2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachKenny Atkinson
PresidentKoby Altman
General managerMike Gansey
OwnerDan Gilbert
ArenaRocket Arena
Results
Record44–27 (.620)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 4th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFanDuel Sports Network Ohio
Rock Entertainment Sports Network (5 simulcasts)
RadioWTAM · WMMS

The 2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 56th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

With a loss to the Utah Jazz on January 12, the Cavaliers were not able to improve on their 64–18 record from their previous season. On February 4, they traded Darius Garland and a 2026 second-round pick to the Los Angeles Clippers for James Harden.

Draft

Main article: 2025 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
2 49 Tyrese Proctor PG/SG Australia Duke
2 58 Saliou Niang SG/SF Senegal
Italy 		Aquila Basket Trento (Italy)

The Cavaliers entered the draft holding two second-round picks: their own 58th pick and the additional 49th pick acquired via trade with the Milwaukee Bucks in 2020.[1][2] Their first-round pick was held by the Phoenix Suns via the Utah Jazz; Cleveland had originally traded that pick to Utah in 2022 for guard Donovan Mitchell.

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 31 Jarrett Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas
F/C 3 Thomas Bryant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997-07-31 Indiana
G 14 Keon Ellis 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 2000-01-08 Alabama
F 21 Tristan Enaruna (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2001-06-26 Cleveland State
G 1 James Harden 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1989-08-26 Arizona State
G 5 Sam Merrill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State
F 12 Riley Minix (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 2000-09-22 Morehead State
G 45 Donovan Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville
C 4 Evan Mobley 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 USC
F/C 22 Larry Nance Jr. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993-01-01 Wyoming
G 9 Craig Porter Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-26 Wichita State
G 24 Tyrese Proctor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-04-01 Duke
C 33 Olivier Sarr (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1999-02-20 Kentucky
G 8 Dennis Schröder 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1993-09-15 Germany
G/F 2 Max Strus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
F 35 Nae'Qwan Tomlin 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-12-10 Memphis
G/F 20 Jaylon Tyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-12-02 California
F 32 Dean Wade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: March 15, 2026

Standings

Division

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
x – Detroit Pistons5119.729–27‍–‍824‍–‍1110–470
ps – Cleveland Cavaliers4427.6207.522‍–‍1322‍–‍1410–571
Milwaukee Bucks2941.41422.016‍–‍1913‍–‍229–670
Chicago Bulls2842.40023.017‍–‍2011‍–‍224–1170
o – Indiana Pacers1556.21136.510‍–‍255‍–‍313–1071

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1x – Detroit Pistons *5119.729–70
2ps – Boston Celtics *4724.6624.571
3ps – New York Knicks4725.6535.072
4ps – Cleveland Cavaliers4427.6207.571
5Toronto Raptors3931.55712.070
6Atlanta Hawks *3932.54912.571
7Philadelphia 76ers3932.54912.571
8Orlando Magic3832.54313.070
9Miami Heat3833.53513.571
10Charlotte Hornets3734.52114.571
11Milwaukee Bucks2941.41422.070
12Chicago Bulls2842.40023.070
13o – Brooklyn Nets1754.23934.571
14o – Washington Wizards1655.22535.571
15o – Indiana Pacers1556.21136.571

Game log

Preseason

2025 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 Chicago L 117–118 Hunter, Porter Jr. (17) De'Andre Hunter (7) Nance Jr., Porter Jr. (4) Rocket Arena
15,348 		0–1
2 October 9 @ Chicago L 112–119 Donovan Mitchell (22) Jarrett Allen (9) Mitchell, Mobley, Proctor (4) United Center
16,258 		0–2
3 October 12 @ Boston L 107–138 Jaylon Tyson (16) Larry Nance Jr. (9) Proctor, Travers, Tyson (4) TD Garden
19,156 		0–3
4 October 14 Detroit W 118–100 Donovan Mitchell (17) Dean Wade (9) Lonzo Ball (9) Rocket Arena
17,561 		1–3
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 44–27 (Home: 22–13; Road: 22–14)
October: 3–3 (home: 1–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 @ New York L 111–119 Donovan Mitchell (31) Evan Mobley (8) Lonzo Ball (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		0–1
2 October 24 @ Brooklyn W 131–124 Donovan Mitchell (35) Evan Mobley (8) Lonzo Ball (8) Barclays Center
17,548 		1–1
3 October 26 Milwaukee W 118–113 Donovan Mitchell (24) Jarrett Allen (11) Evan Mobley (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		2–1
4 October 27 @ Detroit W 116–95 Donovan Mitchell (35) Evan Mobley (11) De'Andre Hunter (6) Little Caesars Arena
18,933 		3–1
5 October 29 @ Boston L 105–125 Mobley, Tyson (19) Evan Mobley (11) Donovan Mitchell (6) TD Garden
19,156 		3–2
6 October 31 Toronto L 101–112 Evan Mobley (29) Evan Mobley (8) Lonzo Ball (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		3–3
November: 9–6 (home: 7–3; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 2 Atlanta W 117–109 Donovan Mitchell (37) Evan Mobley (8) Mitchell, Mobley (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		4–3
8 November 5 Philadelphia W 132–121 Donovan Mitchell (46) Jarrett Allen (10) Ball, Mitchell (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		5–3
9 November 7 @ Washington W 148–114 Donovan Mitchell (24) Jarrett Allen (14) Darius Garland (9) Capital One Arena
14,054 		6–3
10 November 8 Chicago W 128–122 Hunter, Mitchell (29) Evan Mobley (8) Sam Merrill (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		7–3
11 November 10 @ Miami L 138–140 (OT) Donovan Mitchell (28) Donovan Mitchell (15) Donovan Mitchell (8) Kaseya Center
19,600 		7–4
12 November 12 @ Miami W 130–116 Jarrett Allen (30) Jarrett Allen (10) Ball, Porter Jr. (8) Kaseya Center
19,600 		8–4
13 November 13 Toronto L 113–126 Donovan Mitchell (31) Evan Mobley (9) Hunter, Mitchell (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		8–5
14 November 15 Memphis W 108–100 Donovan Mitchell (30) Evan Mobley (13) Ball, Mitchell (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		9–5
15 November 17 Milwaukee W 118–106 Donovan Mitchell (37) Dean Wade (8) Donovan Mitchell (7) Rocket Arena
19,432 		10–5
16 November 19 Houston L 104–114 De'Andre Hunter (25) Allen, Porter Jr., Wade (7) Craig Porter Jr. (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		10–6
17 November 21 Indiana W 120–109 Donovan Mitchell (32) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Arena
19,432 		11–6
18 November 23 L.A. Clippers W 120–105 Donovan Mitchell (37) Evan Mobley (10) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		12–6
19 November 24 @ Toronto L 99–110 Donovan Mitchell (17) Jaylon Tyson (9) Donovan Mitchell (8) Scotiabank Arena
17,127 		12–7
20 November 28 @ Atlanta L 123–130 Donovan Mitchell (42) Evan Mobley (14) Darius Garland (10) State Farm Arena
16,124 		12–8
21 November 30 Boston L 115–117 Evan Mobley (27) Evan Mobley (14) Garland, Mitchell (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		12–9
December: 7–7 (home: 4–4; road: 3–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 1 @ Indiana W 135–119 Donovan Mitchell (43) Jaylon Tyson (11) Donovan Mitchell (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,470 		13–9
23 December 3 Portland L 110–122 Donovan Mitchell (33) Evan Mobley (10) Mitchell, Mobley (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		13–10
24 December 5 San Antonio W 130–117 Donovan Mitchell (28) Evan Mobley (10) Donovan Mitchell (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		14–10
25 December 6 Golden State L 94–99 Donovan Mitchell (29) Nae'Qwan Tomlin (12) Darius Garland (4) Rocket Arena
19,432 		14–11
26 December 12 @ Washington W 130–126 Donovan Mitchell (48) Evan Mobley (13) Garland, Mobley (6) Capital One Arena
15,465 		15–11
27 December 14 Charlotte L 111–119 (OT) Darius Garland (26) Jaylon Tyson (13) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Arena
19,432 		15–12
28 December 17 @ Chicago L 111–127 Donovan Mitchell (32) Lonzo Ball (7) Darius Garland (6) United Center
18,872 		15–13
29 December 19 Chicago L 125–136 Darius Garland (35) Jarrett Allen (12) Ball, Garland (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		15–14
30 December 22 Charlotte W 139–132 Donovan Mitchell (30) Dean Wade (7) Darius Garland (10) Rocket Arena
19,432 		16–14
31 December 23 New Orleans W 141–118 Donovan Mitchell (27) Jarrett Allen (9) Garland, Porter Jr. (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		17–14
32 December 25 @ New York L 124–126 Donovan Mitchell (34) Evan Mobley (9) Darius Garland (10) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		17–15
33 December 27 @ Houston L 100–117 Jaylon Tyson (23) Jaylon Tyson (14) Donovan Mitchell (6) Toyota Center
18,067 		17–16
34 December 29 @ San Antonio W 113–101 Jarrett Allen (27) Jarrett Allen (10) Darius Garland (11) Frost Bank Center
19,010 		18–16
35 December 31 Phoenix W 129–113 Donovan Mitchell (34) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (7) Rocket Arena
19,432 		19–16
January: 10–5 (home: 5–3; road: 5–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 2 Denver W 113–108 Donovan Mitchell (33) Jarrett Allen (12) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		20–16
37 January 4 Detroit L 110–114 Donovan Mitchell (30) Jaylon Tyson (7) Darius Garland (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		20–17
38 January 6 @ Indiana W 120–116 Darius Garland (29) Jarrett Allen (12) Craig Porter Jr. (9) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
16,007 		21–17
39 January 8 @ Minnesota L 122–131 Donovan Mitchell (30) Jarrett Allen (10) Garland, Mitchell (8) Target Center
17,274 		21–18
40 January 10 Minnesota W 146–134 Donovan Mitchell (28) Jarrett Allen (11) Mitchell, Porter Jr. (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		22–18
41 January 12 Utah L 112–123 Darius Garland (23) Evan Mobley (9) Garland, Mobley (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		22–19
42 January 14 @ Philadelphia W 133–107 Donovan Mitchell (35) Evan Mobley (13) Donovan Mitchell (9) Xfinity Mobile Arena
19,746 		23–19
43 January 16 @ Philadelphia W 117–115 Jaylon Tyson (39) Donovan Mitchell (9) Donovan Mitchell (12) Xfinity Mobile Arena
19,746 		24–19
44 January 19 Oklahoma City L 104–136 Donovan Mitchell (19) Jaylon Tyson (10) Evan Mobley (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		24–20
45 January 21 @ Charlotte W 94–87 Donovan Mitchell (24) Evan Mobley (14) Donovan Mitchell (6) Spectrum Center
17,619 		25–20
46 January 23 Sacramento W 123–118 Donovan Mitchell (33) Evan Mobley (13) Donovan Mitchell (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		26–20
47 January 24 @ Orlando W 119–105 Donovan Mitchell (36) Lonzo Ball (8) Donovan Mitchell (9) Kia Center
19,351 		27–20
48 January 26 Orlando W 114–98 Donovan Mitchell (45) Mobley, Tyson (9) Craig Porter Jr. (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		28–20
49 January 28 L.A. Lakers W 129–99 Donovan Mitchell (25) Jarrett Allen (9) Jaylon Tyson (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		29–20
50 January 30 @ Phoenix L 113–126 De'Andre Hunter (17) Jarrett Allen (7) Bryant, Mitchell (6) Mortgage Matchup Center
17,071 		29–21
February: 8–3 (home: 3–0; road: 5–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 1 @ Portland W 130–111 Jarrett Allen (40) Jarrett Allen (17) Craig Porter Jr. (12) Moda Center
17,240 		30–21
52 February 4 @ L.A. Clippers W 124–91 Donovan Mitchell (29) Jarrett Allen (11) Donovan Mitchell (9) Intuit Dome
17,927 		31–21
53 February 7 @ Sacramento W 132–126 Donovan Mitchell (35) Jarrett Allen (10) James Harden (8) Golden 1 Center
16,212 		32–21
54 February 9 @ Denver W 119–117 Donovan Mitchell (32) Jarrett Allen (13) Donovan Mitchell (10) Ball Arena
19,647 		33–21
55 February 11 Washington W 138–113 Sam Merrill (32) Jarrett Allen (9) James Harden (11) Rocket Arena
19,432 		34–21
All-Star Game
56 February 19 Brooklyn W 112–84 Donovan Mitchell (17) Jarrett Allen (10) James Harden (9) Rocket Arena
19,432 		35–21
57 February 20 @ Charlotte W 118–113 Donovan Mitchell (32) Jarrett Allen (14) James Harden (8) Spectrum Center
19,691 		36–21
58 February 22 @ Oklahoma City L 113–121 Tied (20) Jarrett Allen (13) James Harden (9) Paycom Center
18,203 		36–22
59 February 24 New York W 109–94 Donovan Mitchell (23) Jarrett Allen (10) Dennis Schröder (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		37–22
60 February 25 @ Milwaukee L 116–118 Jarrett Allen (27) Jarrett Allen (11) Craig Porter Jr. (9) Fiserv Forum
14,702 		37–23
61 February 27 @ Detroit L 119–122 (OT) Jarrett Allen (25) Evan Mobley (12) Craig Porter Jr. (12) Little Caesars Arena
20,232 		37–24
March: 7–3 (home: 2–2; road: 5–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 1 @ Brooklyn W 106–102 James Harden (22) Evan Mobley (13) James Harden (8) Barclays Center
17,804 		38–24
63 March 3 Detroit W 113–109 Jaylon Tyson (22) Craig Porter Jr. (8) James Harden (7) Rocket Arena
19,432 		39–24
64 March 8 Boston L 97–108 Donovan Mitchell (30) Evan Mobley (8) James Harden (10) Rocket Arena
19,432 		39–25
65 March 9 Philadelphia W 115–101 James Harden (21) Dean Wade (10) Donovan Mitchell (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		40–25
66 March 11 @ Orlando L 122–128 James Harden (30) Evan Mobley (13) James Harden (8) Kia Center
18,697 		40–26
67 March 13 @ Dallas W 138–105 Evan Mobley (29) Harden, Mobley (7) Donovan Mitchell (8) American Airlines Center
19,512 		41–26
68 March 15 Dallas L 120–130 Donovan Mitchell (26) Evan Mobley (11) Donovan Mitchell (11) Rocket Arena
19,432 		41–27
69 March 17 @ Milwaukee W 123–116 Harden, Mobley (27) Evan Mobley (15) James Harden (6) Fiserv Forum
16,341 		42–27
70 March 19 @ Chicago W 115–110 James Harden (36) Evan Mobley (14) James Harden (9) United Center
19,763 		43–27
71 March 21 @ New Orleans W 111–106 Donovan Mitchell (27) Sam Merrill (10) James Harden (10) Smoothie King Center
16,987 		44–27
72 March 24 Orlando Rocket Arena
73 March 25 Miami Rocket Arena
74 March 27 Miami Rocket Arena
75 March 30 @ Utah Delta Center
76 March 31 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 2 @ Golden State Chase Center
78 April 5 Indiana Rocket Arena
79 April 6 @ Memphis FedExForum
80 April 8 Atlanta Rocket Arena
81 April 10 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
82 April 12 Washington Rocket Arena
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2025 NBA Cup

East Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Toronto Raptors 4 4 0 458 403 +55 Advanced to knockout rounds
2 Atlanta Hawks 4 2 2 468 472 −4
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 2 2 492 466 +26
4 Indiana Pacers 4 1 3 431 431 0
5 Washington Wizards 4 1 3 443 520 −77
Source: NBA

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 28, 2025[3][4] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Lonzo Ball 		To Chicago Bulls
Isaac Okoro
February 1, 2026 To Cleveland Cavaliers

Keon Ellis (from Sacramento)
Emanuel Miller (from Chicago)
Dennis Schröder (from Sacramento)

To Chicago Bulls

Dario Šarić (from Sacramento)
2027 DEN second-round pick (from Cleveland)
2029 second-round pick (from Sacramento)[a]

To Sacramento Kings

De'Andre Hunter (from Cleveland)

February 4, 2026 To Cleveland Cavaliers
James Harden 		To Los Angeles Clippers
Darius Garland
2026 CLE second-round pick
February 5, 2026 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Cash considerations 		To Utah Jazz
Lonzo Ball
2028 CLE second-round pick
2032 CLE second-round pick

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Ref.
June 28, 2025 Sam Merrill [5]
July 2, 2025 Luke Travers [6]

Additions

Date Player Former Team Ref.
July 1, 2025 Larry Nance Jr. Atlanta Hawks [7]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
June 30, 2025 Ty Jerome Free agency Memphis Grizzlies [8]
July 21, 2025 Chuma Okeke Free agency Real Madrid Baloncesto [9]

Notes

  1. ^ The least favorable of the picks originally belonging to Detroit, Milwaukee, and New York.

References

  1. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Lonzo Ball". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "Chicago Bulls acquire Isaac Okoro from Cleveland Cavaliers". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers Re-Sign Sam Merrill to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers Re-Sign Luke Travers to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers Sign Larry Nance Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies sign Ty Jerome to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Carlin, Ky (July 21, 2025). "Former Sixers forward Chuma Okeke to sign a deal with Real Madrid". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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