# 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 55th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 23, 2024, the Cavaliers fired their head coach J. B. Bickerstaff after five seasons with the team. On June 28, 2024, the Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach. The Cavaliers began their regular season with a 15-game win streak; the 4th time in NBA history a team has started the regular season with a 15–0 record. This also set the record for longest winning streak in franchise history, as well as the longest winning streak in a head coach's first season with a new team. The Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth on March 5, following a 112–107 victory over the Miami Heat, and clinched the Central Division title on March 11 with a 109–104 win over the Brooklyn Nets. It marked the first time that the Cavaliers won a division title without LeBron James on their roster since 1976 in addition being their first division title overall since 2018. The Cavaliers broke their record-setting franchise winning streak record from earlier in the season on March 14, with their 16th consecutive victory over the Memphis Grizzlies.

## Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position(s) | Nationality | College / club |
| 1 | 20 | Jaylon Tyson | SG | United States | California |
The Cavaliers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with just one first-round pick. On the first night of the draft, with their only pick in the draft, the Cavaliers would select shooting guard Jaylon Tyson from the University of California.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 30‍–‍5 | 26‍–‍7 | 11–1 | 68 |
| ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 17.5 | 20‍–‍10 | 18‍–‍19 | 8–6 | 67 |
| ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 24‍–‍12 | 14‍–‍18 | 7–7 | 68 |
| ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 18.5 | 18‍–‍16 | 20‍–‍15 | 4–9 | 69 |
| Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 13‍–‍22 | 16‍–‍17 | 4–11 | 68 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 56 | 12 | .824 | – | 68 |
| 2 | x – Boston Celtics * | 50 | 19 | .725 | 6.5 | 69 |
| 3 | ps – New York Knicks | 43 | 24 | .642 | 12.5 | 67 |
| 4 | ps – Indiana Pacers | 38 | 29 | .567 | 17.5 | 67 |
| 5 | ps – Milwaukee Bucks | 38 | 30 | .559 | 18.0 | 68 |
| 6 | ps – Detroit Pistons | 38 | 31 | .551 | 18.5 | 69 |
| 7 | Atlanta Hawks * | 33 | 36 | .478 | 23.5 | 69 |
| 8 | Orlando Magic | 32 | 37 | .464 | 24.5 | 69 |
| 9 | Chicago Bulls | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 68 |
| 10 | Miami Heat | 29 | 39 | .426 | 27.0 | 68 |
| 11 | Toronto Raptors | 24 | 45 | .348 | 32.5 | 69 |
| 12 | Philadelphia 76ers | 23 | 45 | .338 | 33.0 | 68 |
| 13 | Brooklyn Nets | 23 | 46 | .333 | 33.5 | 69 |
| 14 | Charlotte Hornets | 17 | 51 | .250 | 39.0 | 68 |
| 15 | Washington Wizards | 15 | 52 | .224 | 40.5 | 67 |

## Game log
### Preseason

During the preseason, the Cavaliers would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports Ohio. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024, before the start of the regular season.
2024 preseason game log Total: 0–4 (Home: 0–2; Road: 0–2) :
Preseason: 0–4 (home: 0–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 8
Chicago
L 112–116
Evan Mobley (19)
Jaylon Tyson (7)
Garland, Porter Jr. (5)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
0–1
2
October 10
Indiana
L 117–129
Ty Jerome (15)
Allen, Travers, Tyson (6)
Ty Jerome (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 16,019
0–2
3
October 16
@ Detroit
L 92–108
Jarrett Allen (19)
Jarrett Allen (8)
Caris LeVert (6)
Little Caesars Arena 8,411
0–3
4
October 18
@ Chicago
L 137–139 (OT)
Jarrett Allen (25)
Jarrett Allen (16)
Evan Mobley (8)
United Center 18,704
0–4 :
2024–25 preseason schedule :

### Regular season

2024–25 game log Total: 56–12 (Home: 30–5; Road: 26–7) :
October: 5–0 (home: 2–0; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 23
@ Toronto
W 136–106
Evan Mobley (25)
Mobley, Wade (8)
Garland, Jerome (6)
Scotiabank Arena 19,800
1–0
2
October 25
Detroit
W 113–101
Mitchell, Wade (19)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
2–0
3
October 26
@ Washington
W 135–116
Donovan Mitchell (30)
Evan Mobley (13)
Garland, Mitchell (5)
Capital One Arena 15,156
3–0
4
October 28
@ New York
W 110–104
Darius Garland (34)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Donovan Mitchell (5)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
4–0
5
October 30
L.A. Lakers
W 134–110
Evan Mobley (25)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
5–0 :
November: 12–3 (home: 8–1; road: 4–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
6
November 1
Orlando
W 120–109
Darius Garland (25)
Evan Mobley (12)
Caris LeVert (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
6–0
7
November 2
@ Milwaukee
W 114–113
Donovan Mitchell (30)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Darius Garland (10)
Fiserv Forum 17,341
7–0
8
November 4
Milwaukee
W 116–114
Darius Garland (39)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
8–0
9
November 6
@ New Orleans
W 131–122
Donovan Mitchell (29)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Darius Garland (9)
Smoothie King Center 15,694
9–0
10
November 8
Golden State
W 136–117
Darius Garland (27)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Darius Garland (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
10–0
11
November 9
Brooklyn
W 105–100
Evan Mobley (23)
Evan Mobley (16)
Garland, LeVert (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
11–0
12
November 11
@ Chicago
W 119–113
Donovan Mitchell (36)
Evan Mobley (11)
Ty Jerome (6)
United Center 20,560
12–0
13
November 13
@ Philadelphia
W 114–106
Darius Garland (25)
Donovan Mitchell (13)
Donovan Mitchell (9)
Wells Fargo Center 19,777
13–0
14
November 15
Chicago
W 144–126
Donovan Mitchell (37)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
14–0
15
November 17
Charlotte
W 128–114
Darius Garland (25)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (12)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
15–0
16
November 19
@ Boston
L 117–120
Donovan Mitchell (35)
Allen, Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (7)
TD Garden 19,156
15–1
17
November 20
New Orleans
W 128–100
Ty Jerome (29)
Allen, Tyson (11)
Porter Jr., Tyson (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
16–1
18
November 24
Toronto
W 122–108
Jerome, Mitchell (26)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Garland, Jerome (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
17–1
19
November 27
Atlanta
L 124–135
Donovan Mitchell (30)
Evan Mobley (12)
Garland, Mitchell (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
17–2
20
November 29
@ Atlanta
L 101–117
Darius Garland (29)
Evan Mobley (12)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
State Farm Arena 17,881
17–3 :
December: 12–1 (home: 7–0; road: 5–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
21
December 1
Boston
W 115–111
Donovan Mitchell (35)
Allen, Mobley (10)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
18–3
22
December 3
Washington
W 118–87
Mitchell, Mobley (19)
Evan Mobley (10)
Donovan Mitchell (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
19–3
23
December 5
Denver
W 126–114
Donovan Mitchell (28)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Allen, LeVert, Mitchell (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
20–3
24
December 7
@ Charlotte
W 116–102
Evan Mobley (41)
Allen, Mobley (10)
Donovan Mitchell (8)
Spectrum Center 18,832
21–3
25
December 8
@ Miami
L 113–122
Darius Garland (23)
Dean Wade (8)
Ty Jerome (6)
Kaseya Center 19,600
21–4
26
December 13
Washington
W 115–105
Darius Garland (24)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
22–4
27
December 16
@ Brooklyn
W 130–101
Evan Mobley (21)
Georges Niang (9)
Garland, Jerome (6)
Barclays Center 16,588
23–4
28
December 20
Milwaukee
W 124–101
Donovan Mitchell (27)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
24–4
29
December 21
Philadelphia
W 126–99
Darius Garland (26)
Evan Mobley (13)
Evan Mobley (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
25–4
30
December 23
Utah
W 124–113
Darius Garland (23)
Evan Mobley (10)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
26–4
31
December 27
@ Denver
W 149–135
Donovan Mitchell (33)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (7)
Ball Arena 19,952
27–4
32
December 30
@ Golden State
W 113–95
Darius Garland (25)
Dean Wade (13)
Darius Garland (8)
Chase Center 18,064
28–4
33
December 31
@ L.A. Lakers
W 122–110
Jarrett Allen (27)
Jarrett Allen (14)
Darius Garland (14)
Crypto.com Arena 18,997
29–4 :
January: 10–5 (home: 6–2; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
34
January 3
@ Dallas
W 134–122
Evan Mobley (34)
Evan Mobley (10)
Darius Garland (9)
American Airlines Center 20,231
30–4
35
January 5
Charlotte
W 115–105
Darius Garland (25)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Caris LeVert (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
31–4
36
January 8
Oklahoma City
W 129–122
Jarrett Allen (25)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Garland, Mobley (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
32–4
37
January 9
Toronto
W 132–126
Darius Garland (40)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
33–4
38
January 12
Indiana
L 93–108
Darius Garland (20)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
33–5
39
January 14
@ Indiana
W 127–117
Donovan Mitchell (35)
Evan Mobley (13)
Garland, LeVert (7)
Gainbridge Fieldhouse 16,035
34–5
40
January 16
@ Oklahoma City
L 114–134
Darius Garland (20)
Allen, Thompson (7)
Darius Garland (9)
Paycom Center 18,203
34–6
41
January 18
@ Minnesota
W 124–117
Donovan Mitchell (36)
Georges Niang (10)
Donovan Mitchell (7)
Target Center 18,978
35–6
42
January 20
Phoenix
W 118–92
Donovan Mitchell (33)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Darius Garland (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
36–6
43
January 22
@ Houston
L 108–109
Darius Garland (26)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Garland, Strus (5)
Toyota Center 16,719
36–7
44
January 24
@ Philadelphia
L 129–132
Donovan Mitchell (37)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Garland, Mitchell (7)
Wells Fargo Center 19,760
36–8
45
January 25
Houston
L 131–135
Darius Garland (39)
Max Strus (9)
Darius Garland (9)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
36–9
46
January 27
Detroit
W 110–91
Darius Garland (22)
Evan Mobley (14)
Darius Garland (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
37–9
47
January 29
@ Miami
W 126–106
Donovan Mitchell (34)
Evan Mobley (15)
Ty Jerome (7)
Kaseya Center 19,600
38–9
48
January 30
Atlanta
W 137–115
Darius Garland (26)
Jarrett Allen (15)
Darius Garland (7)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
39–9 :
February: 10–1 (home: 4–1; road: 6–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
49
February 2
Dallas
W 144–101
Sam Merrill (27)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
40–9
50
February 4
Boston
L 105–112
Donovan Mitchell (31)
Jarrett Allen (18)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
40–10
51
February 5
@ Detroit
W 118–115
Evan Mobley (30)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Evan Mobley (7)
Little Caesars Arena 18,734
41–10
52
February 7
@ Washington
W 134–124
Donovan Mitchell (33)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Garland, Mitchell, Porter Jr. (5)
Capital One Arena 20,385
42–10
53
February 10
Minnesota
W 128–107
Evan Mobley (28)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Donovan Mitchell (8)
Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse 19,432
43–10
54
February 12
@ Toronto
W 131–108
Donovan Mitchell (21)
Evan Mobley (15)
Darius Garland (8)
Scotiabank Arena 16,549
44–10
All-Star Break
55
February 20
@ Brooklyn
W 110–97
Donovan Mitchell (26)
Jarrett Allen (20)
Darius Garland (9)
Barclays Center 17,926
45–10
56
February 21
New York
W 142–105
Donovan Mitchell (27)
Evan Mobley (8)
Max Strus (8)
Rocket Arena 19,432
46–10
57
February 23
Memphis
W 129–123
Donovan Mitchell (33)
Evan Mobley (13)
Evan Mobley (8)
Rocket Arena 19,432
47–10
58
February 25
@ Orlando
W 122–82
Ty Jerome (20)
Evan Mobley (8)
Mitchell, Porter Jr. (5)
Kia Center 18,846
48–10
59
February 28
@ Boston
W 123–116
Donovan Mitchell (41)
Evan Mobley (12)
Darius Garland (7)
TD Garden 19,156
49–10 :
March: 7–2 (home: 3–1; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
60
March 2
Portland
W 133–129 (OT)
De'Andre Hunter (32)
Jarrett Allen (10)
Darius Garland (7)
Rocket Arena 19,432
50–10
61
March 4
@ Chicago
W 139–117
Donovan Mitchell (28)
Jarrett Allen (17)
Darius Garland (7)
United Center 20,943
51–10
62
March 5
Miami
W 112–107
Donovan Mitchell (26)
Evan Mobley (13)
Darius Garland (10)
Rocket Arena 19,432
52–10
63
March 7
@ Charlotte
W 118–117
Donovan Mitchell (24)
Jarrett Allen (11)
Hunter, Mobley (4)
Spectrum Center 19,296
53–10
64
March 9
@ Milwaukee
W 112–100
Max Strus (17)
Max Strus (9)
Donovan Mitchell (6)
Fiserv Forum 17,355
54–10
65
March 11
Brooklyn
W 109–104
Darius Garland (30)
Jarrett Allen (13)
Darius Garland (8)
Rocket Arena 19,432
55–10
66
March 14
@ Memphis
W 133–124
Evan Mobley (22)
Evan Mobley (11)
Darius Garland (9)
FedExForum 17,051
56–10
67
March 16
Orlando
L 103–108
Donovan Mitchell (23)
Jarrett Allen (12)
Mitchell, Strus (5)
Rocket Arena 19,432
56–11
68
March 18
@ L.A. Clippers
L 119–132
Max Strus (24)
Jarrett Allen (8)
Donovan Mitchell (11)
Intuit Dome 17,927
56–12
69
March 19
@ Sacramento
Golden 1 Center
70
March 21
@ Phoenix
PHX Arena
71
March 23
@ Utah
Delta Center
72
March 25
@ Portland
Moda Center
73
March 27
San Antonio
Rocket Arena
74
March 28
@ Detroit
Little Caesars Arena
75
March 30
L.A. Clippers
Rocket Arena :
April
: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
New York
Rocket Arena
77
April 4
@ San Antonio
Frost Bank Center
78
April 6
Sacramento
Rocket Arena
79
April 8
Chicago
Rocket Arena
80
April 10
@ Indiana
Gainbridge Fieldhouse
81
April 11
@ New York
Madison Square Garden
82
April 13
Indiana
Rocket Arena :
2024–25 season schedule :

### NBA Cup

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.

#### East Group C

| Pos | Teamvte | Pld | W | L | PF | PA | PD | Qualification |
| 1 | Atlanta Hawks | 4 | 3 | 1 | 485 | 470 | +15 | Advance to knockout stage |
| 2 | Boston Celtics | 4 | 3 | 1 | 482 | 459 | +23 | |
| 3 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 4 | 2 | 2 | 480 | 450 | +30 | |
| 4 | Chicago Bulls | 4 | 2 | 2 | 518 | 512 | +6 | |
| 5 | Washington Wizards | 4 | 0 | 4 | 408 | 482 | −74 | |

## Transactions
### Trades

| February 6, 2025 | To Cleveland CavaliersDe'Andre Hunter | To Atlanta HawksCaris LeVert Georges Niang 2026 right to swap first-round picks 2027 CLE second-round pick 2028 right to swap first-round picks 2029 CLE second-round pick 2031 CLE second-round pick |

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

| Date | Player |
| July 7, 2024 | Donovan Mitchell |
| July 22, 2024 | Evan Mobley |
| August 2, 2024 | Jarrett Allen |
| September 9, 2024 | Tristan Thompson |
| September 17, 2024 | Isaac Okoro |

#### Additions

| Date | Player | Former team |
| June 28, 2024 | Darius Brown II | Utah State Aggies |
| August 28, 2024 | Luke Travers | Melbourne United |
| September 9, 2024 | JT Thor | Charlotte Hornets |

#### Subtractions

| Date | Player | Reason left | New team | Ref. |