2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachKenny Atkinson
PresidentKoby Altman
General managerMike Gansey
Owner(s)Dan Gilbert
ArenaRocket Arena
Results
Record0–0
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFanDuel Sports Network Ohio
RadioWTAM · WMMS

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

Draft

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

The Cavaliers entered this draft period (which lasted for two days, similar to the previous year's draft) holding two second-round picks.[1][2]

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
G 2 Lonzo Ball 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-10-27 UCLA
F 21 Emoni Bates (TW, FA) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 202 lb (92 kg) 2004-01-28 Eastern Michigan
G 10 Darius Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
G/F 12 De'Andre Hunter 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1997-12-02 Virginia
G 5 Sam Merrill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State
G 45 Donovan Mitchell 6 ft 3 in (1.91 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 8 in (2.03 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 6 in (1.98 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-04-01 Duke
G/F 1 Max Strus 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
F/C 13 Tristan Thompson (FA) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas
F 30 Nae'Qwan Tomlin (TW) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-12-10 Memphis
F 33 Luke Travers (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2001-09-03 Australia
G/F 20 Jaylon Tyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-12-02 California
F/C 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
  • (L) On personal leave
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Updated: July 7, 2025

Game log

Preseason

2025 preseason game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
Preseason: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 Chicago Rocket Arena
2 October 9 @ Chicago United Center
3 October 12 @ Boston TD Garden
4 October 14 Detroit Rocket Arena
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 0–0 (Home: 0–0; Road: 0–0)
October: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 @ New York Madison Square Garden
October 27 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
October 31 Toronto Rocket Arena
November: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
November 7 @ Washington Capital One Arena
November 21 Indiana Rocket Arena
November 28 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
December: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
December 25 @ New York Madison Square Garden
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
January 19 Oklahoma City Rocket Arena
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2025 NBA Cup

East Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 Advance to knockout stage
2 Indiana Pacers 0 0 0 0 0 0 Possible knockout stage based on ranking
3 Atlanta Hawks 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 Toronto Raptors 0 0 0 0 0 0
5 Washington Wizards 0 0 0 0 0 0
First game(s) will be played: October 31, 2025. 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

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 Spain Real Madrid Baloncesto [9]

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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