# 2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2021–22 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 52nd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The regular season for the league began in the month of October and featured the typical 82-game schedule, returning to its typical format. In the previous season, the league started in the month of December and featured only 72 games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The Cavaliers had the third pick in the 2021 NBA draft, and selected Evan Mobley out of the University of Southern California. The NBA announced that the All-Star Game will be played at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, which was held February 20, 2022. The Cavaliers matched their previous win total of 22 on January 7, 2022, improving to 22–17. The Cavaliers clinched their first winning season without LeBron James since 1998 and their first winning season since 2018 with a 107–101 win over the Orlando Magic on March 28, 2022. The Cavaliers qualified for the postseason, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season after losing to both the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 1 | 3 | Evan Mobley | PF/C | United States | USC (Fr.) |
With their sole selection in the 2021 NBA draft, the Cavaliers selected Evan Mobley from the University of Southern California as the third overall pick.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Milwaukee Bucks | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 27‍–‍14 | 24‍–‍17 | 12–4 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 5.0 | 27‍–‍14 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 7.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 26.0 | 16‍–‍25 | 9‍–‍32 | 2–14 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 28.0 | 13‍–‍28 | 10‍–‍31 | 6–10 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Miami Heat * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Boston Celtics * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | y – Milwaukee Bucks * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | x – Philadelphia 76ers | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Toronto Raptors | 48 | 34 | .585 | 5.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Chicago Bulls | 46 | 36 | .561 | 7.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x − Brooklyn Nets | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 8 | pi − Cleveland Cavaliers | 44 | 38 | .537 | 9.0 | 82 |
| 9 | x − Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 10 | pi − Charlotte Hornets | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 11 | New York Knicks | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 12 | Washington Wizards | 35 | 47 | .427 | 18.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Indiana Pacers | 25 | 57 | .305 | 28.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Detroit Pistons | 23 | 59 | .280 | 30.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Orlando Magic | 22 | 60 | .268 | 31.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2021 preseason game log Total: 2–3 (Home: 0–2; Road: 2–1) :
Preseason: 2–3 (home: 0–2; road: 2–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
@ Chicago
L 95–131
Collin Sexton (14)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Ricky Rubio (6)
United Center 11,777
0–1
2
October 6
@ Atlanta
W 99–96
Collin Sexton (19)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (7)
State Farm Arena 11,158
1–1
3
October 8
Indiana
L 100–109
Ricky Rubio (14)
Lauri Markkanen (7)
Dean Wade (4)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 10,024
1–2
4
October 10
Chicago
L 101–102
Lauri Markkanen (18)
Evan Mobley (10)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 10,003
1–3
5
October 15
@ Indiana
W 110–94
Cedi Osman (14)
Lamar Stevens (8)
Darius Garland (4)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 6,028
2–3 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Regular season

2021–22 game log Total: 44–38 (Home: 25–17; Road: 19–21) :
October: 3–4 (home: 1–1; road: 2–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 20
@ Memphis
L 121–132
Jarrett Allen (25)
Markkanen, Mobley (9)
Darius Garland (12)
FedExForum 15,975
0–1
2
October 22
Charlotte
L 112–123
Collin Sexton (33)
Kevin Love (11)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,116
0–2
3
October 23
Atlanta
W 101–95
Ricky Rubio (23)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,846
1–2
4
October 25
@ Denver
W 99–87
Kevin Love (22)
Jarrett Allen (16)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Ball Arena 14,221
2–2
5
October 27
@ L.A. Clippers
W 92–79
Collin Sexton (26)
Love, Mobley (10)
Darius Garland (6)
Staples Center 13,276
3–2
6
October 29
@ L.A. Lakers
L 101–113
Evan Mobley (23)
Jarrett Allen (9)
Darius Garland (11)
Staples Center 18,997
3–3
7
October 30
@ Phoenix
L 92–101
Cedi Osman (20)
Kevin Love (12)
Darius Garland (5)
Footprint Center 14,516
3–4 :
November: 8–6 (home: 4–5; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
8
November 1
@ Charlotte
W 113–110
Lauri Markkanen (21)
Jarrett Allen (16)
Ricky Rubio (8)
Spectrum Center 13,889
4–4
9
November 3
Portland
W 107–104
Jarrett Allen (24)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,231
5–4
10
November 5
@ Toronto
W 102–101
Darius Garland (21)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (8)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
6–4
11
November 7
@ New York
W 126–109
Ricky Rubio (37)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,040
7–4
12
November 10
Washington
L 94–97
Ricky Rubio (20)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Ricky Rubio (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,056
7–5
13
November 12
Detroit
W 98–78
Darius Garland (21)
Isaac Okoro (9)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,095
8–5
14
November 13
Boston
W 91–89
Darius Garland (22)
Evan Mobley (9)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
9–5
15
November 15
Boston
L 92–98
Ricky Rubio (28)
Evan Mobley (9)
Mobley, Osman (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,186
9–6
16
November 17
@ Brooklyn
L 99–109
Ricky Rubio (25)
Ed Davis (11)
Darius Garland (6)
Barclays Center 16,922
9–7
17
November 18
Golden State
L 89–104
Darius Garland (25)
Ed Davis (14)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
9–8
18
November 22
Brooklyn
L 112–117
Darius Garland (24)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,387
9–9
19
November 24
Phoenix
L 115–120
Jarrett Allen (25)
Allen, Markkanen (11)
Darius Garland (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,055
9–10
20
November 27
Orlando
W 105–92
Darius Garland (26)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Darius Garland (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,248
10–10
21
November 29
@ Dallas
W 114–96
Jarrett Allen (28)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Darius Garland (9)
American Airlines Center 19,229
11–10 :
December: 9–6 (home: 5–3; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
22
December 1
@ Miami
W 111–85
Kevin Love (22)
Allen, Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (7)
FTX Arena 19,600
12–10
23
December 3
@ Washington
W 116–101
Darius Garland (32)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Darius Garland (10)
Capital One Arena 17,227
13–10
24
December 5
Utah
L 108–109
Darius Garland (31)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,113
13–11
25
December 6
@ Milwaukee
L 104–112
Jarrett Allen (25)
Jarrett Allen (9)
Garland, Rubio (9)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
13–12
26
December 8
Chicago
W 115–92
Darius Garland (24)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,707
14–12
27
December 10
@ Minnesota
W 123–106
Jarrett Allen (21)
Kevin Love (13)
Darius Garland (12)
Target Center 15,694
15–12
28
December 11
Sacramento
W 117–103
Isaac Okoro (20)
Evan Mobley (15)
Darius Garland (13)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
16–12
29
December 13
Miami
W 105–94
Kevin Love (23)
Kevin Love (9)
Ricky Rubio (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,401
17–12
30
December 15
Houston
W 129–84
Darius Garland (21)
Dean Wade (10)
Ricky Rubio (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,131
18–12
31
December 18
@ Milwaukee
W 119–90
Cedi Osman (23)
Kevin Love (7)
Ricky Rubio (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
19–12
December 19
@ Atlanta
Postponed (COVID-19) (Makeup date: March 31)
32
December 22
@ Boston
L 101–111
Darius Garland (28)
Kevin Love (12)
Garland, Rubio (6)
TD Garden 19,156
19–13
33
December 26
Toronto
W 144–99
Garland, Love (22)
Love, Valentine (9)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
20–13
34
December 28
@ New Orleans
L 104–108
Ricky Rubio (27)
Ricky Rubio (13)
Ricky Rubio (9)
Smoothie King Center 15,835
20–14
35
December 30
@ Washington
L 93–110
Kevin Love (24)
Kevin Love (11)
Kevin Pangos (6)
Capital One Arena 15,637
20–15
36
December 31
Atlanta
L 118–121
Kevin Love (35)
Kevin Love (11)
Brandon Goodwin (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,745
20–16 :
January: 11–4 (home: 6–1; road: 5–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
37
January 2
Indiana
W 108–104
Evan Mobley (24)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Brandon Goodwin (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,808
21–16
38
January 4
Memphis
L 106–110
Darius Garland (27)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,178
21–17
39
January 7
@ Portland
W 114–101
Darius Garland (26)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Darius Garland (6)
Moda Center 16,708
22–17
40
January 9
@ Golden State
L 82–96
Lamar Stevens (17)
Allen, Love (7)
Rajon Rondo (5)
Chase Center 18,064
22–18
41
January 10
@ Sacramento
W 109–108
Allen, Love (18)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Darius Garland (11)
Golden 1 Center 12,110
23–18
42
January 12
@ Utah
W 111–91
Lamar Stevens (23)
Darius Garland (10)
Darius Garland (15)
Vivint Arena 18,306
24–18
43
January 14
@ San Antonio
W 114–109
Darius Garland (32)
Jarrett Allen (16)
Darius Garland (8)
AT&T Center 12,160
25–18
44
January 15
@ Oklahoma City
W 107–102
Darius Garland (27)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Darius Garland (18)
Paycom Center 15,284
26–18
45
January 17
Brooklyn
W 114–107
Darius Garland (22)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,105
27–18
46
January 19
@ Chicago
L 104–117
Lauri Markkanen (28)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (12)
United Center 20,824
27–19
47
January 22
Oklahoma City
W 94–87
Darius Garland (23)
Evan Mobley (17)
Darius Garland (11)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
28–19
48
January 24
New York
W 95–93
Kevin Love (20)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,321
29–19
49
January 26
Milwaukee
W 115–99
Kevin Love (25)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,904
30–19
50
January 30
@ Detroit
L 105–115
Darius Garland (24)
Allen, Mobley (9)
Darius Garland (7)
Little Caesars Arena 16,811
30–20
51
January 31
New Orleans
W 93–90
Brandon Goodwin (21)
Kevin Love (11)
Cedi Osman (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 17,637
31–20 :
February: 5–5 (home: 3–1; road: 2–4)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
52
February 2
@ Houston
L 104–115
Evan Mobley (29)
Kevin Love (13)
Brandon Goodwin (8)
Toyota Center 14,163
31–21
53
February 4
@ Charlotte
W 102–101
Jarrett Allen (29)
Jarrett Allen (22)
Brandon Goodwin (9)
Spectrum Center 17,733
32–21
54
February 6
Indiana
W 98–85
Cedi Osman (22)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Rajon Rondo (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
33–21
55
February 9
San Antonio
W 105–92
Darius Garland (27)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
34–21
56
February 11
@ Indiana
W 120–113
Allen, LeVert (22)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Rajon Rondo (6)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 15,075
35–21
57
February 12
@ Philadelphia
L 93–103
Darius Garland (27)
Evan Mobley (8)
Caris LeVert (6)
Wells Fargo Center 21,057
35–22
58
February 15
@ Atlanta
L 116–124
Darius Garland (30)
Evan Mobley (10)
Darius Garland (8)
State Farm Arena 15,947
35–23
59
February 24
@ Detroit
L 103–106
Lauri Markkanen (22)
Allen, Mobley (8)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Little Caesars Arena 15,622
35–24
60
February 26
Washington
W 92–86
Lauri Markkanen (23)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Brandon Goodwin (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
36–24
61
February 28
Minnesota
L 122–127
Kevin Love (26)
Evan Mobley (10)
Brandon Goodwin (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,421
36–25 :
March: 6–10 (home: 5–5; road: 1–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
62
March 2
Charlotte
L 98–119
Darius Garland (33)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Kevin Love (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,019
36–26
63
March 4
@ Philadelphia
L 119–125
Darius Garland (26)
Kevin Love (10)
Darius Garland (19)
Wells Fargo Center 21,391
36–27
64
March 6
Toronto
W 104–96
Lauri Markkanen (22)
Evan Mobley (17)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
37–27
65
March 8
@ Indiana
W 127–124
Darius Garland (41)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (13)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 14,066
38–27
66
March 11
@ Miami
L 105–117
Darius Garland (24)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (10)
FTX Arena 19,600
38–28
67
March 12
@ Chicago
L 91–101
Darius Garland (25)
Kevin Love (11)
Darius Garland (7)
United Center 21,727
38–29
68
March 14
L.A. Clippers
W 120–111 (OT)
Evan Mobley (30)
Love, Markkanen (9)
Darius Garland (13)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 18,742
39–29
69
March 16
Philadelphia
L 114–118
Darius Garland (22)
Evan Mobley (9)
Garland, LeVert (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
39–30
70
March 18
Denver
W 119–116 (OT)
Lauri Markkanen (31)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (14)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
40–30
71
March 19
Detroit
W 113–109
Darius Garland (24)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
41–30
72
March 21
L.A. Lakers
L 120–131
Darius Garland (29)
Lauri Markkanen (9)
Darius Garland (17)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
41–31
73
March 24
@ Toronto
L 104–117
Lauri Markkanen (20)
Kevin Love (10)
Darius Garland (10)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
41–32
74
March 26
Chicago
L 94–98
Darius Garland (28)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
41–33
75
March 28
Orlando
W 107–101
Darius Garland (25)
Dylan Windler (9)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
42–33
76
March 30
Dallas
L 112–120
Caris LeVert (32)
Moses Brown (9)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
42–34
77
March 31
@ Atlanta
L 107–131
Cedi Osman (21)
Moses Brown (13)
Darius Garland (8)
State Farm Arena 17,491
42–35 :
April: 2–3 (home: 1–1; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
78
April 2
@ New York
W 119–101
Darius Garland (24)
Moses Brown (13)
Darius Garland (13)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
43–35
79
April 3
Philadelphia
L 108–112
Darius Garland (23)
Moses Brown (12)
Caris LeVert (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
43–36
80
April 5
@ Orlando
L 115–120
Darius Garland (27)
Kevin Love (13)
Darius Garland (10)
Amway Center 16,897
43–37
81
April 8
@ Brooklyn
L 107–118
Darius Garland (31)
Kevin Love (9)
Rajon Rondo (5)
Barclays Center 18,169
43–38
82
April 10
Milwaukee
W 133–115
Kevin Love (32)
Love, Mobley (10)
Rajon Rondo (13)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
44–38 :
2021–22 season schedule :

### Play-in

2022 play-in game log Total: 0–2 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–1) :
Play-in: 0–2 (home: 0–1; road: 0–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
April 12
@ Brooklyn
L 108–115
Darius Garland (34)
Kevin Love (13)
Rajon Rondo (9)
Barclays Center 17,732
0–1
2
April 15
Atlanta
L 101–107
Lauri Markkanen (26)
Markkanen, Mobley (8)
Darius Garland (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
0–2 :
2021–22 season schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Kevin Love | 74 | 4 | 22.5 | .430 | .392 | .838 | 7.2 | 2.2 | .4 | .2 | 13.6 |
| Evan Mobley | 69 | 69 | 33.8 | .508 | .250 | .663 | 8.3 | 2.5 | .8 | 1.7 | 15.0 |
| Darius Garland | 68 | 68 | 35.7 | .462 | .383 | .892 | 3.3 | 8.6 | 1.3 | .1 | 21.7 |
| Isaac Okoro | 67 | 61 | 29.6 | .480 | .350 | .768 | 3.0 | 1.8 | .8 | .3 | 8.8 |
| Cedi Osman | 66 | 3 | 22.2 | .432 | .357 | .664 | 2.2 | 2.0 | .8 | .2 | 10.7 |
| Lamar Stevens | 63 | 13 | 16.1 | .489 | .277 | .707 | 2.6 | .7 | .5 | .3 | 6.1 |
| Lauri Markkanen | 61 | 61 | 30.8 | .445 | .358 | .868 | 5.7 | 1.3 | .7 | .5 | 14.8 |
| Jarrett Allen | 56 | 56 | 32.3 | .677 | .100 | .708 | 10.8 | 1.6 | .8 | 1.3 | 16.1 |
| Dean Wade | 51 | 28 | 19.2 | .456 | .359 | .667 | 2.9 | 1.0 | .6 | .1 | 5.3 |
| Dylan Windler | 50 | 0 | 9.2 | .378 | .300 | .833 | 1.8 | .7 | .3 | .1 | 2.2 |
| Brandon Goodwin | 36 | 5 | 13.9 | .416 | .345 | .632 | 1.9 | 2.5 | .7 | .0 | 4.8 |
| Ricky Rubio | 34 | 8 | 28.5 | .363 | .339 | .854 | 4.1 | 6.6 | 1.4 | .2 | 13.1 |
| Ed Davis | 31 | 3 | 6.5 | .688 | | .429 | 2.1 | .2 | .1 | .3 | .9 |
| Kevin Pangos | 24 | 3 | 6.9 | .326 | .231 | .750 | .5 | 1.3 | .1 | .0 | 1.6 |
| Denzel Valentine$^†$ | 22 | 0 | 9.3 | .371 | .409 | | 1.7 | .5 | .3 | .0 | 2.9 |
| Rajon Rondo$^†$ | 21 | 1 | 19.5 | .429 | .397 | .750 | 2.8 | 4.9 | .9 | .0 | 6.2 |
| Caris LeVert$^†$ | 19 | 10 | 29.8 | .435 | .313 | .745 | 3.4 | 3.9 | .8 | .3 | 13.6 |
| Moses Brown$^†$ | 14 | 5 | 12.6 | .638 | | .552 | 5.3 | .0 | .3 | .5 | 6.4 |
| RJ Nembhard | 14 | 0 | 4.5 | .333 | .000 | .750 | .5 | .9 | .1 | .0 | 1.1 |
| Collin Sexton | 11 | 11 | 28.7 | .450 | .244 | .744 | 3.3 | 2.1 | .9 | .0 | 16.0 |
| Tacko Fall | 11 | 1 | 5.4 | .417 | | .286 | 2.1 | .2 | .0 | .5 | 1.1 |
| Justin Anderson$^†$ | 3 | 0 | 15.7 | .500 | .333 | .750 | 2.0 | 2.0 | .3 | .0 | 4.3 |
| Luke Kornet$^†$ | 2 | 0 | 7.5 | .200 | .000 | .667 | 1.5 | .5 | .0 | .5 | 2.0 |
| Trevon Scott | 2 | 0 | 5.5 | .500 | .000 | | 1.0 | .0 | .5 | .5 | 3.0 |
| Tim Frazier$^†$ | 2 | 0 | 4.0 | .500 | | | .0 | .5 | .0 | .0 | 1.0 |
| Malik Newman | 1 | 0 | 8.0 | .600 | .000 | 1.000 | 1.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 8.0 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| August 3, 2021 | To Cleveland CavaliersRicky Rubio | To Minnesota TimberwolvesTaurean Prince 2022 WAS second−round pick Cash considerations |
| August 28, 2021 | To Cleveland CavaliersLauri Markkanen | To Portland Trail BlazersLarry Nance Jr. |
| To Chicago BullsDerrick Jones Jr. 2022 POR protected first-round pick 2023 CLE second-round pick ||

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

| Player | Signed |
| Jarrett Allen | August 6, 2021 |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Trevon Scott | September 8, 2021 | Salt Lake City Stars |