2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season explained

Team:	Cleveland Cavaliers
End Year:	2025
Wins:	19
Losses:	3
Division:	Central
Division Place:	1
Conf Place:	1
Coach:	Kenny Atkinson
Gm:	Mike Gansey
President:	Koby Altman
Owner:	Dan Gilbert
Arena:	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Bbr Team:	CLE
Television:	FanDuel Sports Network Ohio (as of October 21, 2024; previously named Bally Sports Ohio during the preseason)^[1] ^[2]
Radio:	WTAMWMMS

The 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 55th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 23, 2024, the Cavaliers fired their head coach J. B. Bickerstaff after five seasons with the team.^[3] On June 28, 2024, the Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach.^[4] The Cavaliers began their regular season with a 15-game win streak; the 4th time in NBA history a team has started the regular season with a 15–0 record.^[5] This also set the record for longest winning streak in franchise history.^[6]

Draft

See main article: 2024 NBA draft.

The Cavaliers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with just one first-round pick.^[7] On the first night of the draft, with their only pick in the draft, the Cavaliers would select shooting guard Jaylon Tyson from the University of California.

Standings

Conference

Game log

Preseason

|- style="background:#fcc"| 1| October 8| Chicago| | Evan Mobley (19)| Jaylon Tyson (7)| Garland, Porter Jr. (5)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse| 0–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 2| October 10| Indiana| | Ty Jerome (15)| Allen, Travers, Tyson (6)| Ty Jerome (8)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,019| 0–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 3| October 16| @ Detroit| | Jarrett Allen (19)| Jarrett Allen (8)| Caris LeVert (6)| Little Caesars Arena
8,411| 0–3|- style="background:#fcc"| 4| October 18| @ Chicago| | Jarrett Allen (25)| Jarrett Allen (16)| Evan Mobley (8)| United Center
18,704| 0–4

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc"| 1| October 23| @ Toronto| | Evan Mobley (25)| Mobley, Wade (8)| Garland, Jerome (6)| Scotiabank Arena
19,800| 1–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 2| October 25| Detroit| | Mitchell, Wade (19)| Jarrett Allen (11)| Darius Garland (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 2–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 3| October 26| @ Washington| | Donovan Mitchell (30)| Evan Mobley (13)| Garland, Mitchell (5)| Capital One Arena
15,156| 3–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 4| October 28| @ New York| | Darius Garland (34)| Jarrett Allen (15)| Donovan Mitchell (5)| Madison Square Garden
19,812| 4–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 5| October 30| L.A. Lakers| | Evan Mobley (25)| Jarrett Allen (17)| Darius Garland (10)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 5–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 6| November 1| Orlando| | Darius Garland (25)| Evan Mobley (12)| Caris LeVert (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 6–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 7| November 2| @ Milwaukee| | Donovan Mitchell (30)| Jarrett Allen (12)| Darius Garland (10)| Fiserv Forum
17,341| 7–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 8| November 4| Milwaukee| | Darius Garland (39)| Jarrett Allen (15)| Darius Garland (8)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 8–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 9| November 6| @ New Orleans| | Donovan Mitchell (29)| Jarrett Allen (14)| Darius Garland (9)| Smoothie King Center
15,694| 9–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 10| November 8| Golden State| | Darius Garland (27)| Jarrett Allen (12)| Darius Garland (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 10–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 11| November 9| Brooklyn| | Evan Mobley (23)| Evan Mobley (16)| Garland, LeVert (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 11–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 12| November 11| @ Chicago| | Donovan Mitchell (36)| Evan Mobley (11)| Ty Jerome (6)| United Center
20,560| 12–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 13| November 13| @ Philadelphia| | Darius Garland (25)| Donovan Mitchell (13)| Donovan Mitchell (9)| Wells Fargo Center
19,777| 13–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 14| November 15| Chicago| | Donovan Mitchell (37)| Jarrett Allen (10)| Darius Garland (9)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 14–0|- style="background:#cfc"| 15| November 17| Charlotte| | Darius Garland (25)| Jarrett Allen (15)| Darius Garland (12)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 15–0|- style="background:#fcc"| 16| November 19| @ Boston| | Donovan Mitchell (35)| Allen, Mobley (11)| Darius Garland (7)| TD Garden
19,156| 15–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 17| November 20| New Orleans| | Ty Jerome (29)| Allen, Tyson (11)| Porter Jr., Tyson (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 16–1|- style="background:#cfc"| 18| November 24| Toronto| | Jerome, Mitchell (26)| Jarrett Allen (13)| Garland, Jerome (6)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 17–1|- style="background:#fcc"| 19| November 27| Atlanta| | Donovan Mitchell (30)| Evan Mobley (12)| Garland, Mitchell (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 17–2|- style="background:#fcc"| 20| November 29| @ Atlanta| | Darius Garland (29)| Evan Mobley (12)| Donovan Mitchell (6)| State Farm Arena
17,881| 17–3|- style="background:#cfc"| 21| December 1| Boston| | Donovan Mitchell (35)| Allen, Mobley (10)| Darius Garland (8)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 18–3|- style="background:#cfc"| 22| December 3| Washington| | Mitchell, Mobley (19)| Evan Mobley (10)| Donovan Mitchell (7)| Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432| 19–3|- style="background:#"| 23| December 5| Denver| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 24| December 7| @ Charlotte| | | || Spectrum Center
||- style="background:#"| 25| December 8| @ Miami| | | || Kaseya Center
||- style="background:#"| 26| December 13| Washington| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 27| December 16| @ Brooklyn| | | || Barclays Center
||- style="background:#"| 28| December 20| Milwaukee| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 29| December 21| Philadelphia| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 30| December 23| Utah| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 31| December 27| @ Denver| | | || Ball Arena
||- style="background:#"| 32| December 30| @ Golden State| | | || Chase Center
||- style="background:#| 33| December 31| @ L.A. Lakers| | | | | Crypto.com Arena
| |- style="background:#"| 34| January 3| @ Dallas| | | || American Airlines Center
||- style="background:#"| 35| January 5| Charlotte| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 36| January 8| Oklahoma City| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 37| January 9| Toronto| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 38| January 12| Indiana| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 39| January 14| @ Indiana| | | || Gainbridge Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 40| January 16| @ Oklahoma City| | | || Paycom Center
||- style="background:#"| 41| January 18| @ Minnesota| | | || Target Center
||- style="background:#"| 42| January 20| Phoenix| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 43| January 22| @ Houston| | | || Toyota Center
||- style="background:#"| 44| January 24| @ Philadelphia| | | || Wells Fargo Center
||- style="background:#"| 45| January 25| Houston| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 46| January 27| Detroit| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 47| January 29| @ Miami| | | || Kaseya Center
||- style="background:#"| 48| January 30| Atlanta| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 49| February 2| Dallas| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 50| February 4| Boston| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 51| February 5| @ Detroit| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 52| February 7| @ Washington| | | || Capital One Arena
||- style="background:#"| 53| February 10| Minnesota| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 54| February 12| @ Toronto| | | || Scotiabank Arena
||- style="background:#"| 55| February 20| @ Brooklyn| | | || Barclays Center
||- style="background:#"| 56| February 21| New York| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 57| February 23| Memphis| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 58| February 25| @ Orlando| | | || Kia Center
||- style="background:#"| 59| February 28| @ Boston| | | || TD Garden
||- style="background:#"| 60| March 2| Portland| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 61| March 4| @ Chicago| | | || United Center
||- style="background:#"| 62| March 5| Miami| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 63| March 7| @ Charlotte| | | || Spectrum Center
||- style="background:#"| 64| March 9| @ Milwaukee| | | || Fiserv Forum
||- style="background:#"| 65| March 11| Brooklyn| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 66| March 14| @ Memphis| | | || FedExForum
||- style="background:#"| 67| March 16| Orlando| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 68| March 18| @ L.A. Clippers| | | || Intuit Dome
||- style="background:#"| 69| March 19| @ Sacramento| | | || Golden 1 Center
||- style="background:#"| 70| March 21| @ Phoenix| | | || Footprint Center
||- style="background:#"| 71| March 23| @ Utah| | | || Delta Center
||- style="background:#"| 72| March 25| @ Portland| | | || Moda Center
||- style="background:#"| 73| March 27| San Antonio| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 74| March 28| @ Detroit| | | || Little Caesars Arena
||- style="background:#"| 75| March 30| L.A. Clippers| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 76| April 2| New York| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 77| April 4| @ San Antonio| | | || Frost Bank Center
||- style="background:#"| 78| April 6| Sacramento| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 79| April 8| Chicago| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
||- style="background:#"| 80| April 10| @ Indiana| | | || Gainbridge Fieldhouse
||- style="background:#"| 81| April 11| @ New York| | | || Madison Square Garden
||- style="background:#"| 82| April 13| Indiana| | | || Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
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NBA Cup

See main article: 2024 NBA Cup. The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^{[8] [9]}

East Group C

Transactions

See main article: article and List of 2024–25 NBA season transactions.

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Date	Player	Ref.
July 7, 2024	Donovan Mitchell	^[10]
July 22, 2024	Evan Mobley	^[11]
August 2, 2024	Jarrett Allen	^[12]
September 9, 2024	Tristan Thompson	^[13]
September 17, 2024	Isaac Okoro	^[14]

Additions

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
June 28, 2024	Darius Brown II	Utah State Aggies	^[15]
August 28, 2024	Luke Travers	Melbourne United	^[16]
September 9, 2024	JT Thor	Charlotte Hornets	^[17]

Subtractions

Notes and References

1. Web site: Steinberg . Brian . 2024-10-18 . FanDuel Takes Over Naming Rights to Diamond Sports RSNs . 2024-10-19 . Variety . en-US.
2. Web site: 2024-10-18 . Diamond Sports branded as FanDuel in new deal . 2024-10-19 . ESPN.com . en.
3. Web site: Cavaliers Dismiss J.B. Bickerstaff as Head Coach. NBA.com. May 23, 2024. May 23, 2024.
4. Web site: Cavs Hire Kenny Atkinson as Head Coach. NBA.com. June 28, 2024. June 28, 2024.
5. Web site: Best Season Starts in NBA History . LandofBasketball.com. November 15, 2024. November 15, 2024.
6. Web site: Cleveland Cavaliers Longest Winning Streaks - Regular Season . LandofBasketball.com. November 15, 2024. November 15, 2024.
7. Web site: 2024 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-58. NBA.com. May 14, 2024. May 30, 2024.
8. Web site: NBA unveils new logo and game dates for Emirates NBA Cup 2024. NBA.com. July 12, 2024. July 11, 2024.
9. Web site: Emirates NBA Cup 2024: Group Draw Results. NBA.com. July 13, 2024. July 12, 2024.
10. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Five-Time NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell to Multi-Year Contract Extension . NBA.com . August 4, 2024 . July 7, 2024.
11. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Evan Mobley to Multi-Year Contract Extension . NBA.com . August 4, 2024 . July 22, 2024.
12. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Jarrett Allen to Multi-Year Contract Extension . NBA.com . August 4, 2024 . August 2, 2024.
13. Web site: Cavaliers Re-Sign Tristan Thompson . NBA.com . September 14, 2024 . September 9, 2024.
14. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Isaac Okoro to Multi-Year Contract . NBA.com . September 18, 2024 . September 17, 2024.
15. Web site: Maher . Rory . Cavaliers To Sign Darius Brown II To Exhibit 10 Deal . Hoops Rumors . June 29, 2024 . June 28, 2024.
16. Web site: Cavaliers Sign Luke Travers To Two-Way Contract . NBA.com . September 14, 2024 . August 28, 2024.
17. Web site: Cavaliers Sign JT Thor to Two-Way Contract . NBA.com . September 14, 2024 . September 9, 2024.