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.[1]

2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Conference champions
Division champions
Head coachTyronn Lue
General managerDavid Griffin
OwnersDan Gilbert
ArenaQuicken Loans Arena
Results
Record51–31 (.622)
PlaceDivision: 1st (Central)
Conference: 2nd (Eastern)
Playoff finishNBA Finals
(Lost to Warriors 1–4)
Stats @ Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio
Radio

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 Semifinals. 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 Kyrie Irving, per his request, was traded to the Boston Celtics.

Draft
Main article: 2016 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
2 54* Kay Felder[lower-alpha 1] PG  United States Oakland
Notes
  1. 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.

Roster
Roster listing
2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos.No.NameHeightWeightDOB (YYYY-MM-DD)From
G 20 Felder, Kay 5 ft 9 in (1.75 m) 176 lb (80 kg) 1995–03–29 Oakland
F 8 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 (C) 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 30 Jones, Dahntay 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1980–12–27 Duke
F 1 Jones, James 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 218 lb (99 kg) 1980–10–04 Miami (FL)
F 26 Korver, Kyle 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 212 lb (96 kg) 1981–03–17 Creighton
F 0 Love, Kevin (C) 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA
G 4 Shumpert, Iman 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 1990–06–26 Georgia Tech
G 5 Smith, J. R. 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1985–09–09 Saint Benedict's Preparatory (NJ)
C 40 Tavares, Walter 7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) 265 lb (120 kg) 1992–03–22 Cape Verde
F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
G 31 Williams, Deron 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1984–06–26 Illinois
F 3 Williams, Derrick 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 240 lb (109 kg) 1991–05–25 Arizona
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
Last transaction: 2017–05–08

Standings

Division
Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
y – Cleveland Cavaliers 51 31 .622 0.0 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)
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)
November : 10–3 (Home: 7–1; Road: 3–2)
December : 12–4 (Home: 8–1; Road: 4–3)
January : 7–8 (Home: 4–3; Road: 3–5)
February : 9–2 (Home: 5–1; Road: 4–1)
March : 7–10 (Home: 3–2; Road: 4–8)
April: 3–4 (Home: 2–2; Road: 1–2)
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)
Conference Semifinals: 4–0 (Home: 2–0; Road: 2–0)
Conference Finals: 4–1 (Home: 1–1; Road: 3–0)
NBA Finals: 1–4 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–3)
2017 playoff schedule

Transactions
Main article: List of 2016–17 NBA season transactions

Trades
June 23, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Kay Felder[3][4]		 To Atlanta Hawks
Cash considerations
July 7, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Albert Miralles[5]		 To Milwaukee Bucks
Matthew Dellavedova (sign and trade)
Cash considerations
July 7, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Mike Dunleavy Jr.[6]
Draft rights to Vladimir Veremeenko		 To Chicago Bulls
Draft rights to Albert Miralles
July 15, 2016
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Draft rights to Chukwudiebere Maduabum[7]		 To Philadelphia 76ers
Sasha Kaun
Cash considerations
January 7, 2017
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
Kyle Korver[8]		 To Atlanta Hawks
Mike Dunleavy Jr.
Mo Williams
2019 protected 1st-round draft pick
Cash considerations
February 13, 2017
 To Cleveland Cavaliers
2017 Charlotte protected 2nd-round pick[9]		 To Charlotte Hornets
Chris Andersen
Cash considerations

Free agency

Re-signed
Player Signed
Richard Jefferson[10] 2-year contract worth $5 million
James Jones[11] 1-year contract worth $1.55 million
LeBron James[12] 3-year contract worth $100 million
J. R. Smith[13] 4-year contract worth $57 million

Additions
Player Signed Former team
Chris Andersen[14] 1-year contract worth $1.55 million Memphis Grizzlies
Derrick Williams[15] Miami Heat
Deron Williams[16] 1-year contract worth $410,733 Dallas Mavericks
Andrew Bogut [17] 1-year contract worth $383,351 Philadelphia 76ers
Larry Sanders [18] Milwaukee Bucks

Subtractions
Player Reason left New team
Timofey Mozgov[19] 4-year contract worth $64 million Los Angeles Lakers
Jordan McRae[20] Waived
Andrew Bogut Waived
DeAndre Liggins[21] Waived Dallas Mavericks
Larry Sanders Waived

Notes
  1. The start time for the November 1st home game against the Houston Rockets was moved to 6pm EST, to accommodate Game 6 of the MLB World Series at Progressive Field across the street from Quicken Loans Arena, between the Indians and the Chicago Cubs.[2]
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References
  1. McMenamin, Dave. "Cavaliers set NBA single-game mark with 25 3s". ESPN.com. ESPN. Retrieved 22 April 2017.
  2. 2016 Cleveland Indians season Wikipedia page
  3. "Cavs acquire draft rights to Kay Felder from Atlanta". nba.com/cavaliers. June 23, 2016. Retrieved June 23, 2016.
  4. "Cavaliers sign Kay Felder". nba.com/cavaliers. August 6, 2016. Retrieved August 6, 2016.
  5. "Cavaliers complete trade with Milwaukee Bucks". nba.com/cavaliers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  6. "Cavaliers acquire forward Mike Dunleavy from Chicago". nba.com/cavaliers. July 7, 2016. Retrieved July 7, 2016.
  7. "Cavaliers complete trade with Philadelphia 76ers". nba.com/cavaliers. July 15, 2016. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
  8. "Cavaliers acquire Kyle Korver from Hawks". nba.com/cavaliers. January 7, 2017. Retrieved January 7, 2017.
  9. "Cavaliers complete trade with Charlotte". nba.com/cavaliers. February 13, 2017. Retrieved February 13, 2017.
  10. "Cavaliers re-sign forward Richard Jefferson". nba.com/cavaliers. July 28, 2016. Retrieved July 28, 2016.
  11. "Cavaliers re-sign forward James Jones". nba.com/cavaliers. August 4, 2016. Retrieved August 4, 2016.
  12. "Cavaliers and LeBron James sign multi-year contract". nba.com/cavaliers. August 12, 2016. Retrieved August 12, 2016.
  13. "Cavaliers re-sign guard J.R. Smith". nba.com/cavaliers. October 15, 2016. Retrieved October 15, 2016.
  14. "Cavaliers sign center Chris Andersen". nba.com/cavaliers. July 22, 2016. Retrieved July 22, 2016.
  15. "Cavs sign Derrick Williams to 10-day contract". nba.com/cavaliers. February 9, 2017. Retrieved February 9, 2017.
  16. "Cavs sign Deron Williams". nba.com/cavaliers. February 27, 2017. Retrieved February 27, 2017.
  17. "Cavs sign Andrew Bogut". nba.com/cavaliers. March 2, 2017. Retrieved March 2, 2017.
  18. "Cavaliers sign Larry Sanders". nba.com/cavaliers. March 13, 2017. Retrieved March 13, 2017.
  19. "Lakers sign Timofey Mozgov". nba.com/lakers. July 8, 2016. Retrieved July 8, 2016.
  20. "Cavaliers waive Jordan McRae". nba.com/cavaliers. March 1, 2017. Retrieved March 1, 2017.
  21. "Cavaliers waive DeAndre Liggins". nba.com/cavaliers. April 9, 2017. Retrieved April 9, 2017.
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