2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season
NBA Champions
Conference Champions
Division Champions
First NBA championship
LeBron James' Third NBA Championship
First team to come back from a 3-1 deficit in the NBA Finals
Head coach David Blatt (fired)
Tyronn Lue
General manager David Griffin
Owner(s) Dan Gilbert
Arena Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record 57–25 (.695)
Place Division: 1st (Central)
Conference: 1st (Eastern)
Playoff finish NBA Champions
(Defeated Golden State Warriors 4–3)

Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com

Local media
Television Fox Sports Ohio
Radio WTAM and WMMS

The 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 46th season of the Cleveland Cavaliers franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

The Cavaliers started the season strong and rose to the top of the Eastern Conference. However, despite having the best record in their conference, head coach David Blatt was fired on January 22, 2016, and assistant coach Tyronn Lue took over for the remainder of the season. The Cavaliers finished 57–25 and obtained the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2010. The team advanced to the NBA Finals for the second year in a row, facing the Western Conference champions Golden State Warriors in a rematch from last year's NBA finals, which the Warriors won in six games. The Cavaliers would go on and defeat the Warriors in seven games and won their first championship after becoming the first team in Finals history to overcome a 3–1 series deficit, as well as becoming the fourth team in the Finals to come back from a 2-0 deficit, and also the ninth team in the NBA Finals to rebound from a 3-2 deficit. The Cavaliers' victory also marked the first championship win by a major professional sports team from Cleveland since 1964, ending a 52-year championship drought dating back to the 1964 NFL title won by the Cleveland Browns.

Draft picks

Main article: 2015 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College/Club team
1 24 Tyus Jones PG  United States Duke
2 53 Sir'Dominic Pointer SG / SF  United States St. John's

Roster

2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From
G 8 Dellavedova, Matthew 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1990–09–08 Saint Mary's
F/C 9 Frye, Channing 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1983–05–17 Arizona
G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 193 lb (88 kg) 1992–03–23 Duke
F 23 James, LeBron 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1984–12–30 St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)
F 24 Jefferson, Richard 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 233 lb (106 kg) 1980–06–21 Arizona
G/F 1 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL)
C 14 Kaun, Sasha 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1985–05–08 Kansas
F/C 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA
G 12 McRae, Jordan 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 179 lb (81 kg) 1991–03–28 Tennessee
C 20 Mozgov, Timofey 7 ft 1 in (2.16 m) 275 lb (125 kg) 1986–07–16 Russia
G 4 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech
G/F 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 238 lb (108 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
G 52 Williams, Mo 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 198 lb (90 kg) 1982–12–19 Alabama
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate
  • Injured

Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2016–04–13

Standings

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 c – Cleveland Cavaliers * 57 25 .695 – 82
2 y – Toronto Raptors * 56 26 .683 1.0 82
3 y – Miami Heat * 48 34 .585 9.0 82
4 x – Atlanta Hawks 48 34 .585 9.0 82
5 x – Boston Celtics 48 34 .585 9.0 82
6 x – Charlotte Hornets 48 34 .585 9.0 82
7 x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 82
8 x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 82
9 Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 82
10 Washington Wizards 41 41 .500 16.0 82
11 Orlando Magic 35 47 .427 22.0 82
12 Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 82
13 New York Knicks 32 50 .390 25.0 82
14 Brooklyn Nets 21 61 .256 36.0 82
15 Philadelphia 76ers 10 72 .122 47.0 82
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
c – Cleveland Cavaliers 57 25 .695 0.0 33–8 24–17 8–8 82
x – Indiana Pacers 45 37 .549 12.0 26–15 19–22 8–8 82
x – Detroit Pistons 44 38 .537 13.0 26–15 18–23 10–6 82
Chicago Bulls 42 40 .512 15.0 26–15 16–25 10–6 82
Milwaukee Bucks 33 49 .402 24.0 23–18 10–31 4–12 82

Preseason

2015 pre-season game log
Total: 1–6 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–2)
Pre-season: 1–6 (Home: 1–4; Road: 0–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Regular season game log

2015–16 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 33–8; Road: 24–17)
October: 2–1 (Home: 1–0; Road: 1–1)
November : 11–3 (Home: 8–0; Road: 3–3)
December : 8–5 (Home: 4–1; Road: 4–4)
January : 13–3 (Home: 6–2; Road: 7–1)
February : 8–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 2–3)
March : 11–5 (Home: 6–2; Road: 5–3)
April : 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
2015–16 season schedule

Playoffs

Game log

2016 playoff game log
Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–1; Road: 7–4)
First Round: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Finals: 4–2 (Home: 3–0; Road: 1–2)
NBA Finals: 4–3 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–2)
2016 playoff schedule

Transactions

Trades

June 25, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[1]
Rakeem Christmas
Cedi Osman
2019 Second Round Pick		 To Minnesota Timberwolves
Tyus Jones
July 23, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[2]
2019 Second Round Pick		 To Indiana Pacers
Rakeem Christmas
July 27, 2015
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[3]
Two Trade Exceptions		 To Portland Trailblazers
Mike Miller
Brendan Haywood
2019 & 2020 Second Round Pick
January 12, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[4]
2020 Second Round Pick		 To Orlando Magic
Joe Harris
2017 Second Round Pick
February 18, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[5]
Second Round Pick		 To Portland Trail Blazers
Anderson Varejão
First Round Pick
February 18, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers[5]
Channing Frye		 To Orlando Magic
Jared Cunningham
Second Round Pick

Re-signed

Player Signed Former Team
Iman Shumpert[6] Signed 4-year contract worth $40 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Kevin Love[7] Signed 5-year contract worth $110 million Cleveland Cavaliers
LeBron James[8] Signed 2-year contract worth $47.9 million Cleveland Cavaliers
James Jones[9] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Matthew Dellavedova[10] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.2 million Cleveland Cavaliers
J. R. Smith[11] Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million Cleveland Cavaliers
Tristan Thompson[12] Signed 5-year contract worth $82 million Cleveland Cavaliers

Additions

Player Signed Former Team
Mo Williams[13] Signed 2-year contract worth $4 million Charlotte Hornets
Richard Jefferson[14] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million Dallas Mavericks
Sasha Kaun[15] Signed 2-year contract CSKA Moscow
Jordan McRae Signed 2-year contract Delaware 87ers / Phoenix Suns

Subtractions

Player Reason Left New Team
Shawn Marion[16] Retired N/A (Retired)
Kendrick Perkins[17] Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million New Orleans Pelicans
David Blatt (Head Coach)[18] Fired Darüşşafaka Doğuş

References

  1. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Draft Rights to Cedi Osman and Rakeem Christmas from Minnesota". nba.com/cavaliers. June 25, 2015. Retrieved June 25, 2015.
  2. ↑ "Cavs Acquire Second Round Pick from Pacers". nba.com/cavaliers. July 23, 2015. Retrieved June 23, 2015.
  3. ↑ "Cavaliers Complete Trade with Portland". nba.com/cavaliers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved June 27, 2015.
  4. ↑ "Cavaliers Acquire Protected Second Round Pick From Orlando". nba.com/cavaliers. January 12, 2016. Retrieved January 12, 2016.
  5. 1 2 "Cavaliers Acquire Channing Frye". nba.com/cavaliers. February 18, 2016. Retrieved September 15, 2016.
  6. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign Guard Iman Shumpert". nba.com/cavs. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign Forward Kevin Love". nba.com/cavaliers. July 9, 2015. Retrieved July 9, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign Forward LeBron James". nba.com/cavaliers. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Cavaliers Re-sign James Jones". nba.com/cavaliers. July 25, 2015. Archived from the original on June 27, 2016. Retrieved July 25, 2015.
  10. ↑ "Cavs Re-sign Guard Matthew Dellavedova". nba.com/cavaliers. July 27, 2015. Retrieved July 27, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Cavs Re-sign Guard J.R. Smith". nba.com/cavaliers. September 2, 2015. Retrieved September 2, 2015.
  12. ↑ "Cavs Re-Sign Forward Tristan Thompson". nba.com/cavaliers. October 22, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  13. ↑ "Cavs Sign guard Mo Williams". nba.com/cavs. July 10, 2015. Retrieved July 10, 2015.
  14. ↑ "Cavs Sign Forward Richard Jefferson". nba.com/cavs. August 5, 2015. Retrieved August 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "Cavs Sign Center Sasha Kaun". nba.com/cavs. September 9, 2015. Retrieved October 22, 2015.
  16. ↑ "Marion to retire at end of season". espn.com. January 21, 2015. Retrieved January 21, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Pelicans Sign Kendrick Perkins". nba.com/pelicans. July 28, 2015. Retrieved July 28, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Warriors Sign Free Agent Center Anderson Varejao". NBA.com. February 22, 2016. Retrieved February 22, 2016.

Notes

1. ^ Varejão never played a single game for Portland and was almost immediately cut by Portland

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