4th in the Eastern ConferencePlayoff spot

Cleveland Cavaliers

52-30Last 10: 7-3Streak W12025-26

Net (Point margin per 100 possessions)

4.0

9th of 30

ORtg (Points scored per 100 possessions)

117.0

5th of 30

DRtg (Points allowed per 100 possessions (lower is better))

112.9

15th of 30

Pace (Possessions per 48 minutes)

101.8

13th of 30

Before the seasonSeason preview: Cleveland CavaliersThe roster, the summer’s moves, how the team projects and its opening games.

The Cleveland Cavaliers went 52-30 in 2025-26, 4th in the Eastern Conference. Their net rating of +4.0 was 9th in the NBA: 117.0 points per 100 possessions on offense (5th) and 112.9 allowed on defense (15th). Donovan Mitchell led the team with 27.9 points a game.

Offense · four factors

eFG%56.14th

TOV%11.79th

OREB%26.99th

FT rate0.26515th

Defense · four factors

Opp eFG%54.314th

Opp TOV%12.513th

DREB%74.411th

Opp FT rate0.26316th

Roster

When a player is out Lineups


Donovan MitchellG	70	70	33.5	27.9	4.5	5.7	1.5	0.3	48.3	36.4	61.3	32.4	5.3
Evan MobleyF-C	65	63	31.9	18.2	9.0	3.6	0.7	1.7	54.6	29.7	59.6	22.8	3.4
Jaylon TysonG-F	66	42	27.0	13.2	5.1	2.2	0.8	0.4	49.3	44.6	60.8	19.4	1.7
Jarrett AllenC	56	56	27.2	15.4	8.5	1.8	1.0	0.8	63.8	10.0	66.9	19.8	3.8
Sam MerrillG	52	38	26.4	12.8	2.6	2.4	0.6	0.1	46.1	42.1	64.4	17.2	4.7
Dean WadeF	59	38	22.3	5.8	4.2	1.5	0.7	0.4	43.9	36.2	58.0	10.0	2.6
Craig PorterG	64	3	17.9	4.5	3.4	3.2	0.9	0.6	45.0	35.5	52.4	12.3	1.6
De'Andre HunterF	43	23	26.2	14.0	4.2	2.1	0.7	0.1	42.3	30.8	55.3	22.6	-0.5
Nae'Qwan TomlinF	64	3	15.7	5.8	2.9	0.8	0.6	0.5	47.8	23.5	54.9	15.6	0.9
James HardenG	26	26	33.8	20.5	4.8	7.7	0.8	0.5	46.6	43.5	63.9	24.9	3.0
Darius GarlandG	26	26	30.3	18.0	2.4	6.9	0.8	0.1	45.1	36.0	56.7	25.4	-1.5
Thomas BryantC	60	1	12.2	6.2	3.4	0.6	0.3	0.4	50.6	35.9	62.5	18.8	0.7
Lonzo BallG	35	3	20.7	4.6	4.0	3.9	1.3	0.3	30.1	27.2	43.2	13.7	0.9
Keon EllisG	29	6	24.9	8.3	2.8	1.6	1.3	0.8	49.1	35.5	62.9	12.8	2.3
Dennis SchroderG	30	3	21.3	8.2	2.3	4.3	0.8	0.2	40.1	29.0	51.5	19.3	0.7
Tyrese ProctorG	50	1	11.0	5.4	1.3	1.5	0.5	0.0	41.3	35.1	55.6	21.8	-0.1
Larry Nance Jr.Questionable, expected back Oct 7F	35	3	12.8	3.7	2.7	1.0	0.6	0.2	41.9	33.3	50.5	14.0	-0.5
Max StrusG	12	5	24.0	11.2	5.4	2.0	0.3	0.0	44.3	40.2	60.9	17.7	-0.3
Luke TraversF	12	0	8.8	2.3	2.0	0.8	0.6	0.3	25.0	6.3	35.0	16.7	-2.7
Tristan EnarunaF	9	0	9.6	4.1	1.6	0.8	0.7	0.0	50.0	30.0	58.7	17.1	4.8
Riley MinixF	6	0	8.3	4.3	0.7	0.7	0.2	0.2	58.8	33.3	71.0	18.0	3.2
Olivier SarrC	4	0	9.8	3.5	2.8	1.3	0.5	0.8	71.4	66.7	76.1	11.8	6.5
Chris LivingstonF	3	0	5.7	3.0	1.0	0.3	0.3	0.0	57.1	0.0	60.5	18.8	2.7
Darius BrownG	1	0	3.0	0.0	1.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0	14.4	-4.0

Calendar

Games

Date	Opponent	Result	ORtg	DRtg	Pace
Apr 12, vs Washington Wizards	vs WAS	W130-117	127.7	114.9	101.8
Apr 10, @ Atlanta Hawks	@ ATL	L102-124	99.6	121.0	102.5
Apr 8, vs Atlanta Hawks	vs ATL	W122-116	116.2	110.5	105.0
Apr 6, @ Memphis Grizzlies	@ MEM	W142-126	136.7	121.3	103.8
Apr 5, vs Indiana Pacers	vs IND	W117-108	118.7	109.6	98.6
Apr 2, @ Golden State Warriors	@ GSW	W118-111	117.3	110.3	100.6
Mar 31, @ Los Angeles Lakers	@ LAL	L113-127	116.0	130.4	97.4
Mar 30, @ Utah Jazz	@ UTA	W122-113	120.4	111.5	101.3
Mar 27, vs Miami Heat	vs MIA	W149-128	134.0	115.1	111.2
Mar 25, vs Miami Heat	vs MIA	L103-120	105.5	122.9	97.6
Mar 24, vs Orlando Magic	vs ORL	W136-131	141.3	136.1	96.2
Mar 21, @ New Orleans Pelicans	@ NOP	W111-106	114.2	109.0	97.2
Mar 19, @ Chicago Bulls	@ CHI	W115-110	110.5	105.7	104.1
Mar 17, @ Milwaukee Bucks	@ MIL	W123-116	127.2	119.9	96.7
Mar 15, vs Dallas Mavericks	vs DAL	L120-130	117.0	126.8	102.6
Mar 13, @ Dallas Mavericks	@ DAL	W138-105	135.1	102.8	102.1
Mar 11, @ Orlando Magic	@ ORL	L122-128	124.0	130.1	98.4
Mar 9, vs Philadelphia 76ers	vs PHI	W115-101	120.5	105.8	95.5
Mar 8, vs Boston Celtics	vs BOS	L98-109	105.4	117.3	93.0
Mar 3, vs Detroit Pistons	vs DET	W113-109	119.5	115.2	94.6
Mar 1, @ Brooklyn Nets	@ BKN	W106-102	110.9	106.8	95.5
Feb 27, @ Detroit Pistons	@ DET	L119-122	109.0	111.7	98.9
Feb 25, @ Milwaukee Bucks	@ MIL	L116-118	122.7	124.8	94.5
Feb 24, vs New York Knicks	vs NYK	W109-94	109.9	94.7	99.2
Feb 22, @ Oklahoma City Thunder	@ OKC	L113-121	111.7	119.6	101.2
Feb 20, @ Charlotte Hornets	@ CHA	W118-113	129.0	123.5	91.5
Feb 19, vs Brooklyn Nets	vs BKN	W112-84	112.7	84.5	99.4
Feb 11, vs Washington Wizards	vs WAS	W138-113	130.7	107.0	105.6
Feb 9, @ Denver Nuggets	@ DEN	W119-117	117.2	115.2	101.5
Feb 7, @ Sacramento Kings	@ SAC	W132-126	127.6	121.8	103.4
Feb 4, @ LA Clippers	@ LAC	W124-91	122.2	89.7	101.5
Feb 1, @ Portland Trail Blazers	@ POR	W130-111	123.4	105.4	105.3
Jan 30, @ Phoenix Suns	@ PHX	L113-126	106.7	119.0	105.9
Jan 28, vs Los Angeles Lakers	vs LAL	W129-99	133.2	102.3	96.8
Jan 26, vs Orlando Magic	vs ORL	W114-98	116.0	99.8	98.2
Jan 24, @ Orlando Magic	@ ORL	W119-105	120.3	106.2	98.9
Jan 23, vs Sacramento Kings	vs SAC	W123-118	124.5	119.5	98.8
Jan 21, @ Charlotte Hornets	@ CHA	W94-87	93.3	86.4	100.7
Jan 19, vs Oklahoma City Thunder	vs OKC	L104-136	98.0	128.2	106.1
Jan 16, @ Philadelphia 76ers	@ PHI	W117-115	118.9	116.8	98.4
Jan 14, @ Philadelphia 76ers	@ PHI	W133-107	128.3	103.2	103.7
Jan 12, vs Utah Jazz	vs UTA	L112-123	107.7	118.2	104.0
Jan 10, vs Minnesota Timberwolves	vs MIN	W146-134	141.9	130.2	102.9
Jan 8, @ Minnesota Timberwolves	@ MIN	L122-131	118.0	126.7	103.4
Jan 6, @ Indiana Pacers	@ IND	W120-116	114.1	110.3	105.1
Jan 4, vs Detroit Pistons	vs DET	L110-114	107.1	111.0	102.7
Jan 2, vs Denver Nuggets	vs DEN	W113-108	113.5	108.5	99.1
Dec 31, vs Phoenix Suns	vs PHX	W129-113	121.9	106.7	105.9
Dec 29, @ San Antonio Spurs	@ SAS	W113-101	105.8	94.6	106.8
Dec 27, @ Houston Rockets	@ HOU	L100-117	103.1	120.6	97.0
Dec 25, @ New York Knicks	@ NYK	L124-126	120.5	122.4	102.9
Dec 23, vs New Orleans Pelicans	vs NOP	W141-118	130.0	108.8	108.4
Dec 22, vs Charlotte Hornets	vs CHA	W139-132	132.2	125.5	104.7
Dec 19, vs Chicago Bulls	vs CHI	L125-136	114.2	124.2	109.0
Dec 17, @ Chicago Bulls	@ CHI	L111-127	104.3	119.3	106.0
Dec 14, vs Charlotte Hornets	vs CHA	L111-119	100.9	108.2	99.6
Dec 12, @ Washington Wizards	@ WAS	W130-126	124.4	120.6	104.5
Dec 6, vs Golden State Warriors	vs GSW	L94-99	93.3	98.3	101.5
Dec 5, vs San Antonio Spurs	vs SAS	W130-117	123.1	110.8	105.6
Dec 3, vs Portland Trail Blazers	vs POR	L110-122	108.5	120.4	101.4
Dec 1, @ Indiana Pacers	@ IND	W135-119	134.3	118.4	100.5
Nov 30, vs Boston Celtics	vs BOS	L115-117	120.1	122.2	95.7
Nov 28, @ Atlanta Hawks	@ ATL	L123-130	114.3	120.8	107.6
Nov 24, @ Toronto Raptors	@ TOR	L99-110	97.2	108.0	101.4
Nov 23, vs LA Clippers	vs LAC	W120-105	123.6	108.1	96.7
Nov 21, vs Indiana Pacers	vs IND	W120-109	118.6	107.8	101.2
Nov 19, vs Houston Rockets	vs HOU	L104-114	106.1	116.4	97.6
Nov 17, vs Milwaukee Bucks	vs MIL	W118-106	114.1	102.5	103.0
Nov 15, vs Memphis Grizzlies	vs MEM	W108-100	101.7	94.2	106.6
Nov 13, vs Toronto Raptors	vs TOR	L113-126	114.2	127.3	99.0
Nov 12, @ Miami Heat	@ MIA	W130-116	114.9	102.5	113.7
Nov 10, @ Miami Heat	@ MIA	L138-140	119.5	121.3	104.2
Nov 8, vs Chicago Bulls	vs CHI	W128-122	123.5	117.7	103.2
Nov 7, @ Washington Wizards	@ WAS	W148-115	138.5	107.6	106.9
Nov 5, vs Philadelphia 76ers	vs PHI	W132-121	125.9	115.4	104.4
Nov 2, vs Atlanta Hawks	vs ATL	W117-109	109.2	101.7	106.7
Oct 31, vs Toronto Raptors	vs TOR	L101-112	102.7	113.9	98.3
Oct 29, @ Boston Celtics	@ BOS	L105-125	106.5	126.8	98.2
Oct 27, @ Detroit Pistons	@ DET	W116-95	107.8	88.3	107.6
Oct 26, vs Milwaukee Bucks	vs MIL	W118-113	113.6	108.8	104.3
Oct 24, @ Brooklyn Nets	@ BKN	W131-124	122.7	116.2	107.2
Oct 22, @ New York Knicks	@ NYK	L111-119	105.3	112.9	105.8