# Cleveland Cavaliers draft history

In their 54-year history, the Cleveland Cavaliers have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association draft.

## Key

| Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer | First overall NBA draft pick | Selected for an NBA All-Star Game |
| Year | Round | Pick | Player | College/high school/club |
| 2024 | 1 | 20 | Jaylon Tyson | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2023 | 2 | 49 | Emoni Bates | Eastern Michigan University |
| 2022 | 1 | 14 | Ochai Agbaji | University of Kansas |
| 2022 | 2 | 39 | Khalifa Diop | Senegal |
| 2022 | 2 | 49 | Isaiah Mobley | USC |
| 2022 | 2 | 56 | Luke Travers | Australia |
| 2021 | 1 | 3 | Evan Mobley | USC |
| 2020 | 1 | 5 | Isaac Okoro | Auburn University |
| 2019 | 1 | 5 | Darius Garland | Vanderbilt University |
| 2019 | 1 | 26 | Dylan Windler | Belmont University |
| 2018 | 1 | 8 | Collin Sexton | University of Alabama |
| 2015 | 1 | 24 | Tyus Jones | Duke University |
| 2015 | 2 | 53 | Sir'Dominic Pointer | St. John's University |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | Andrew Wiggins | University of Kansas |
| 2014 | 2 | 33 | Joe Harris | University of Virginia |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | Anthony Bennett | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 2013 | 1 | 19 | Sergey Karasev | Russia |
| 2013 | 2 | 31 | Allen Crabbe | University of California, Berkeley |
| 2013 | 2 | 34 | Carrick Felix | Arizona State University |
| 2012 | 1 | 4 | Dion Waiters | Syracuse University |
| 2012 | 1 | 24 | Jared Cunningham | Oregon State University |
| 2012 | 2 | 33 | Bernard James | Florida State University |
| 2012 | 2 | 34 | Jae Crowder | Marquette University |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | Kyrie Irving | Duke University |
| 2011 | 1 | 4 | Tristan Thompson | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2011 | 2 | 32 | Justin Harper | University of Richmond |
| 2011 | 2 | 54 | Milan Mačvan | Serbia |
| 2009 | 1 | 30 | Christian Eyenga | DR Congo |
| 2009 | 2 | 46 | Danny Green | University of North Carolina |
| 2008 | 1 | 19 | JJ Hickson | North Carolina State University |
| 2006 | 1 | 25 | Shannon Brown | Michigan State University |
| 2006 | 2 | 42 | Daniel Gibson | University of Texas at Austin |
| 2006 | 2 | 55 | Ejike Ugboaja | Nigeria |
| 2004 | 1 | 10 | Luke Jackson | University of Oregon |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | LeBron James | St. Vincent–St. Mary High School |
| 2003 | 2 | 31 | Jason Kapono | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 2002 | 1 | 6 | Dajuan Wagner | University of Memphis |
| 2002 | 2 | 34 | Carlos Boozer | Duke University |
| 2001 | 1 | 8 | DeSagana Diop | Oak Hill Academy |
| 2001 | 1 | 20 | Brendan Haywood | University of North Carolina |
| 2001 | 2 | 35 | Jeff Trepagnier | University of Southern California |
| 2000 | 1 | 7 | Jamal Crawford | University of Michigan |
| 1999 | 1 | 8 | Andre Miller | University of Utah |
| 1999 | 1 | 11 | Trajan Langdon | Duke University |
| 1999 | 2 | 39 | A. J. Bramlett | University of Arizona |
| 1998 | 2 | 48 | Ryan Stack | University of South Carolina |
| 1997 | 1 | 13 | Derek Anderson | University of Kentucky |
| 1997 | 1 | 16 | Brevin Knight | Stanford University |
| 1997 | 2 | 44 | Cedric Henderson | University of Memphis |
| 1996 | 1 | 12 | Vitaly Potapenko | Wright State University |
| 1996 | 1 | 20 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | Lithuania |
| 1996 | 2 | 56 | Reggie Geary | University of Arizona |
| 1995 | 1 | 17 | Bob Sura | Florida State University |
| 1995 | 2 | 39 | Donny Marshall | University of Connecticut |
| 1994 | 2 | 42 | Gary Collier | University of Tulsa |
| 1993 | 1 | 22 | Chris Mills | University of Arizona |
| 1991 | 1 | 11 | Terrell Brandon | University of Oregon |
| 1991 | 2 | 39 | Jimmy Oliver | Purdue University |
| 1990 | 2 | 52 | Stefano Rusconi | Italy |
| 1989 | 1 | 25 | John Morton | Seton Hall University |
| 1989 | 2 | 43 | Chucky Brown | North Carolina State University |
| 1988 | 1 | 22 | Randolph Keys | University of Southern Mississippi |
| 1988 | 3 | 64 | Winston Bennett | University of Kentucky |
| 1987 | 1 | 7 | Kevin Johnson | University of California |
| 1987 | 2 | 41 | Kannard Johnson | Western Kentucky University |
| 1987 | 3 | 52 | Donald Royal | University of Notre Dame |
| 1987 | 4 | 75 | Chris Dudley | Yale University |
| 1987 | 4 | 80 | Carven Holcombe | Texas Christian University |
| 1987 | 5 | 98 | Carl Lott | Texas Christian University |
| 1987 | 6 | 121 | Harold Jensen | Villanova University |
| 1987 | 7 | 144 | Mike Foster | University of South Carolina |
| 1986 | 1 | 1 | Brad Daugherty | University of North Carolina |
| 1986 | 1 | 8 | Ron Harper | Miami University |
| 1986 | 2 | 29 | Johnny Newman | University of Richmond |
| 1986 | 3 | 50 | Kevin Henderson | California State University, Fullerton |
| 1986 | 4 | 73 | Warren Martin | University of North Carolina |
| 1986 | 5 | 96 | Ben Davis | Gardner–Webb University |
| 1986 | 6 | 119 | Gilbert Wilburn | New Mexico State University |
| 1986 | 7 | 142 | Ralph Dalton | Georgetown University |
| 1985 | 1 | 9 | Charles Oakley | Virginia Union University |
| 1985 | 2 | 30 | Calvin Duncan | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1985 | 2 | 45 | John Williams | Tulane University |
| 1985 | 3 | 55 | Herb Johnson | University of Tulsa |
| 1985 | 4 | 79 | Mark Davis | Old Dominion University |
| 1985 | 5 | 101 | Gunther Behnke | Germany |
| 1985 | 6 | 125 | Ricky Johnson | Illinois State University |
| 1985 | 7 | 147 | Buzz Peterson | University of North Carolina |
| 1984 | 1 | 12 | Tim McCormick | University of Michigan |
| 1984 | 2 | 27 | Ron Anderson | California State University, Fresno |
| 1984 | 3 | 50 | Ben McDonald | University of California, Irvine |
| 1984 | 3 | 60 | Leonard Mitchell | Louisiana State University |
| 1984 | 4 | 73 | Art Aaron | Northwestern University |
| 1984 | 5 | 96 | Vince Hinchen | Boise State University |
| 1984 | 6 | 119 | Matt Doherty | University of North Carolina |
| 1984 | 7 | 142 | Joe Jakubick | University of Akron |
| 1984 | 8 | 165 | Elliot Beard | Oberlin College |
| 1984 | 9 | 187 | John Shimko | Xavier University |
| 1984 | 10 | 209 | Darrell Space | Northeastern Illinois University |
| 1983 | 1 | 20 | Roy Hinson | Rutgers University |
| 1983 | 1 | 24 | Stewart Granger | Villanova University |
| 1983 | 2 | 27 | John Garris | Boston College |
| 1983 | 3 | 50 | Paul Thompson | Tulane University |
| 1983 | 3 | 56 | Larry Anderson | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 1983 | 3 | 66 | Les Craft | Kansas State University |
| 1983 | 3 | 67 | Derrick Hord | University of Kentucky |
| 1983 | 4 | 73 | Dwight Jones | University of Cincinnati |
| 1983 | 5 | 96 | Chris Logan | College of the Holy Cross |
| 1983 | 6 | 119 | Mel McLaughlin | Central Michigan University |
| 1983 | 7 | 142 | John Columbo | John Carroll University |
| 1983 | 8 | 165 | Larry Tucker | Lewis University |
| 1983 | 9 | 187 | Joe Brown | Georgia State University |
| 1983 | 10 | 208 | Jon Hanley | Xavier University |
| 1982 | 1 | 12 | John Bagley | Boston College |
| 1982 | 2 | 28 | Dave Magley | University of Kansas |
| 1982 | 3 | 47 | Michael Wilson | Marquette University |
| 1982 | 4 | 70 | Reggie Hannah | University of South Alabama |
| 1982 | 5 | 93 | Terry White | University of Texas at El Paso |
| 1982 | 6 | 116 | Vince Reynolds | University of South Florida |
| 1982 | 7 | 139 | Randy Reed | Kansas State University |
| 1982 | 8 | 162 | Monty Knight | Virginia Commonwealth University |
| 1982 | 9 | 185 | Tony Hafley | University of South Alabama |
| 1982 | 10 | 206 | Durand Walker | Marion College |
| 1981 | 3 | 55 | Mickey Dillard | Florida State University |
| 1981 | 3 | 59 | Russell Bowers | American University |
| 1981 | 4 | 74 | Ethan Martin | Louisiana State University |
| 1981 | 5 | 96 | Ken Page | University of New Mexico |
| 1981 | 6 | 120 | Aaron Strayhorn | University of Hawaii |
| 1981 | 7 | 142 | Andre Smith | University of Nebraska–Lincoln |
| 1981 | 8 | 166 | Glen Marcus | University of Alabama at Birmingham |
| 1981 | 9 | 187 | Paul Roba | Cleveland State University |
| 1981 | 10 | 208 | Greg Boone | Augsburg College |
| 1980 | 1 | 22 | Chad Kinch | University of North Carolina at Charlotte |
| 1980 | 3 | 53 | Stuart House | Washington State University |
| 1980 | 3 | 55 | Wayne Abrams | Southern Illinois University |
| 1980 | 3 | 68 | Ron Jones | Illinois State University |
| 1980 | 4 | 77 | Murray Brown | Florida State University |
| 1980 | 5 | 101 | LaVon Williams | University of Kentucky |
| 1980 | 6 | 123 | Antonio Martin | Oral Roberts University |
| 1980 | 7 | 147 | Leroy Berry | Wilmington College |
| 1980 | 8 | 166 | Jim Ellinghausen | Ohio State University |
| 1980 | 9 | 187 | Melvin Crafter | Central State University |
| 1979 | 2 | 26 | Bruce Flowers | University of Notre Dame |
| 1979 | 3 | 65 | Bill Laimbeer | University of Notre Dame |
| 1979 | 4 | 70 | Rick Swing | The Citadel |
| 1979 | 5 | 91 | Matt Simpkins | Georgia Southern University |
| 1979 | 6 | 112 | Joe Manning | North Texas State University |
| 1979 | 7 | 131 | Steve Skaggs | Ohio University |
| 1979 | 8 | 151 | Mark Haymore | University of Massachusetts Amherst |
| 1979 | 9 | 169 | Tim Joyce | Ohio University |
| 1979 | 10 | 188 | Terry Peavy | Point Park University |
| 1978 | 1 | 15 | Mike Mitchell | Auburn University |
| 1978 | 2 | 33 | Harry Davis | Florida State University |
| 1978 | 3 | 57 | Ken Higgs | Louisiana State University |
| 1978 | 4 | 78 | Stan Rome | Clemson University |
| 1978 | 5 | 99 | Ken Koenigs | University of Kansas |
| 1978 | 6 | 123 | Ron Bell | Virginia Tech |
| 1978 | 7 | 143 | Tony Smith | University of Nevada, Las Vegas |
| 1978 | 8 | 161 | Roland Martin | Missouri Southern State University |
| 1978 | 9 | 180 | Steve Bayless | Central State University |
| 1978 | 10 | 194 | Gary Winton | United States Military Academy |
| 1977 | 2 | 33 | Eddie Jordan | Rutgers University |
| 1977 | 3 | 55 | Steve Grote | University of Michigan |
| 1977 | 4 | 77 | Melvin Jones | West Texas A&M University |
| 1977 | 5 | 99 | Al Smith | Jackson State University |
| 1977 | 6 | 121 | Ron Cox | Eastern Washington University |
| 1977 | 7 | 141 | Bob Riddle | Eastern Michigan University |
| 1977 | 8 | 160 | Tom Cutter | Western Michigan University |
| 1976 | 1 | 15 | Chuckie Williams | Kansas State University |
| 1976 | 2 | 32 | Mo Howard | University of Maryland |
| 1976 | 3 | 50 | Gary Cole | University of Wisconsin–Parkside |
| 1976 | 4 | 66 | John Engles | University of Pennsylvania |
| 1976 | 5 | 84 | Edmund Lawrence | McNeese State University |
| 1976 | 6 | 102 | Harry Davis | Morris Brown College |
| 1976 | 7 | 120 | Johnny Britt | Western Kentucky University |
| 1976 | 8 | 123 | Dale Koehler | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 1976 | 8 | 138 | Tim Sisneros | Middle Tennessee State University |
| 1976 | 9 | 155 | Bruce Parkinson | Purdue University |
| 1976 | 10 | 171 | Elisha McSweeney | Minnesota State University, Mankato |
| 1975 | 1 | 15 | John Lambert | University of Southern California |
| 1975 | 2 | 28 | Dan Roundfield | Central Michigan University |
| 1975 | 2 | 33 | Mel Utley | St. John's University |
| 1975 | 3 | 45 | Ted Hathaway | Cleveland State University |
| 1975 | 4 | 62 | Eric Fernsten | University of San Francisco |
| 1975 | 5 | 79 | Jim Lee | Syracuse University |
| 1975 | 5 | 82 | Mike Odems | Western Kentucky University |
| 1975 | 6 | 99 | Henry Ward | Jackson State University |
| 1975 | 7 | 116 | Shawn Leftwich | Jacksonville University |
| 1975 | 8 | 136 | Andre McCarter | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1975 | 9 | 152 | Skip Howard | Bowling Green State University |
| 1975 | 10 | 167 | Eric Anderson | Macalester College |
| 1974 | 1 | 8 | Campy Russell | University of Michigan |
| 1974 | 3 | 38 | Clarence Walker | State University of West Georgia |
| 1974 | 3 | 39 | Kevin Restani | University of San Francisco |
| 1974 | 4 | 57 | James Foster | University of Connecticut |
| 1974 | 5 | 75 | Gary Novak | University of Notre Dame |
| 1974 | 6 | 93 | Aron Stewart | University of Richmond |
| 1974 | 7 | 111 | Mike Robinson | Michigan State University |
| 1974 | 8 | 129 | Kerry Hughes | University of Wisconsin–Madison |
| 1974 | 9 | 147 | Jim Buskofsky | Upper Iowa University |
| 1974 | 10 | 164 | Jim Kelly | Loras College |
| 1973 | 1 | 2 | Jim Brewer | University of Minnesota |
| 1973 | 2 | 26 | Allan Hornyak | Ohio State University |
| 1973 | 3 | 37 | Jim O'Brien | University of Maryland |
| 1973 | 3 | 40 | Ozzie Edwards | Oklahoma City University |
| 1973 | 3 | 41 | James Lister | Sam Houston State University |
| 1973 | 4 | 57 | Luke Witte | Ohio State University |
| 1973 | 5 | 74 | John Coughran | University of California |
| 1973 | 6 | 91 | Willie Calvert | Abilene Christian University |
| 1973 | 7 | 108 | Larry Farmer | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1973 | 8 | 125 | John Ritter | Indiana University |
| 1973 | 9 | 142 | Les Taylor | Murray State University |
| 1973 | 10 | 156 | Dean Martin | Baldwin-Wallace College |
| 1973 | 11 | 169 | Floyd Lewis | Harvard University |
| 1973 | 12 | 178 | Chris McMurray | San Diego State University |
| 1973 | 13 | 185 | John Pennebacker | University of Hawaii |
| 1973 | 14 | 191 | Charles Mitchell | Eastern Kentucky University |
| 1973 | 15 | 196 | Reese Stovall | University of Texas–Pan American |
| 1973 | 16 | 201 | Tom O'Connor | University of Iowa |
| 1973 | 17 | 205 | Phil Elderkin | Boston University |
| 1972 | 1 | 3 | Dwight Davis | University of Houston |
| 1972 | 2 | 24 | Steve Hawes | University of Washington |
| 1972 | 4 | 50 | Hank Siemiontkowski | Villanova University |
| 1972 | 5 | 66 | Sam Cash | University of California, Riverside |
| 1972 | 6 | 83 | Tom Parker | University of Kentucky |
| 1972 | 7 | 100 | Steve Davidson | West Texas A&M University |
| 1972 | 8 | 116 | Roger Evans | Kent State University |
| 1972 | 9 | 132 | Greg Starrick | Southern Illinois University |
| 1972 | 10 | 145 | Kent Martens | Abilene Christian University |
| 1971 | 1 | 1 | Austin Carr | University of Notre Dame |
| 1971 | 2 | 18 | Steve Patterson | University of California, Los Angeles |
| 1971 | 2 | 35 | Willie Long | University of New Mexico |
| 1971 | 3 | 36 | Gerald Lockett | University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff |
| 1971 | 3 | 41 | Jackie Ridgle | University of California |
| 1971 | 4 | 52 | Cliff Harris | Hardin–Simmons University |
| 1971 | 5 | 69 | Brian Mahoney | Manhattan College |
| 1971 | 6 | 86 | Mike Childress | Colorado State University |
| 1971 | 7 | 103 | Tom Bush | Drake University |
| 1971 | 8 | 120 | Charlie Davis | Wake Forest University |
| 1971 | 9 | 137 | Rich Walker | Bowling Green State University |
| 1971 | 10 | 153 | Jim Meredith | Washington State University |
| 1971 | 11 | 169 | Mike Casey | University of Kentucky |
| 1971 | 12 | 183 | Doug Hess | University of Toledo |
| 1971 | 13 | 196 | Bobby Jones | Drake University |
| 1971 | 14 | 208 | Bubbles Harris | Indiana University |
| 1971 | 15 | 217 | Larry Baker | Wittenberg University |
| 1971 | 16 | 225 | Vance Tyree | University of Wisconsin–La Crosse |
| 1970 | 1 | 7 | John Johnson | University of Iowa |
| 1970 | 2 | 26 | Dave Sorenson | Ohio State University |
| 1970 | 3 | 41 | Surry Oliver | Stephen F. Austin State University |
| 1970 | 4 | 60 | Glen Vidnovic | University of Iowa |
| 1970 | 5 | 75 | Wayne Sokolowski | Ashland University |
| 1970 | 6 | 94 | Joe Cooke | Indiana University |
| 1970 | 7 | 109 | Narvis Anderson | Stephen F. Austin State University |
| 1970 | 8 | 128 | Walter Robertson | Loyola University Chicago |
| 1970 | 9 | 143 | Tom Lagodich | Kent State University |
| 1970 | 10 | 162 | Ken Johnson | Indiana University |
| 1970 | 11 | 175 | Dave Schneider | Wayne State University |
| 1970 | 12 | 189 | Oliver Taylor | University of Houston |
| 1970 | 13 | 198 | Kevin Wilson | Ashland University |
| 1970 | 14 | 209 | Don Tomilson | University of Missouri |
| 1970 | 15 | 217 | Steve Wannamaker | Drake University |
| 1970 | 16 | 227 | Steve Wilson | Hanover College |
| 1970 | 17 | 231 | Bob Peterson | Concordia College (Minnesota) |
| 1970 | 18 | 236 | John Cannon | Grambling State University |
| 1970 | 19 | 238 | Allen Waller | St. Mary of the Plains College |