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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.

Draft

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. 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.

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.

On January 22, 2021, the Cavaliers traded disgruntled small forward Kevin Porter Jr. to the Rockets for a highly protected future second-round pick.

Roster

2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas G 18 Dellavedova, Matthew  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 C 27 Kabengele, Mfiondu 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1997-08-14 Florida State F 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 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 22 Nance, Larry  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  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 State F 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State G 9 Windler, Dylan  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996-09-22 Belmont

Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff Assistant coach(es) Greg Buckner Dan Geriot Lindsay Gottlieb Antonio Lang J. J. Outlaw Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player Injured Roster Last transaction: May 19, 2021

Standings

Division

Conference

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

Player statistics

Regular season

• Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

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

References

1. "Cleveland Cavaliers Team Info and News". NBA.com. Retrieved September 10, 2022.
2. "NBA Mock Draft: Where do Prospects Stand After March Madness Cancellation?". Sports Illustrated.
3. "Cleveland Acquires Channing Frye". National Basketball Association. February 18, 2016. Retrieved October 16, 2020.
4. Nets acquire James Harden in blockbuster trade - NBA.com
5. Manning, Chris (January 21, 2021). "Kevin Porter Jr. traded to Houston". Fear the Sword.
6. "Cavaliers Acquire JaVale McGee from Los Angeles Lakers". NBA.com. November 23, 2020. Retrieved November 23, 2020.
7. "Brooklyn Nets Acquire James Harden". NBA.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
8. "Rockets Announce Revised Four-Team Trade". NBA.com. January 16, 2021. Retrieved January 17, 2021.
9. "Cavaliers Acquire Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince from Brooklyn as Part of Three-Team Trade". NBA.com. January 14, 2021. Retrieved January 14, 2021.
10. "Cavaliers Trade Kevin Porter Jr. to Houston". NBA.com. January 22, 2021. Retrieved January 22, 2021.
11. "Nuggets add JaVale McGee in deal with Cavaliers". NBA.com. March 26, 2021. Retrieved March 26, 2021.

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