2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season explained

Team:	Cleveland Cavaliers
End Year:	2019
Wins:	19
Losses:	63
Division:	Central
Division Place:	5
Conf Place:	14
Coach:	Tyronn Lue (fired) Larry Drew (interim) (fired on April 11, 2019)
Gm:	Koby Altman
Owner:	Dan Gilbert
Playoffs:	Did not qualify
Bbr Team:	CLE
Television:	Fox Sports Ohio
Radio:	WTAM WMMS

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 the four-time defending Eastern Conference champion, and were coming off of an NBA Finals loss, 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, his second time leaving his hometown team after doing so in 2010 to join the Miami Heat.^[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

See main article: article and 2018 NBA draft.

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.^[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.

Roster

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#cfc;"| 1| October 2| @ Boston| | Kevin Love (17)| Osman, Nance Jr. (7)| Cedi Osman (4)| TD Garden
18,624| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc;"| 2| October 6| Boston| | Ante Zizic (20)| Osman, Clarkson (6)| Taylor, Osman, Clarkson (3)| Quicken Loans Arena
17,083| 2–0|- style="background:#fcc;"| 3| October 8| Indiana| | Kyle Korver (17)| Thompson, Nance Jr. (7)| George Hill (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
16,330| 2–1|- style="background:#fcc;"| 4| October 12| Detroit| | Rodney Hood (21)| Tristan Thompson (9)| Collin Sexton (5)| Breslin Student Events Center
7,517| 2–2

Regular season

|- style="background:#fcc| 1| October 17| @ Toronto| | Kevin Love (21)| Tristan Thompson (13)| George Hill (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,915| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc| 2| October 19| @ Minnesota| | Kevin Love (25)| Kevin Love (19)| Cedi Osman (8)| Target Center
18,978| 0–2|-style="background:#fcc| 3| October 21| Atlanta| | Jordan Clarkson (19)| Kevin Love (17)| Cedi Osman (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc| 4| October 24| Brooklyn| | Love, Sexton, Clarkson (14)| Tristan Thompson (12)| Thompson, Nance Jr. (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 0–4|- style="background:#fcc| 5| October 25| @ Detroit| | Kyle Korver (21)| Osman, Nance Jr. (6)| Sexton, Nance Jr. (5)| Little Caesars Arena
15,896| 0–5|- style="background:#fcc| 6| October 27| Indiana| | Rodney Hood (17)| Larry Nance Jr. (12)| Sexton, Nance Jr. (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 0–6|- style="background:#cfc| 7| October 30| Atlanta| | Rodney Hood (26)| Tristan Thompson (13)| Sam Dekker (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 1–6|- style="background:#fcc| 8| November 1| Denver| | Jordan Clarkson (17)| Tristan Thompson (7)| Thompson, Hood (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 1–7|- style="background:#fcc| 9| November 3| @ Charlotte| | J.R. Smith (14)| Tristan Thompson (8)| Hill, Smith, Korver (4)| Spectrum Center
16,221| 1–8|- style="background:#fcc| 10| November 5| @ Orlando| | George Hill (22)| Tristan Thompson (16)| George Hill (6)| Amway Center
15,009| 1–9|-style="background:#fcc| 11| November 7| Oklahoma City| | Collin Sexton (15)| Tristan Thompson (15)| Jordan Clarkson (8)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 1–10|- style="background:#fcc| 12| November 10| @ Chicago| | Tristan Thompson (22)| Larry Nance Jr. (14)| Jordan Clarkson (4)| United Center
21,506| 1–11|-style="background:#cfc| 13| November 13| Charlotte| | Jordan Clarkson (24)| Tristan Thompson (21)| Smith, Thompson (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 2–11|-style="background:#fcc| 14| November 14| @ Washington| | Collin Sexton (24)| David Nwaba (7)| Larry Nance Jr. (5)| Capital One Arena
14,537| 2–12|- style="background:#fcc| 15| November 19| @ Detroit| | Collin Sexton (18)| Tristan Thompson (7)| Sexton, Clarkson (4)| Little Caesars Arena
15,769| 2–13|- style="background:#fcc| 16| November 21| LA Lakers| | Cedi Osman (21)| Tristan Thompson (15)| Clarkson, Nance Jr. (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 2–14|- style="background:#cfc| 17| November 23| @ Philadelphia| | Rodney Hood (25)| Tristan Thompson (13)| Andrew Harrison (5)| Wells Fargo Center
20,524| 3–14|- style="background:#cfc| 18| November 24| Houston| | Collin Sexton (29)| Tristan Thompson (20)| Jordan Clarkson (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 4–14|- style="background:#fcc| 19| November 26| Minnesota| | Kyle Korver (22)| Tristan Thompson (11)| Larry Nance Jr. (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 4–15|- style="background:#fcc| 20| November 28| @ Oklahoma City| | Collin Sexton (21)| Nance Jr., Osman, Sexton (10)| Cedi Osman (6)| Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203| 4–16|- style="background:#fcc| 21| November 30| @ Boston| | Jordan Clarkson (16)| Tristan Thompson (12)| Burks, Thompson, Sexton (4)| TD Garden
18,624| 4–17|- style="background:#fcc| 22| December 1| Toronto| | Clarkson, Thompson (18)| Tristan Thompson (19)| Osman, Thompson (3)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 4–18|- style="background:#cfc| 23| December 3| @ Brooklyn| | Jordan Clarkson (20)| Tristan Thompson (14)| Jordan Clarkson (4)| Barclays Center
10,983| 5–18|- style="background:#fcc;"| 24| December 5| Golden State| | Collin Sexton (21)| Tristan Thompson (19)| Hill, Thompson, Clarkson, Sexton (3)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 5–19|- style="background:#fcc;"| 25| December 7| Sacramento| | Jordan Clarkson (26)| Burks, Nance Jr. (7)| Alec Burks (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 5–20|- style="background:#cfc;"| 26| December 8| Washington| | Collin Sexton (29)| Tristan Thompson (19)| Larry Nance Jr. (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 6–20|- style="background:#fcc;"| 27 | December 10| @ Milwaukee| | Larry Nance Jr. (16)| Jaron Blossomgame (10)| Cedi Osman (6)| Fiserv Forum
17,155| 6–21|- style="background:#cfc;| 28| December 12| NY Knicks| | Jordan Clarkson (28)| Larry Nance Jr. (11)| Larry Nance Jr. (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 7–21|- style="background:#fcc| 29| December 14| Milwaukee| | Jordan Clarkson (23)| Larry Nance Jr. (10)| Larry Nance Jr. (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 7–22|- style="background:#fcc| 30| December 16| Philadelphia| | Osman, Clarkson (18)| Jordan Clarkson (6)| Matthew Dellavedova (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 7–23|- style="background:#cfc| 31| December 18 | @ Indiana| | Rodney Hood (17)| Larry Nance Jr. (16)| Larry Nance Jr. (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
15,630| 8–23|- style="background:#fcc| 32| December 19| @ Charlotte| | Jordan Clarkson (20)| Larry Nance Jr. (15)| Larry Nance Jr. (7)| Spectrum Center
15,179| 8–24|- style="background:#fcc| 33| December 21| @ Toronto| | Jordan Clarkson (20)| Larry Nance Jr. (12)| Matthew Dellavedova (7)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 8–25|- style="background:#fcc| 34| December 23| Chicago| | Larry Nance Jr. (20)| Cedi Osman (7)| Burks, Sexton (3)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 8–26|- style="background:#fcc| 35| December 26| @ Memphis| | Jordan Clarkson (24)| Ante Zizic (11)| Collin Sexton (6)| FedExForum
16,424| 8–27|- style="background:#fcc| 36| December 28| @ Miami| | Jordan Clarkson (18)| Jaron Blossomgame (10)| Alec Burks (5)| American Airlines Arena
19,617| 8–28|- style="background:#fcc| 37| December 29| @ Atlanta| | Cedi Osman (22)| Larry Nance Jr. (15)| Larry Nance Jr. (7)| State Farm Arena
16,460| 8–29|- style="background:#fcc| 38| January 2| Miami| | Tristan Thompson (14)| Larry Nance Jr. (5)| Larry Nance Jr. (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 8–30|- style="background:#fcc| 39 | January 4| Utah| | Alec Burks (17)| Tristan Thompson (12)| Frye, Sexton (3)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 8–31|- style="background:#fcc| 40| January 5| New Orleans| | Jordan Clarkson (23)| Tristan Thompson (11)| Alec Burks (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 8–32|- style="background:#fcc| 41| January 8| Indiana| | Jordan Clarkson (26)| Tristan Thompson (13)| Thompson, Dellavedova (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 8–33|- style="background:#fcc| 42| January 9| @ New Orleans| | Jordan Clarkson (21)| Tristan Thompson (10)| Matthew Dellavedova (7)| Smoothie King Center
15,058| 8–34|- style="background:#fcc| 43| January 11| @ Houston| | Ante Zizic (18)| Ante Zizic (8)| Payne, Sexton (5)| Toyota Center
18,055| 8–35|- style="background:#cfc| 44| January 13| @ LA Lakers| | Cedi Osman (20)| Tristan Thompson (14)| Alec Burks (4)| Staples Center
18,997| 9–35|- style="background:#fcc| 45| January 16| @ Portland| | Jordan Clarkson (22)| Jaron Blossomgame (10)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| Moda Center
19,089| 9–36|- style="background:#fcc| 46| January 18| @ Utah| | Zizic, Sexton (15)| Ante Zizic (10)| Dellavedova, Payne (3)| Vivint Smart Home Arena
18,306| 9–37|- style="background:#fcc| 47| January 19| @ Denver| | Ante Zizic (23)| Ante Zizic (6)| Collin Sexton (7)| Pepsi Center
19,520| 9–38|- style="background:#fcc| 48| January 21| Chicago| | Collin Sexton (18)| Ante Zizic (9)| Jordan Clarkson (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 9–39|- style="background:#fcc| 49| January 23| @ Boston| | Cedi Osman (25)| Alec Burks (9)| Alec Burks (6)| TD Garden
18,624| 9–40|- style="background:#fcc| 50| January 25| Miami| | Cedi Osman (29)| Ante Zizic (9)| Matthew Dellavedova (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 9–41|- style="background:#cfc| 51| January 27| @ Chicago| | Clarkson, Burks (18)| Ante Zizic (14)| Jordan Clarkson (6)| United Center
19,675| 10–41|- style="background:#cfc| 52| January 29| Washington| | Cedi Osman (26)| Ante Zizic (12)| Alec Burks (9)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 11–41|- style="background:#fcc| 53| February 2| Dallas| | Jordan Clarkson (19)| Larry Nance Jr. (12)| Alec Burks (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 11–42|- style="background:#fcc| 54| February 5| Boston| | Collin Sexton (25)| Zizic, Nance Jr. (12)| Matthew Dellavedova (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 11–43|- style="background:#fcc| 55| February 8| @ Washington| | Collin Sexton (27)| Larry Nance Jr. (19)| Larry Nance Jr. (6)| Capital One Arena
16,682| 11–44|- style="background:#fcc| 56| February 9| @ Indiana| | Jordan Clarkson (18)| Larry Nance Jr. (10)| Jordan Clarkson (6)| Bankers Life Fieldhouse
17,923| 11–45|- style="background:#cfc| 57| February 11| NY Knicks| | Collin Sexton (20)| Larry Nance Jr. (16)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 12–45|- style="background:#fcc| 58| February 13| Brooklyn| | Jordan Clarkson (42)| Larry Nance Jr. (14)| Matthew Dellavedova (13)| Quicken Loans Arena
17,434| 12–46|- style="background:#cfc| 59| February 21| Phoenix| | Cedi Osman (19)| Ante Zizic (12)| Matthew Dellavedova (11)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,022| 13–46|- style="background:#cfc| 60| February 23| Memphis| | Kevin Love (32)| Kevin Love (12)| Matthew Dellavedova (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 14–46|- style="background:#fcc| 61| February 25| Portland| | Cedi Osman (27)| Kevin Love (12)| Dellavedova, Nance Jr. (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 14–47|- style="background:#cfc| 62| February 28| @ NY Knicks| | Kevin Love (26)| Kevin Love (8)| Cedi Osman (5)| Madison Square Garden
17,573| 15–47|- style="background:#fcc| 63| March 2| Detroit| | Collin Sexton (16)| Nwaba, Nance Jr. (5)| Clarkson, Nance Jr. (3)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 15–48|- style="background:#cfc| 64| March 3| Orlando| | Jordan Clarkson (18)| Kevin Love (14)| Larry Nance Jr. (4)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 16–48|- style="background:#fcc| 65| March 6| @ Brooklyn| | Kevin Love (24)| Kevin Love (16)| Collin Sexton (5)| Barclays Center
14,177| 16–49|- style="background:#fcc| 66| March 8| @ Miami| | Collin Sexton (27)| Ante Zizic (6)| Knight, Osman, Sexton (6)| AmericanAirlines Arena
19,600| 16–50|- style="background:#cfc| 67| March 11| Toronto| | Collin Sexton (28)| Kevin Love (18)| Cedi Osman (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 17–50|- style="background:#fcc| 68| March 12| @ Philadelphia| | Collin Sexton (26)| David Nwaba (7)| Osman, Stauskas (4)| Wells Fargo Center
20,420| 17–51|- style="background:#fcc| 69| March 14| @ Orlando| | Collin Sexton (23)| Osman, Love, Zizic (8)| Cedi Osman (4)| Amway Center
18,091| 17–52|- style="background:#fcc| 70| March 16| @ Dallas| | Collin Sexton (28)| Kevin Love (12)| Osman, Love, Sexton (4)| American Airlines Center
20,347| 17–53|- style="background:#cfc| 71| March 18| Detroit| | Collin Sexton (27)| Marquese Chriss (10)| Cedi Osman (6)| Quicken Loans Arena
18,465| 18–53|- style="background:#cfc| 72| March 20| Milwaukee| | Collin Sexton (25)| Love, Zizic (10)| Larry Nance Jr. (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 19–53|- style="background:#fcc| 73| March 22| L. A. Clippers| | Kevin Love (22)| Larry Nance Jr. (9)| Osman, Knight (3)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 19–54|- style="background:#fcc| 74| March 24| @ Milwaukee| | Kevin Love (20)| Kevin Love (19)| Larry Nance Jr. (6)| Fiserv Forum
17,930| 19–55|- style="background:#fcc| 75| March 26| Boston| | Collin Sexton (24)| Kevin Love (11)| Larry Nance Jr. (7)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 19–56|- style="background:#fcc| 76| March 28| @ San Antonio| | Collin Sexton (24)| Larry Nance Jr. (11)| Larry Nance Jr. (4)| AT&T Center
18,756| 19–57|- style="background:#fcc| 77| March 30| @ L. A. Clippers| | Jordan Clarkson (26)| Thompson, Nance Jr. (10)| Thompson, Osman, Sexton (4)| Staples Center
16,439| 19–58|- style="background:#fcc| 78| April 1| @ Phoenix| | Collin Sexton (21)| Larry Nance Jr. (12)| Larry Nance Jr. (4)| Talking Stick Resort Arena
14,050| 19–59|- style="background:#fcc| 79| April 4| @ Sacramento| | Jordan Clarkson (22)| Larry Nance Jr. (16)| Ante Zizic (4)| Golden 1 Center
17,583| 19–60|- style="background:#fcc| 80| April 5| @ Golden State| | Collin Sexton (27)| Larry Nance Jr. (14)| Clarkson, Sexton (4)| Oracle Arena
19,596| 19–61|- style="background:#fcc| 81| April 7| San Antonio| | Knight, Sexton (16)| Larry Nance Jr. (10)| Larry Nance Jr. (5)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 19–62|- style="background:#fcc| 82| April 9| Charlotte| | Collin Sexton (18)| Larry Nance Jr. (12)| Collin Sexton (10)| Quicken Loans Arena
19,432| 19–63

Player statistics

|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| SF| 19 || 3 || 194 || 19 || 5 || 1 || 4 || 32|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| SF| 27 || 4 || 439 || 98 || 13 || 7 || 8 || 114|-| align="left"|^† || align="center"| SG| 34 || 24 || 979 || 186 || 98 || 25 || 16 || 396|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| PF| 27 || 2 || 395 || 114 || 16 || 15 || 7 || 153|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SG| 81 || 0 || 2,214 || 270 || 196 || 57 || 13 || 1,364|-| align="left"|^† || align="center"| PF| 9 || 5 || 169 || 33 || 9 || 11 || 0 || 57|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| 36 || 0 || 715 || 67 || 152 || 12 || 2 || 262|-| align="left"| || align="center"| C| 36 || 6 || 341 || 52 || 20 || 6 || 5 || 129|-| align="left"|^‡ || align="center"| PG| 10 || 0 || 144 || 15 || 17 || 4 || 2 || 43|-| align="left"|^† || align="center"| PG| 13 || 13 || 344 || 27 || 36 || 12 || 1 || 140|-| align="left"|^‡ || align="center"| SF| 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0|-| align="left"|^† || align="center"| SG| 45 || 45 || 1,234 || 112 || 92 || 38 || 5 || 547|-| align="left"|^‡ || align="center"| SF| 16 || 0 || 214 || 34 || 7 || 9 || 2 || 81|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| PG| 27 || 26 || 618 || 50 || 62 || 19 || 2 || 230|-| align="left"|^† || align="center"| PF| 16 || 0 || 251 || 29 || 17 || 3 || 2 || 108|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PF| 22 || 21 || 598 || 239 || 48 || 6 || 5 || 374|-| align="left"|^‡ || align="center"| SG| 3 || 0 || 53 || 3 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 5|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PF| 67 || 30 || 1,795 || style=";"|552 || 214 || style=";"|100 || style=";"|40 || 627|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SG| 51 || 14 || 984 || 163 || 54 || 36 || 17 || 334|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SF| 76 || style=";"|75 || style=";"|2,444 || 357 || 195 || 60 || 11 || 991|-| align="left"|^≠ || align="center"| PG| 9 || 1 || 176 || 19 || 23 || 8 || 3 || 74|-| align="left"| || align="center"| PG| style=";"|82 || 72 || style=";"|13.0|| 236 || style=";"|243 || 44 || 6 || style=";"|1,371|-| align="left"|^‡ || align="center"| PG| 1 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0|-| align="left"| || align="center"| SG| 11 || 4 || 222 || 18 || 21 || 11 || 3 || 74|-| align="left"|^† || align="center"| SG| 24 || 0 || 342 || 47 || 19 || 7 || 3 || 132|-| align="left"| || align="center"| C| 43 || 40 || 1,198 || 438 || 86 || 28 || 16 || 470|-| align="left"| || align="center"| 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

See main article: article and 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

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Billy Preston^[13]	Two-way contract	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	Limoges CSP
LeBron James^[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

Notes and References

1. News: Warriors, in Full Dynasty Mode, Sweep Cavaliers in N.B.A. Finals. Cacciola. Scott. June 8, 2018. The New York Times. July 11, 2018. Hoffman. Benjamin. Marc Stein (reporter). en. Stein, Marc.
2. Web site: Teams Defense. NBA.com. April 29, 2021.
3. News: LeBron James Joining Lakers on 4-Year $154 Million Deal. Stein, Marc. July 1, 2018. The New York Times. July 11, 2018. Cacciola. Scott. en. Marc Stein (reporter).
4. Web site: Cavaliers and Larry Drew Agree on New Head Coaching Deal . NBA.com . November 6, 2018 . November 5, 2018.
5. Web site: 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results . basketball-reference.com . January 27, 2019.
6. News: Cavs Earn Eighth Overall Pick in 2018 NBA Draft. May 15, 2018. NBA.com/cavaliers. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711033547/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/releases/2018-draft-lottery-results. July 11, 2018. live. en.
7. News: Cavaliers land No. 8 pick in draft at 2018 NBA Lottery in Chicago. Vardon. Joe. May 15, 2018. cleveland.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711033733/https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2018/05/cavaliers_land_pick_in_draft_a.html. July 11, 2018. live. en-US.
8. News: Cavaliers select Collin Sexton of Alabama, and he makes immediate pitch to LeBron James to stay: NBA Draft 2018. Vardon. Joe. June 22, 2018. cleveland.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711033840/https://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2018/06/cavaliers_select_nba_draft_201.html. July 11, 2018. live. en-US.
9. News: LeBron James thanks Northeast Ohio in classy farewell message. Ruiz. Steven. July 2, 2018. USA Today. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711034141/https://ftw.usatoday.com/2018/07/nba-lebron-james-cleveland-cavaliers-farewell-thank-you-lakers. July 11, 2018. live. en-US.
10. Web site: 2018-19 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Regular season Stats. basketball-reference.com. July 18, 2019.
11. Web site: Cavaliers Acquire Sam Dekker. NBA.com. August 7, 2018. August 7, 2018.
12. Web site: Cavs Re-Sign Rodney Hood. NBA.com. September 10, 2018. September 10, 2018.
13. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Billy Preston to Two-Way Contract. NBA.com. July 7, 2018. July 7, 2018.
14. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Channing Frye. NBA.com. July 19, 2018. July 19, 2018.
15. Web site: Cavaliers Sign David Nwaba. NBA.com. September 8, 2018. September 8, 2018.
16. News: London Perrantes: Waived by Cavs. June 13, 2018. CBS Sports. June 12, 2018.
17. Web site: London Perrantes signs with Limoges CSP. Sportando. July 24, 2018. July 24, 2018.
18. Web site: Le playmaker London PERRANTES rejoint le Limoges CSP. July 23, 2018. fr. limogescsp.com. July 23, 2018.
19. Web site: Lakers Sign LeBron James. NBA.com/lakers. July 9, 2018. July 9, 2018.
20. News: Wizards add veteran depth, sign former Hoya Jeff Green to one-year deal. Buckner. Candace. July 3, 2018. The Washington Post. July 11, 2018.
21. Web site: Wizards sign Jeff Green. NBA.com. July 10, 2018. July 10, 2018.
22. Web site: Detroit Pistons sign free agents Jose Calderon, Glen Robinson III. July 7, 2018. NBA.com. https://web.archive.org/web/20180711032731/http://www.nba.com/article/2018/07/07/pistons-sign-jose-calderon-glenn-robinson-iii. July 11, 2018. live.
23. Web site: Cavaliers Waive Kendrick Perkins. NBA.com. July 17, 2018. July 17, 2018.
24. Web site: Cavaliers Waive Okaro White. NBA.com. August 5, 2018. August 5, 2018.