 21.0 82
11 Washington Wizards 32 50 .390 28.0 82
12 Atlanta Hawks 29 53 .354 31.0 82
13 Chicago Bulls 22 60 .268 38.0 82
14 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 63 .232 41.0 82
15 New York Knicks 17 65 .207 43.0 82

Game log

Preseason

2018–19 game log
2018–19 season schedule

Regular season

2018–19 game log
2018–19 season schedule

Player statistics

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Ante Žižić
Player Pos. GP GS MP Reb. Ast. Stl. Blk. Pts.
Deng Adel≠ SF 19 3 194 19 5 1 4 32
Jaron Blossomgame≠ SF 27 4 439 98 13 7 8 114
Alec Burks† SG 34 24 979 186 98 25 16 396
Marquese Chriss≠ PF 27 2 395 114 16 15 7 153
Jordan Clarkson SG 81 0 2,214 270 196 57 13 1,364
Sam Dekker† PF 9 5 169 33 9 11 0 57
Matthew Dellavedova PG 36 0 715 67 152 12 2 262
Channing Frye C 36 6 341 52 20 6 5 129
Andrew Harrison‡ PG 10 0 144 15 17 4 2 43
George Hill† PG 13 13 344 27 36 12 1 140
John Holland‡ SF 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0
Rodney Hood† SG 45 45 1,234 112 92 38 5 547
Jalen Jones‡ SF 16 0 214 34 7 9 2 81
Brandon Knight≠ PG 27 26 618 50 62 19 2 230
Kyle Korver† PF 16 0 251 29 17 3 2 108
Kevin Love PF 22 21 598 239 48 6 5 374
Patrick McCaw‡ SG 3 0 53 3 2 2 0 5
Larry Nance PF 67 30 1,795 552 214 100 40 627
David Nwaba SG 51 14 984 163 54 36 17 334
Cedi Osman SF 76 75 2,444 357 195 60 11 991
Cameron Payne≠ PG 9 1 176 19 23 8 3 74
Collin Sexton PG 82 72 13.0 236 243 44 6 1,371
Kobi Simmons‡ PG 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0
J. R. Smith SG 11 4 222 18 21 11 3 74
Nik Stauskas† SG 24 0 342 47 19 7 3 132
Tristan Thompson C 43 40 1,198 438 86 28 16 470
Ante Žižić C 59 25 1,082 320 53 13 22 459

After all games.[10]
‡Waived during the season
†Traded during the season
≠Acquired during the season

Transactions

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Main article: List of 2018–19 NBA season transactions

Trades

August 7, 2018[11] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Sam Dekker
Cash considerations
Draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis		 To Los Angeles Clippers
Draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko

Free agency

Re-signed

Player Signed
Rodney Hood[12] September 10, 2018

Additions

Player Signed Former team
Billy Preston[13] Two-way contract Bosnia and Herzegovina Igokea
Channing Frye[14] UFA Los Angeles Lakers
David Nwaba[15] UFA Chicago Bulls

Subtractions

Player Reason left New team
London Perrantes[16][17][18] Waived France Limoges CSP
LeBron James[3][19] UFA Los Angeles Lakers
Jeff Green[20][21] UFA Washington Wizards
José Calderón[22] UFA Detroit Pistons
Kendrick Perkins[23] Waived TBA
Okaro White[24] Waived Long Island Nets

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