2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Division Champions
Head coach David Blatt (fired)
Tyronn Lue
General manager David Griffin
Owner(s) Dan Gilbert
Arena Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish TBD

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Ohio
Radio WTAM and WMMS

The 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the ongoing 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Despite the fast start to the season, head coach David Blatt was fired on January 22, 2016 and assistant coach Tyronn Lue took over for the rest of the season. The Cavs finished 57–25 and took the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2010.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 24 Tyus Jones PG  United States Duke
2 53 Sir'Dominic Pointer SG / SF  United States St. John's

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 8 Dellavedova, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1990–09–08 Saint Mary's
F/C 9 Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983–05–17 Arizona
G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992–03–23 Duke
F 23 James, LeBron (C) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
F 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1980–06–21 Arizona
G/F 30 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–12–27 Duke
G/F 1 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL)
C 14 Kaun, Sasha 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985–05–08 Kansas
F/C 0 Love, Kevin (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA
G 12 McRae, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991–03–28 Tennessee
C 20 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1986–07–16 Russia
G 4 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech
G/F 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
G 52 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1982–12–19 Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–13

Standings

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 0.0 33–8 24–17 8–8 82
x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 26–15 19–22 8–8 82
x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 26–15 18–23 10–6 82
Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 26–15 16–25 10–6 82
Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 23–18 10–31 4–12 82

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 1–6 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log Total: 57–25 (Home: 33–8; Road: 24–17)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 6–0 (Home: 4–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 2–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–0)
Game Date
Time		 Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Series
1 May 2 Atlanta W 104–93 LeBron James (25) Tristan Thompson (14) LeBron James (9) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 1–0
2 May 4 Atlanta W 123–98 LeBron James (27) Kevin Love (13) Dellavedova, Irving (6) Quicken Loans Arena
20,562		 2–0
3 May 6 @ Atlanta Philips Arena 0–0
4 May 8 @ Atlanta Philips Arena 0–0
5* May 10 Atlanta Quicken Loans Arena 0–0
6* May 12 @ Atlanta Philips Arena 0–0
7* May 15 Atlanta Quicken Loans Arena 0–0
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[1]
Rakeem Christmas
Cedi Osman
2019 Second Round Pick		 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Tyus Jones
July 23, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[2]
2019 Second Round Pick		 To Indiana Pacers
Rakeem Christmas
July 27, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[3]
Two Trade Exceptions		 To Portland Trailblazers
Mike Miller
Brendan Haywood
2019 & 2020 Second Round Pick
January 12, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[4]
2020 Second Round Pick		 To Orlando Magic
Joe Harris
2017 Second Round Pick

Re-signed

Player Signed Former Team
Iman Shumpert[5] Signed 4-year contract worth $40 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Kevin Love[6] Signed 5-year contract worth $110 million Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James[7] Signed 2-year contract worth $47.9 million Cleveland Cavaliers
James Jones[8] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Matthew Dellavedova[9] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.2 million Cleveland Cavaliers
J. R. Smith[10] Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Tristan Thompson[11] Signed 5-year contract worth $82 million Cleveland Cavaliers

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Mo Williams[12] Signed 2-year contract worth $4 million Charlotte Hornets
Richard Jefferson[13] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Dallas Mavericks
Sasha Kaun[14] Signed 2-year contract CSKA Moscow
Jordan McRae Signed 2-year contract Delaware 87ers / Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Shawn Marion[15] Retired N/A
Kendrick Perkins[16] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million New Orleans Pelicans
Joe Harris[17] Traded
David Blatt (Head Coach)[18] Fired N/A
Anderson Varejão[19] Waived Golden State Warriors

References

  1. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Draft Rights to Cedi Osman and Rakeem Christmas from Minnesota". nba.com/cavaliers. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cavs Acquire Second Round Pick from Pacers". nba.com/cavaliers. July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cavaliers Complete Trade with Portland". nba.com/cavaliers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Protected Second Round Pick From Orlando". nba.com/cavaliers. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign Guard Iman Shumpert". nba.com/cavs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  6. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign Forward Kevin Love". nba.com/cavaliers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign Forward LeBron James". nba.com/cavaliers. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign James Jones". nba.com/cavaliers. July 25, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cavs Re-sign Guard Matthew Dellavedova". nba.com/cavaliers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cavs Re-sign Guard J.R. Smith". nba.com/cavaliers. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cavs Re-Sign Forward Tristan Thompson". nba.com/cavaliers. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cavs Sign guard Mo Williams". nba.com/cavs. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Cavs Sign Forward Richard Jefferson". nba.com/cavs. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Cavs Sign Center Sasha Kaun". nba.com/cavs. September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Marion to retire at end of season". espn.com. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Pelicans Sign Kendrick Perkins". nba.com/pelicans. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Protected Second Round Pick From Orlando". nba.com/cavaliers. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 22, 2016.
  18. ↑ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Anderson Varejao". NBA.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
  19. ↑ Warriors Waive Jason Thompson

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