# 2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 47th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). For the first time in franchise history, the Cavaliers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the Golden State Warriors in seven games in the NBA Finals where they came back from a 3–1 deficit, becoming the first team in NBA Finals history to do so. The Cavaliers also broke the record of most made three-pointers in a regular season game with 25 against the Atlanta Hawks.
The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 2nd seed. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated and swept the Indiana Pacers in four games in the First Round, advancing to the Semi-finals. They then defeated and swept the Toronto Raptors in four games, advancing to the Eastern Conference finals. They defeated the Boston Celtics in five games to advance to the NBA Finals for the third straight season. In the 2017 NBA Finals, the Cavaliers faced off against the Golden State Warriors for the third consecutive year, becoming the first two teams to meet three consecutive times in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers would lose in five games against the Warriors in the NBA Finals.
After the season, David Griffin left as general manager and after hearing about trade rumors, most notably a 3-team deal that was confirmed by team and league sources that would've sent Paul George and Eric Bledsoe to the Cavaliers and Kyrie Irving and Channing Frye to the Phoenix Suns, Irving, not being content about the situation and per his request, was traded to the Boston Celtics for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Žižić, a 2018 1st round draft pick (Collin Sexton was later selected), and a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Skylar Mays was later selected) was added as compensation for Isaiah Thomas's injury. This trade ended the superteam era of the Cavaliers.

## Offseason
### Draft

| Round | Pick | Player | Position | Nationality | College / Club |
| 2 | 54* | Kay Felder | PG | United States | Oakland |

#### Notes

* ↑ The Cavaliers did not have a pick walking in to the 2016 NBA Draft. Cleveland traded for the rights of PG Kay Felder, who the Atlanta Hawks selected with the 54th pick in the 2nd round, in exchange for cash considerations.

## Standings
### Division

| Central Division | W | L | PCT | GB | Home | Road | Div | GP |
| y – Cleveland Cavaliers | 51 | 31 | .622 | – | 31‍–‍10 | 20‍–‍21 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 23‍–‍18 | 19‍–‍22 | 10–6 | 82 |
| x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 9.0 | 29‍–‍12 | 13‍–‍28 | 8–8 | 82 |
| x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 10.0 | 25‍–‍16 | 16‍–‍25 | 9–7 | 82 |
| Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 14.0 | 24‍–‍17 | 13‍–‍28 | 5–11 | 82 |

### Conference

Eastern Conference :
| # | Team | W | L | PCT | GB | GP |
| 1 | c – Boston Celtics * | 53 | 29 | .646 | – | 82 |
| 2 | y – Cleveland Cavaliers * | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 3 | x – Toronto Raptors | 51 | 31 | .622 | 2.0 | 82 |
| 4 | y – Washington Wizards * | 49 | 33 | .598 | 4.0 | 82 |
| 5 | x – Atlanta Hawks | 43 | 39 | .524 | 10.0 | 82 |
| 6 | x – Milwaukee Bucks | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 7 | x – Indiana Pacers | 42 | 40 | .512 | 11.0 | 82 |
| 8 | x – Chicago Bulls | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 9 | Miami Heat | 41 | 41 | .500 | 12.0 | 82 |
| 10 | Detroit Pistons | 37 | 45 | .451 | 16.0 | 82 |
| 11 | Charlotte Hornets | 36 | 46 | .439 | 17.0 | 82 |
| 12 | New York Knicks | 31 | 51 | .378 | 22.0 | 82 |
| 13 | Orlando Magic | 29 | 53 | .354 | 24.0 | 82 |
| 14 | Philadelphia 76ers | 28 | 54 | .341 | 25.0 | 82 |
| 15 | Brooklyn Nets | 20 | 62 | .244 | 33.0 | 82 |

## Game log
### Preseason

2016 pre-season game log Total: 2–4 (home: 2–2; road: 0–2) :
Pre-season: 2–4 (home: 2–2; road: 0–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 5
Orlando
117–102
Jordan McRae (20)
Cory Jefferson (11)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 18,789
1–0
2
October 8
Philadelphia
108–105
Jordan McRae (20)
Chris Andersen (6)
Chris Andersen, Jordan McRae (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 19,694
2–0
3
October 10
@ Atlanta
93–99
Felder, Holmes (15)
Cory Jefferson (11)
Kay Felder (6)
Philips Arena 16,202
2–1
4
October 13
Toronto
94–119
Kevin Love (19)
Liggins, Love (5)
Kyrie Irving (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 18,834
2–2
5
October 14
@ Chicago
108–118
John Holland (23)
Jonathan Holmes (6)
Kay Felder (7)
United Center 21,766
2–3
6
October 18
Washington
91–96
LeBron James (18)
Tristan Thompson (10)
Iman Shumpert (5)
Value City Arena 18,104
2–4 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Regular season

2016–17 game log Total: 51–31 (home: 31–10; road: 20–21) :
October: 3–0 (home: 2–0; road: 1–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
1
October 25
New York
117–88
Kyrie Irving (29)
Kevin Love (12)
LeBron James (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–0
2
October 28
@ Toronto
94–91
Kyrie Irving (26)
Love, Thompson (10)
LeBron James (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
2–0
3
October 29
Orlando
105–99
LeBron James (23)
Tristan Thompson (12)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3–0 :
November: 10–3 (home: 7–1; road: 3–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
4
November 1
Houston
128–120
Kyrie Irving (32)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
4–0
5
November 3
Boston
128–122
LeBron James (30)
Tristan Thompson (14)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
5–0
6
November 5
@ Philadelphia
102–101
LeBron James (25)
Tristan Thompson (13)
LeBron James (14)
Wells Fargo Center 20,497
6–0
7
November 8
Atlanta
106–110
Kyrie Irving (29)
Kevin Love (12)
LeBron James (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
6–1
8
November 11
@ Washington
105–94
Kyrie Irving (29)
Kevin Love (16)
Kyrie Irving (6)
Verizon Center 20,356
7–1
9
November 13
Charlotte
100–93
Channing Frye (20)
Tristan Thompson (12)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
8–1
10
November 15
Toronto
121–117
LeBron James (28)
Kevin Love (13)
LeBron James (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
9–1
11
November 16
@ Indiana
93–103
Kevin Love (27)
Kevin Love (16)
Kyrie Irving (7)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
9–2
12
November 18
Detroit
104–81
Kyrie Irving (25)
Tristan Thompson (14)
Kyrie Irving (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
10–2
13
November 23
Portland
137–125
Kevin Love (40)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
11–2
14
November 25
Dallas
128–90
Kevin Love (27)
Tristan Thompson (12)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
12–2
15
November 27
@ Philadelphia
112–108
Kyrie Irving (39)
Tristan Thompson (12)
LeBron James (13)
Wells Fargo Center 20,497
13–2
16
November 29
@ Milwaukee
101–118
LeBron James (22)
Kevin Love (13)
LeBron James (4)
Bradley Center 18,717
13–3 :
December: 12–4 (home: 8–1; road: 4–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
17
December 1
L.A. Clippers
94–113
Kyrie Irving (28)
Tristan Thompson (8)
LeBron James (5)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
13–4
18
December 2
@ Chicago
105–111
LeBron James (27)
Kevin Love (19)
LeBron James (13)
United Center 21,775
13–5
19
December 5
@ Toronto
116–112
LeBron James (34)
Love, Thompson (14)
LeBron James (7)
Air Canada Centre 19,800
14–5
20
December 7
@ New York
126–94
Kyrie Irving (28)
Tristan Thompson (20)
LeBron James (7)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
15–5
21
December 9
Miami
114–84
Kevin Love (28)
Kevin Love (15)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
16–5
22
December 10
Charlotte
116–105
LeBron James (44)
Tristan Thompson (12)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
17–5
23
December 13
Memphis
103–86
Kevin Love (29)
Kevin Love (13)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
18–5
24
December 14
@ Memphis
85–93
James Jones (15)
Tristan Thompson (11)
Kay Felder (4)
FedEx Forum 17,449
18–6
25
December 17
L.A. Lakers
119–108
Kevin Love (24)
Kevin Love (17)
Kyrie Irving (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
19–6
26
December 20
@ Milwaukee
114–108 (OT)
LeBron James (34)
James, Thompson (12)
LeBron James (7)
BMO Harris Bradley Center 17,053
20–6
27
December 21
Milwaukee
113–102
Kyrie Irving (31)
Tristan Thompson (15)
Kyrie Irving (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
21–6
28
December 23
Brooklyn
119–99
LeBron James (19)
Kevin Love (15)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
22–6
29
December 25
Golden State
109–108
LeBron James (31)
LeBron James (13)
Kyrie Irving (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
23–6
30
December 26
@ Detroit
90–106
Kyrie Irving (18)
Kevin Love (14)
Kyrie Irving (8)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 18,123
23–7
31
December 29
Boston
124–118
Kyrie Irving (32)
Kevin Love (15)
Kyrie Irving (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
24–7
32
December 31
@ Charlotte
121–109
LeBron James (32)
Kevin Love (10)
LeBron James (9)
Spectrum Center 19,519
25–7 :
January: 7–8 (home: 4–3; road: 3–5)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
33
January 2
New Orleans
90–82
LeBron James (26)
Richard Jefferson (12)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
26–7
34
January 4
Chicago
94–106
LeBron James (31)
Tristan Thompson (11)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
26–8
35
January 6
@ Brooklyn
116–108
LeBron James (36)
Kevin Love (13)
LeBron James (6)
Barclays Center 17,732
27–8
36
January 8
@ Phoenix
120–116
LeBron James (28)
Love, Thompson (10)
Kyrie Irving (7)
Talking Stick Resort Arena 18,055
28–8
37
January 10
@ Utah
92–100
LeBron James (29)
Tristan Thompson (12)
LeBron James (5)
Vivint Smart Home Arena 19,911
28–9
38
January 11
@ Portland
86–102
LeBron James (20)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (4)
Moda Center 17,212
28–10
39
January 13
@ Sacramento
120–108
Kyrie Irving (26)
Kevin Love (18)
LeBron James (15)
Golden 1 Center 17,156
29–10
40
January 16
@ Golden State
91–126
LeBron James (20)
LeBron James (8)
Kay Felder (3)
Oracle Arena 19,596
29–11
41
January 19
Phoenix
118–103
Kyrie Irving (26)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (15)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30–11
42
January 21
San Antonio
115–118
James, Irving (29)
Tristan Thompson (12)
Kyrie Irving (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30–12
43
January 23
@ New Orleans
122–124
Kyrie Irving (49)
Kevin Love (16)
LeBron James (12)
Smoothie King Center 17,758
30–13
44
January 25
Sacramento
112–116 (OT)
LeBron James (24)
Kevin Love (16)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
30–14
45
January 27
Brooklyn
124–116
LeBron James (31)
Kevin Love (14)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
31–14
46
January 29
Oklahoma City
107–91
Kyrie Irving (29)
LeBron James (14)
Kyrie Irving (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
32–14
47
January 30
@ Dallas
97–104
LeBron James (23)
LeBron James (9)
LeBron James (9)
American Airlines Center 20,202
32–15 :
February: 9–2 (home: 5–1; road: 4–1)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
48
February 1
Minnesota
125–97
LeBron James (27)
Tristan Thompson (14)
Kyrie Irving (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
33–15
49
February 4
@ New York
111–104
LeBron James (32)
Kevin Love (15)
LeBron James (10)
Madison Square Garden 19,812
34–15
50
February 6
@ Washington
140–135 (OT)
Kevin Love (39)
Love, Thompson (12)
LeBron James (17)
Verizon Center 20,356
35–15
51
February 8
@ Indiana
132–117
Irving, Korver (29)
Love, Thompson (10)
LeBron James (9)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,580
36–15
52
February 9
@ Oklahoma City
109–118
Kyrie Irving (28)
Kevin Love (12)
LeBron James (7)
Chesapeake Energy Arena 18,203
36–16
53
February 11
Denver
125–109
James, Irving (27)
Tristan Thompson (13)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
37–16
54
February 14
@ Minnesota
116–108
James, Irving (25)
Tristan Thompson (11)
LeBron James (14)
Target Center 17,738
38–16
55
February 15
Indiana
113–104
LeBron James (31)
Tristan Thompson (12)
Kyrie Irving (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
39–16
56
February 23
New York
119–104
Kyrie Irving (23)
Tristan Thompson (15)
LeBron James (14)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
40–16
57
February 25
Chicago
99–117
Kyrie Irving (34)
Irving, Thompson (9)
Kyrie Irving (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
40–17
58
February 27
Milwaukee
102–95
Kyrie Irving (25)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
41–17 :
March: 7–10 (home: 3–2; road: 4–8)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
59
March 1
@ Boston
99–103
LeBron James (28)
James, Thompson (13)
LeBron James (10)
TD Garden 18,624
41–18
60
March 3
@ Atlanta
135–130
Kyrie Irving (43)
LeBron James (13)
Kyrie Irving (9)
Philips Arena 18,877
42–18
61
March 4
@ Miami
92–120
Channing Frye (21)
DeAndre Liggins (8)
Deron Williams (7)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,600
42–19
62
March 6
Miami
98–106
Kyrie Irving (32)
LeBron James (17)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
42–20
63
March 9
@ Detroit
101–106
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (10)
The Palace of Auburn Hills 19,421
42–21
64
March 11
@ Orlando
116–104
LeBron James (24)
Tristan Thompson (13)
LeBron James (13)
Amway Center 18,846
43–21
65
March 12
@ Houston
112–117
LeBron James (30)
Tristan Thompson (8)
Kyrie Irving (8)
Toyota Center 18,055
43–22
66
March 14
Detroit
128–96
Kyrie Irving (26)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (12)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
44–22
67
March 16
Utah
91–83
LeBron James (33)
LeBron James (10)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
45–22
68
March 18
@ L.A. Clippers
78–108
Richard Jefferson (12)
Jefferson, Smith, Thompson (6)
Deron Williams (5)
Staples Center 19,096
45–23
69
March 19
@ L.A. Lakers
125–120
Kyrie Irving (46)
Kevin Love (15)
LeBron James (7)
Staples Center 19,812
46–23
70
March 22
@ Denver
113–126
Kyrie Irving (33)
Kevin Love (7)
LeBron James (5)
Pepsi Center 19,718
46–24
71
March 24
@ Charlotte
112–105
LeBron James (32)
Kevin Love (11)
LeBron James (12)
Spectrum Center 19,511
47–24
72
March 25
Washington
115–127
LeBron James (24)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (8)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
47–25
73
March 27
@ San Antonio
74–103
LeBron James (17)
LeBron James (8)
LeBron James (8)
AT&T Center 18,418
47–26
74
March 30
@ Chicago
93–99
LeBron James (26)
James, Love (10)
LeBron James (8)
United Center 22,282
47–27
75
March 31
Philadelphia
122–105
LeBron James (34)
Tristan Thompson (11)
Kyrie Irving (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
48–27 :
April: 3–4 (home: 2–2; road: 1–2)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceRecord
76
April 2
Indiana
135–130 (2OT)
LeBron James (41)
LeBron James (16)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
49–27
77
April 4
Orlando
122–102
Kevin Love (28)
James, Love (11)
LeBron James (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
50–27
78
April 5
@ Boston
114–91
LeBron James (36)
Kevin Love (16)
LeBron James (6)
TD Garden 18,624
51–27
79
April 7
Atlanta
100–114
LeBron James (27)
Kevin Love (15)
Irving, James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
51–28
80
April 9
@ Atlanta
125–126 (OT)
Kyrie Irving (45)
LeBron James (16)
LeBron James (10)
Philips Arena 18,688
51–29
81
April 10
@ Miami
121–124 (OT)
Deron Williams (35)
Kevin Love (10)
Deron Williams (9)
AmericanAirlines Arena 19,673
51–30
82
April 12
Toronto
83–98
Iman Shumpert (11)
Walter Tavares (10)
Deron Williams (4)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
51–31 :
2016–17 season schedule :

### Playoffs

2017 playoff game log Total: 13–5 (home: 6–2; road: 7–3) :
First Round: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
April 15
Indiana
109–108
LeBron James (32)
Tristan Thompson (13)
LeBron James (13)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–0
2
April 17
Indiana
117–111
Kyrie Irving (37)
Kevin Love (11)
LeBron James (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2–0
3
April 20
@ Indiana
119–114
LeBron James (41)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (12)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
3–0
4
April 23
@ Indiana
106–102
LeBron James (33)
Kevin Love (16)
LeBron James (4)
Bankers Life Fieldhouse 17,923
4–0 :
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (home: 2–0; road: 2–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 1
Toronto
116–105
LeBron James (35)
Tristan Thompson (14)
Kyrie Irving (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–0
2
May 3
Toronto
125–103
LeBron James (39)
Tristan Thompson (9)
Kyrie Irving (11)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2–0
3
May 5
@ Toronto
115–94
LeBron James (35)
Kevin Love (13)
LeBron James (7)
Air Canada Centre 20,354
3–0
4
May 7
@ Toronto
109–102
LeBron James (35)
LeBron James (9)
Kyrie Irving (9)
Air Canada Centre 20,307
4–0 :
Conference Finals: 4–1 (home: 1–1; road: 3–0)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
May 17
@ Boston
117–104
LeBron James (38)
Kevin Love (12)
LeBron James (7)
TD Garden 18,624
1–0
2
May 19
@ Boston
130–86
LeBron James (30)
Kevin Love (12)
LeBron James (7)
TD Garden 18,624
2–0
3
May 21
Boston
108–111
Kyrie Irving (29)
Tristan Thompson (13)
Kyrie Irving (7)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
2–1
4
May 23
Boston
112–99
Kyrie Irving (42)
Kevin Love (17)
LeBron James (6)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
3–1
5
May 25
@ Boston
135–102
LeBron James (35)
Kevin Love (11)
LeBron James (8)
TD Garden 18,624
4–1 :
NBA Finals: 1–4 (home: 1–1; road: 0–3)
GameDateTeamScoreHigh pointsHigh reboundsHigh assistsLocation AttendanceSeries
1
June 1
@ Golden State
91–113
LeBron James (28)
Kevin Love (21)
LeBron James (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–1
2
June 4
@ Golden State
113–132
LeBron James (29)
LeBron James (11)
LeBron James (14)
Oracle Arena 19,596
0–2
3
June 7
Golden State
113–118
LeBron James (39)
Kevin Love (13)
LeBron James (9)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
0–3
4
June 9
Golden State
137–116
Kyrie Irving (40)
James, Thompson (11)
LeBron James (10)
Quicken Loans Arena 20,562
1–3
5
June 12
@ Golden State
120–129
LeBron James (41)
LeBron James (13)
LeBron James (8)
Oracle Arena 19,596
1–4 :
2017 playoff schedule :

## Player statistics
### Regular season

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| Richard Jefferson | 79 | 13 | 20.4 | .446 | .333 | .741 | 2.6 | 1.0 | .3 | .1 | 5.7 |
| Tristan Thompson | 78 | 78 | 29.9 | .600 | .000 | .498 | 9.2 | 1.0 | .5 | 1.1 | 8.1 |
| Iman Shumpert | 76 | 31 | 25.5 | .411 | .360 | .789 | 2.9 | 1.4 | .8 | .4 | 7.5 |
| LeBron James | 74 | 74 | 37.8 | .548 | .363 | .674 | 8.6 | 8.7 | 1.2 | .6 | 26.4 |
| Channing Frye | 74 | 15 | 18.9 | .458 | .409 | .851 | 3.9 | .6 | .4 | .5 | 9.1 |
| Kyrie Irving | 72 | 72 | 35.1 | .473 | .401 | .905 | 3.2 | 5.8 | 1.2 | .3 | 25.2 |
| DeAndre Liggins$^†$ | 61 | 19 | 12.3 | .382 | .378 | .622 | 1.7 | .9 | .7 | .2 | 2.4 |
| Kevin Love | 60 | 60 | 31.4 | .427 | .373 | .871 | 11.1 | 1.9 | .9 | .4 | 19.0 |
| James Jones | 48 | 2 | 7.9 | .478 | .470 | .650 | .8 | .3 | .1 | .2 | 2.8 |
| Kay Felder | 42 | 0 | 9.2 | .392 | .318 | .714 | 1.0 | 1.4 | .4 | .2 | 4.0 |
| J. R. Smith | 41 | 35 | 29.0 | .346 | .351 | .667 | 2.8 | 1.5 | 1.0 | .3 | 8.6 |
| Jordan McRae | 37 | 4 | 10.4 | .387 | .353 | .794 | 1.1 | .5 | .2 | .2 | 4.4 |
| Kyle Korver$^†$ | 35 | 1 | 24.5 | .487 | .485 | .933 | 2.8 | 1.0 | .3 | .2 | 10.7 |
| Derrick Williams$^†$ | 25 | 0 | 17.1 | .505 | .404 | .692 | 2.3 | .6 | .2 | .1 | 6.2 |
| Deron Williams$^†$ | 24 | 4 | 20.3 | .463 | .415 | .840 | 1.9 | 3.6 | .3 | .3 | 7.5 |
| Mike Dunleavy Jr.$^†$ | 23 | 2 | 15.9 | .400 | .351 | .737 | 2.0 | .9 | .3 | .1 | 4.6 |
| Chris Andersen | 12 | 0 | 9.5 | .409 | .000 | .714 | 2.6 | .4 | .4 | .6 | 2.3 |
| Larry Sanders | 5 | 0 | 2.6 | .250 | | 1.000 | .8 | .0 | .2 | .2 | .8 |
| Edy Tavares$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 24.0 | .750 | | .000 | 10.0 | 1.0 | .0 | 6.0 | 6.0 |
| Dahntay Jones | 1 | 0 | 12.0 | .375 | .000 | .750 | 2.0 | 1.0 | .0 | .0 | 9.0 |
| Andrew Bogut$^†$ | 1 | 0 | 1.0 | | | | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .0 |

### Playoffs

| Player | GP | GS | MPG | FG% | 3P% | FT% | RPG | APG | SPG | BPG | PPG |
| LeBron James | 18 | 18 | 41.3 | .565 | .411 | .698 | 9.1 | 7.8 | 1.9 | 1.3 | 32.8 |
| Kyrie Irving | 18 | 18 | 36.3 | .468 | .373 | .905 | 2.8 | 5.3 | 1.3 | .4 | 25.9 |
| Kevin Love | 18 | 18 | 32.1 | .436 | .450 | .840 | 10.6 | 1.7 | 1.2 | .9 | 16.8 |
| Tristan Thompson | 18 | 18 | 31.2 | .587 | | .667 | 8.3 | 1.4 | .5 | .7 | 8.2 |
| J. R. Smith | 18 | 18 | 27.1 | .505 | .500 | .455 | 2.3 | .7 | .7 | .3 | 8.1 |
| Kyle Korver | 18 | 0 | 18.1 | .425 | .391 | 1.000 | 1.7 | .7 | .4 | .3 | 5.8 |
| Deron Williams | 18 | 0 | 14.6 | .438 | .387 | .909 | 1.3 | 2.1 | .6 | .1 | 4.3 |
| Iman Shumpert | 17 | 0 | 16.2 | .417 | .385 | .824 | 2.8 | .9 | .6 | .2 | 4.4 |
| Richard Jefferson | 14 | 0 | 12.8 | .421 | .263 | .643 | 1.8 | .5 | .1 | .2 | 3.9 |
| Channing Frye | 12 | 0 | 12.8 | .517 | .513 | .857 | 1.8 | 1.1 | .3 | .3 | 7.3 |
| Dahntay Jones | 10 | 0 | 3.3 | .500 | .500 | 1.000 | .7 | .1 | .0 | .1 | 1.6 |
| Derrick Williams | 8 | 0 | 4.8 | .533 | .600 | 1.000 | .4 | .5 | .0 | .1 | 2.6 |
| James Jones | 8 | 0 | 3.8 | .200 | .000 | | .5 | .0 | .0 | .0 | .3 |
* $^†$ Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.

## Transactions
### Trades

| June 23, 2016 | To Cleveland CavaliersDraft rights to Kay Felder | To Atlanta HawksCash considerations |
| July 7, 2016 | To Cleveland CavaliersDraft rights to Albert Miralles | To Milwaukee BucksMatthew Dellavedova (sign and trade) Cash considerations |
| July 7, 2016 | To Cleveland CavaliersMike Dunleavy Jr. Draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko | To Chicago BullsDraft rights to Albert Miralles |
| July 15, 2016 | To Cleveland CavaliersDraft rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum | To Philadelphia 76ersSasha Kaun Cash considerations |
| January 7, 2017 | To Cleveland CavaliersKyle Korver | To Atlanta HawksMike Dunleavy Jr. Mo Williams 2019 protected 1st-round draft pick Cash considerations |
| February 13, 2017 | To Cleveland Cavaliers2017 Charlotte protected 2nd-round pick | To Charlotte HornetsChris Andersen Cash considerations |

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

| Player | Signed |
| Richard Jefferson | 2-year contract worth $5 million |
| James Jones | 1-year contract worth $1.55 million |
| LeBron James | 3-year contract worth $100 million |
| J. R. Smith | 4-year contract worth $57 million |

#### Additions

| Player | Signed | Former team |
| Chris Andersen | 1-year contract worth $1.55 million | Memphis Grizzlies |
| Derrick Williams | | Miami Heat |
| Deron Williams | 1-year contract worth $410,733 | Dallas Mavericks |
| Andrew Bogut | 1-year contract worth $383,351 | Philadelphia 76ers |
| Larry Sanders | | Milwaukee Bucks |

#### Subtractions

| Player | Reason left | New team |
| Timofey Mozgov | 4-year contract worth $64 million | Los Angeles Lakers |
| Jordan McRae | Waived | |
| Andrew Bogut | Waived | |
| DeAndre Liggins | Waived | Dallas Mavericks |
| Larry Sanders | Waived | |