The Cleveland Cavaliers are one of the most improved teams in the NBA, finishing the 2022-23 season with a 51-31 record and making the playoffs for the first time since 2018. Led by All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, who was acquired from the Utah Jazz in a blockbuster trade, the Cavaliers have a young and talented core that includes Darius Garland, Isaac Okoro, Evan Mobley, and Jarrett Allen. The Cavaliers also have some veteran presence and depth with players like Ricky Rubio, Max Strus, Georges Niang, and Caris LeVert.
Cleveland Cavaliers Players Roster:
NO | PLAYER | POS | HT | WT | DOB (AGE) | EXP | COLLEGE |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
31 | Jarrett Allen | C | 6-9 | 243 | 4/21/1998 (25) | 6 | Texas |
— | Emoni Bates | SG | 6-9 | 170 | 1/28/2004 (19) | R | E. Michigan |
21 | Mamadi Diakite | PF | 6-9 | 228 | 1/21/1997 (26) | 3 | Virginia |
10 | Darius Garland | PG | 6-1 | 192 | 1/26/2000 (23) | 4 | Vanderbilt |
14 | Danny Green | SF | 6-6 | 215 | 6/22/1987 (36) | 14 | N. Carolina |
— | Ty Jerome | SG | 6-5 | 195 | 7/8/1997 (26) | 4 | Virginia |
30 | Damian Jones | C | 6-11 | 245 | 6/30/1995 (28) | 7 | Vanderbilt |
3 | Caris LeVert | SG | 6-6 | 205 | 8/25/1994 (29) | 7 | Michigan |
5 | Sam Merrill | SG | 6-4 | 200 | 5/15/1996 (27) | 3 | Utah St. |
45 | Donovan Mitchell | SG | 6-1 | 215 | 9/7/1996 (27) | 6 | Louisville |
4 | Evan Mobley | PF | 6-11 | 215 | 6/18/2001 (22) | 2 | USC |
15 | Isaiah Mobley | PF | 6-8 | 238 | 9/24/1999 (23) | 1 | USC |
— | Georges Niang | PF | 6-7 | 230 | 6/17/1993 (30) | 7 | Iowa St. |
35 | Isaac Okoro | SF | 6-5 | 225 | 1/26/2001 (22) | 3 | Auburn |
40 | Craig Porter Jr. | PG | 6-2 | 185 | 2/26/2000 (23) | R | Wichita St. |
13 | Ricky Rubio | PG | 6-2 | 190 | 10/21/1990 (32) | 12 | — |
31 | Max Strus | SG | 6-5 | 215 | 3/28/1996 (27) | 4 | DePaul |
32 | Dean Wade | PF | 6-9 | 228 | 11/20/1996 (26) | 4 | Kansas St. |
The table also indicates which players are on two-way contracts (TW), which means they can split time between the NBA and the G League. The Cavaliers have two players on two-way contracts: Emoni Bates and Isaiah Mobley.
Emoni Bates is one of the most hyped prospects in basketball history, who skipped college and joined the Memphis Tigers in the G League. Isaiah Mobley is the older brother of Evan Mobley and a former USC standout.