# 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2018–19 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 49th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers entered the season as the four-time defending Eastern Conference champion, and were coming off of an NBA Finals loss, in which they were swept by the Golden State Warriors in four games, the first Finals sweep since 2007, in which the Cavs were also swept, by the San Antonio Spurs. The Cavaliers had the worst team defensive rating in the NBA.
LeBron James was not on the roster for the first time since 2013-14, as he signed with the Los Angeles Lakers in the offseason as a free agent, his second time leaving his hometown team after doing so in 2010 to join the Miami Heat.
On October 28, 2018, the Cavaliers fired Tyronn Lue after a 0–6 start (the worst start for a team coming off the NBA Finals) and replaced him on the interim basis with his assistant Larry Drew, who would become permanent coach on November 5.
Without LeBron James, as with the 2010–11 season (James' first departure from Cleveland), the Cavaliers struggled to find a solid identity, ranking in the bottom 10 in all of points per game, opponent points per game, pace, offensive rating, and defensive rating. They finished at 19–63, the third worst record in the league, second worst in the Eastern Conference, and their worst season since 2010–11. This was also the Cavs' first losing season since the 2013–14 season.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 8 | Collin Sexton | PG | United States | Alabama |
The Cavaliers entered the 2018 NBA draft with the rights to the eighth overall pick, which originally belonged to the Brooklyn Nets. Cleveland acquired the pick from the Boston Celtics in the Kyrie Irving trade during the summer of 2017. The Cavaliers used the pick to acquire point guard Collin Sexton, a freshman out of the University of Alabama.

## Preseason summary

On July 1, 2018, LeBron James confirmed that he would be leaving the Cavaliers and signing a four-year, $154 million contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. This marked the second time in which James left the Cavaliers in free agency, with the first coming when James joined the Miami Heat in 2010.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| z – Milwaukee Bucks | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 33‍–‍8 | 27‍–‍14 | 14–2 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 19‍–‍22 | 11–5 | 82 |
| x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 26‍–‍15 | 15‍–‍26 | 8–8 | 82 |
| Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 9‍–‍32 | 13‍–‍28 | 3–13 | 82 |
| Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 13‍–‍28 | 6‍–‍35 | 4–12 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | z – Milwaukee Bucks * | 60 | 22 | .732 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Toronto Raptors * | 58 | 24 | .707 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Boston Celtics | 49 | 33 | .598 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Indiana Pacers | 48 | 34 | .585 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Brooklyn Nets | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 7 | y – Orlando Magic * | 42 | 40 | .512 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Detroit Pistons | 41 | 41 | .500 | 19.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Charlotte Hornets | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 39 | 43 | .476 | 21.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Washington Wizards | 32 | 50 | .390 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Atlanta Hawks | 29 | 53 | .354 | 31.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Chicago Bulls | 22 | 60 | .268 | 38.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 19 | 63 | .232 | 41.0 | 82 |
| 15 | New York Knicks | 17 | 65 | .207 | 43.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2018 preseason game log Total: 2–2 (Home: 1–2; Road: 1–0) :
Preseason: 2–2 (home: 1–2; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 2
@ Boston
W 102–95
Kevin Love (17)
Osman, Nance Jr. (7)
Cedi Osman (4)
TD Garden 18,624
1–0
2
October 6
Boston
W 113–102
Ante Zizic (20)
Osman, Clarkson (6)
Taylor, Osman, Clarkson (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 17,083
2–0
3
October 8
Indiana
L 102–111
Kyle Korver (17)
Thompson, Nance Jr. (7)
George Hill (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 16,330
2–1
4
October 12
Detroit
L 110–129
Rodney Hood (21)
Tristan Thompson (9)
Collin Sexton (5)
Breslin Student Events Center 7,517
2–2 :
2018–19 season schedule :

### Regular season

2018–19 game log Total: 19–63 (Home: 13–28; Road: 6–35) :
October: 1–6 (home: 1–3; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 17
@ Toronto
L 104–116
Kevin Love (21)
Tristan Thompson (13)
George Hill (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,915
0–1
2
October 19
@ Minnesota
L 123–131
Kevin Love (25)
Kevin Love (19)
Cedi Osman (8)
Target Center 18,978
0–2
3
October 21
Atlanta
L 111–133
Jordan Clarkson (19)
Kevin Love (17)
Cedi Osman (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
0–3
4
October 24
Brooklyn
L 86–102
Love, Sexton, Clarkson (14)
Tristan Thompson (12)
Thompson, Nance Jr. (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
0–4
5
October 25
@ Detroit
L 103–110
Kyle Korver (21)
Osman, Nance Jr. (6)
Sexton, Nance Jr. (5)
Little Caesars Arena 15,896
0–5
6
October 27
Indiana
L 107–119
Rodney Hood (17)
Larry Nance Jr. (12)
Sexton, Nance Jr. (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
0–6
7
October 30
Atlanta
W 136–114
Rodney Hood (26)
Tristan Thompson (13)
Sam Dekker (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
1–6 :
November
: 3–11 (home: 2–4; road: 1–7)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 1
Denver
L 91–110
Jordan Clarkson (17)
Tristan Thompson (7)
Thompson, Hood (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
1–7
9
November 3
@ Charlotte
L 94–126
J.R. Smith (14)
Tristan Thompson (8)
Hill, Smith, Korver (4)
Spectrum Center 16,221
1–8
10
November 5
@ Orlando
L 100–102
George Hill (22)
Tristan Thompson (16)
George Hill (6)
Amway Center 15,009
1–9
11
November 7
Oklahoma City
L 86–95
Collin Sexton (15)
Tristan Thompson (15)
Jordan Clarkson (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
1–10
12
November 10
@ Chicago
L 98–99
Tristan Thompson (22)
Larry Nance Jr. (14)
Jordan Clarkson (4)
United Center 21,506
1–11
13
November 13
Charlotte
W 113–89
Jordan Clarkson (24)
Tristan Thompson (21)
Smith, Thompson (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
2–11
14
November 14
@ Washington
L 95–119
Collin Sexton (24)
David Nwaba (7)
Larry Nance Jr. (5)
Capital One Arena 14,537
2–12
15
November 19
@ Detroit
L 102–113
Collin Sexton (18)
Tristan Thompson (7)
Sexton, Clarkson (4)
Little Caesars Arena 15,769
2–13
16
November 21
LA Lakers
L 105–109
Cedi Osman (21)
Tristan Thompson (15)
Clarkson, Nance Jr. (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
2–14
17
November 23
@ Philadelphia
W 121–112
Rodney Hood (25)
Tristan Thompson (13)
Andrew Harrison (5)
Wells Fargo Center 20,524
3–14
18
November 24
Houston
W 117–108
Collin Sexton (29)
Tristan Thompson (20)
Jordan Clarkson (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
4–14
19
November 26
Minnesota
L 95–102
Kyle Korver (22)
Tristan Thompson (11)
Larry Nance Jr. (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
4–15
20
November 28
@ Oklahoma City
L 83–100
Collin Sexton (21)
Nance Jr., Osman, Sexton (10)
Cedi Osman (6)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
4–16
21
November 30
@ Boston
L 95–128
Jordan Clarkson (16)
Tristan Thompson (12)
Burks, Thompson, Sexton (4)
TD Garden 18,624
4–17 :
December
: 4–12 (home: 2–6; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 1
Toronto
L 95–106
Clarkson, Thompson (18)
Tristan Thompson (19)
Osman, Thompson (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
4–18
23
December 3
@ Brooklyn
W 99–97
Jordan Clarkson (20)
Tristan Thompson (14)
Jordan Clarkson (4)
Barclays Center 10,983
5–18
24
December 5
Golden State
L 105–129
Collin Sexton (21)
Tristan Thompson (19)
Hill, Thompson, Clarkson, Sexton (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
5–19
25
December 7
Sacramento
L 110–129
Jordan Clarkson (26)
Burks, Nance Jr. (7)
Alec Burks (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
5–20
26
December 8
Washington
W 116–101
Collin Sexton (29)
Tristan Thompson (19)
Larry Nance Jr. (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
6–20
27
December 10
@ Milwaukee
L 92–108
Larry Nance Jr. (16)
Jaron Blossomgame (10)
Cedi Osman (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,155
6–21
28
December 12
NY Knicks
W 113–106
Jordan Clarkson (28)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
Larry Nance Jr. (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
7–21
29
December 14
Milwaukee
L 102–114
Jordan Clarkson (23)
Larry Nance Jr. (10)
Larry Nance Jr. (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
7–22
30
December 16
Philadelphia
L 105–128
Osman, Clarkson (18)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
7–23
31
December 18
@ Indiana
W 92–91
Rodney Hood (17)
Larry Nance Jr. (16)
Larry Nance Jr. (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 15,630
8–23
32
December 19
@ Charlotte
L 99–110
Jordan Clarkson (20)
Larry Nance Jr. (15)
Larry Nance Jr. (7)
Spectrum Center 15,179
8–24
33
December 21
@ Toronto
L 110–126
Jordan Clarkson (20)
Larry Nance Jr. (12)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
8–25
34
December 23
Chicago
L 92–112
Larry Nance Jr. (20)
Cedi Osman (7)
Burks, Sexton (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
8–26
35
December 26
@ Memphis
L 87–95
Jordan Clarkson (24)
Ante Zizic (11)
Collin Sexton (6)
FedExForum 16,424
8–27
36
December 28
@ Miami
L 94–118
Jordan Clarkson (18)
Jaron Blossomgame (10)
Alec Burks (5)
American Airlines Arena 19,617
8–28
37
December 29
@ Atlanta
L 108–111
Cedi Osman (22)
Larry Nance Jr. (15)
Larry Nance Jr. (7)
State Farm Arena 16,460
8–29 :
January
: 3–12 (home: 1–6; road: 2–6)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
38
January 2
Miami
L 92–117
Tristan Thompson (14)
Larry Nance Jr. (5)
Larry Nance Jr. (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
8–30
39
January 4
Utah
L 91–117
Alec Burks (17)
Tristan Thompson (12)
Frye, Sexton (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
8–31
40
January 5
New Orleans
L 98–133
Jordan Clarkson (23)
Tristan Thompson (11)
Alec Burks (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
8–32
41
January 8
Indiana
L 115–123
Jordan Clarkson (26)
Tristan Thompson (13)
Thompson, Dellavedova (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
8–33
42
January 9
@ New Orleans
L 124–140
Jordan Clarkson (21)
Tristan Thompson (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (7)
Smoothie King Center 15,058
8–34
43
January 11
@ Houston
L 113–141
Ante Zizic (18)
Ante Zizic (8)
Payne, Sexton (5)
Toyota Center 18,055
8–35
44
January 13
@ LA Lakers
W 101–95
Cedi Osman (20)
Tristan Thompson (14)
Alec Burks (4)
Staples Center 18,997
9–35
45
January 16
@ Portland
L 112–129
Jordan Clarkson (22)
Jaron Blossomgame (10)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
Moda Center 19,089
9–36
46
January 18
@ Utah
L 99–115
Zizic, Sexton (15)
Ante Zizic (10)
Dellavedova, Payne (3)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 18,306
9–37
47
January 19
@ Denver
L 102–124
Ante Zizic (23)
Ante Zizic (6)
Collin Sexton (7)
Pepsi Center 19,520
9–38
48
January 21
Chicago
L 88–104
Collin Sexton (18)
Ante Zizic (9)
Jordan Clarkson (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
9–39
49
January 23
@ Boston
L 103–123
Cedi Osman (25)
Alec Burks (9)
Alec Burks (6)
TD Garden 18,624
9–40
50
January 25
Miami
L 94–100
Cedi Osman (29)
Ante Zizic (9)
Matthew Dellavedova (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
9–41
51
January 27
@ Chicago
W 104–101
Clarkson, Burks (18)
Ante Zizic (14)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
United Center 19,675
10–41
52
January 29
Washington
W 116–113
Cedi Osman (26)
Ante Zizic (12)
Alec Burks (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
11–41 :
February
: 4–6 (home: 3–4; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
53
February 2
Dallas
L 98–111
Jordan Clarkson (19)
Larry Nance Jr. (12)
Alec Burks (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
11–42
54
February 5
Boston
L 96–103
Collin Sexton (25)
Zizic, Nance Jr. (12)
Matthew Dellavedova (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
11–43
55
February 8
@ Washington
L 106–119
Collin Sexton (27)
Larry Nance Jr. (19)
Larry Nance Jr. (6)
Capital One Arena 16,682
11–44
56
February 9
@ Indiana
L 90–105
Jordan Clarkson (18)
Larry Nance Jr. (10)
Jordan Clarkson (6)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
11–45
57
February 11
NY Knicks
W 107–104
Collin Sexton (20)
Larry Nance Jr. (16)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
12–45
58
February 13
Brooklyn
L 139–148 (3OT)
Jordan Clarkson (42)
Larry Nance Jr. (14)
Matthew Dellavedova (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 17,434
12–46
59
February 21
Phoenix
W 111–98
Cedi Osman (19)
Ante Zizic (12)
Matthew Dellavedova (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,022
13–46
60
February 23
Memphis
W 112–107
Kevin Love (32)
Kevin Love (12)
Matthew Dellavedova (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
14–46
61
February 25
Portland
L 110–123
Cedi Osman (27)
Kevin Love (12)
Dellavedova, Nance Jr. (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
14–47
62
February 28
@ NY Knicks
W 125–118
Kevin Love (26)
Kevin Love (8)
Cedi Osman (5)
Madison Square Garden 17,573
15–47 :
March
: 4–11 (home: 4–3; road: 0–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
63
March 2
Detroit
L 93–129
Collin Sexton (16)
Nwaba, Nance Jr. (5)
Clarkson, Nance Jr. (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
15–48
64
March 3
Orlando
W 107–93
Jordan Clarkson (18)
Kevin Love (14)
Larry Nance Jr. (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
16–48
65
March 6
@ Brooklyn
L 107–113
Kevin Love (24)
Kevin Love (16)
Collin Sexton (5)
Barclays Center 14,177
16–49
66
March 8
@ Miami
L 110–126
Collin Sexton (27)
Ante Zizic (6)
Knight, Osman, Sexton (6)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
16–50
67
March 11
Toronto
W 126–101
Collin Sexton (28)
Kevin Love (18)
Cedi Osman (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
17–50
68
March 12
@ Philadelphia
L 99–106
Collin Sexton (26)
David Nwaba (7)
Osman, Stauskas (4)
Wells Fargo Center 20,420
17–51
69
March 14
@ Orlando
L 91–120
Collin Sexton (23)
Osman, Love, Zizic (8)
Cedi Osman (4)
Amway Center 18,091
17–52
70
March 16
@ Dallas
L 116–121
Collin Sexton (28)
Kevin Love (12)
Osman, Love, Sexton (4)
American Airlines Center 20,347
17–53
71
March 18
Detroit
W 126–119
Collin Sexton (27)
Marquese Chriss (10)
Cedi Osman (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 18,465
18–53
72
March 20
Milwaukee
W 107–102
Collin Sexton (25)
Love, Zizic (10)
Larry Nance Jr. (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
19–53
73
March 22
L. A. Clippers
L 108–110
Kevin Love (22)
Larry Nance Jr. (9)
Osman, Knight (3)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
19–54
74
March 24
@ Milwaukee
L 105–127
Kevin Love (20)
Kevin Love (19)
Larry Nance Jr. (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,930
19–55
75
March 26
Boston
L 106–116
Collin Sexton (24)
Kevin Love (11)
Larry Nance Jr. (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
19–56
76
March 28
@ San Antonio
L 110–116
Collin Sexton (24)
Larry Nance Jr. (11)
Larry Nance Jr. (4)
AT&T Center 18,756
19–57
77
March 30
@ L. A. Clippers
L 108–132
Jordan Clarkson (26)
Thompson, Nance Jr. (10)
Thompson, Osman, Sexton (4)
Staples Center 16,439
19–58 :
April
: 0–5 (home: 0–2; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 1
@ Phoenix
L 113–122
Collin Sexton (21)
Larry Nance Jr. (12)
Larry Nance Jr. (4)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 14,050
19–59
79
April 4
@ Sacramento
L 104–117
Jordan Clarkson (22)
Larry Nance Jr. (16)
Ante Zizic (4)
Golden 1 Center 17,583
19–60
80
April 5
@ Golden State
L 114–120
Collin Sexton (27)
Larry Nance Jr. (14)
Clarkson, Sexton (4)
Oracle Arena 19,596
19–61
81
April 7
San Antonio
L 90–112
Knight, Sexton (16)
Larry Nance Jr. (10)
Larry Nance Jr. (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
19–62
82
April 9
Charlotte
L 97–124
Collin Sexton (18)
Larry Nance Jr. (12)
Collin Sexton (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,432
19–63 :
2018–19 season schedule :

## Player statistics

| Player | Pos. | GP | GS | MP | Reb. | Ast. | Stl. | Blk. | Pts. |
| Deng Adel$^≠$ | SF | 19 | 3 | 194 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 32 |
| Jaron Blossomgame$^≠$ | SF | 27 | 4 | 439 | 98 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 114 |
| Alec Burks$^†$ | SG | 34 | 24 | 979 | 186 | 98 | 25 | 16 | 396 |
| Marquese Chriss$^≠$ | PF | 27 | 2 | 395 | 114 | 16 | 15 | 7 | 153 |
| Jordan Clarkson | SG | 81 | 0 | 2,214 | 270 | 196 | 57 | 13 | 1,364 |
| Sam Dekker$^†$ | PF | 9 | 5 | 169 | 33 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 57 |
| Matthew Dellavedova | PG | 36 | 0 | 715 | 67 | 152 | 12 | 2 | 262 |
| Channing Frye | C | 36 | 6 | 341 | 52 | 20 | 6 | 5 | 129 |
| Andrew Harrison$^‡$ | PG | 10 | 0 | 144 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 2 | 43 |
| George Hill$^†$ | PG | 13 | 13 | 344 | 27 | 36 | 12 | 1 | 140 |
| John Holland$^‡$ | SF | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Rodney Hood$^†$ | SG | 45 | 45 | 1,234 | 112 | 92 | 38 | 5 | 547 |
| Jalen Jones$^‡$ | SF | 16 | 0 | 214 | 34 | 7 | 9 | 2 | 81 |
| Brandon Knight$^≠$ | PG | 27 | 26 | 618 | 50 | 62 | 19 | 2 | 230 |
| Kyle Korver$^†$ | PF | 16 | 0 | 251 | 29 | 17 | 3 | 2 | 108 |
| Kevin Love | PF | 22 | 21 | 598 | 239 | 48 | 6 | 5 | 374 |
| Patrick McCaw$^‡$ | SG | 3 | 0 | 53 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Larry Nance | PF | 67 | 30 | 1,795 | 552 | 214 | 100 | 40 | 627 |
| David Nwaba | SG | 51 | 14 | 984 | 163 | 54 | 36 | 17 | 334 |
| Cedi Osman | SF | 76 | 75 | 2,444 | 357 | 195 | 60 | 11 | 991 |
| Cameron Payne$^≠$ | PG | 9 | 1 | 176 | 19 | 23 | 8 | 3 | 74 |
| Collin Sexton | PG | 82 | 72 | 13.0 | 236 | 243 | 44 | 6 | 1,371 |
| Kobi Simmons$^‡$ | PG | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| J. R. Smith | SG | 11 | 4 | 222 | 18 | 21 | 11 | 3 | 74 |
| Nik Stauskas$^†$ | SG | 24 | 0 | 342 | 47 | 19 | 7 | 3 | 132 |
| Tristan Thompson | C | 43 | 40 | 1,198 | 438 | 86 | 28 | 16 | 470 |
| Ante Žižić | C | 59 | 25 | 1,082 | 320 | 53 | 13 | 22 | 459 |
After all games. $^‡$Waived during the season $^†$Traded during the season $^≠$Acquired during the season

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 7, 2018 | To Cleveland CavaliersSam Dekker Cash considerations Draft rights to Renaldas Seibutis | To Los Angeles ClippersDraft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko |

### Free agency
#### Re-signed

| Player | Signed |
| Rodney Hood | September 10, 2018 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Billy Preston | Two-way contract | Igokea |
| Channing Frye | UFA | Los Angeles Lakers |
| David Nwaba | UFA | Chicago Bulls |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| London Perrantes | Waived | Limoges CSP |
| LeBron James | UFA | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jeff Green | UFA | Washington Wizards |
| José Calderón | UFA | Detroit Pistons |
| Kendrick Perkins | Waived | TBA |
| Okaro White | Waived | Long Island Nets |