2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachKenny Atkinson
PresidentKoby Altman
General managerMike Gansey
OwnerDan Gilbert
ArenaRocket Arena
Results
Record16–14 (.533)
PlaceDivision: 2nd (Central)
Conference: 9th (Eastern)
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
TelevisionFanDuel Sports Network Ohio
RadioWTAM · WMMS

The 2025–26 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 56th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Draft

Main article: 2025 NBA draft
Round Pick Player Position(s) Nationality College / Club
2 49 Tyrese Proctor PG/SG Australia Duke
2 58 Saliou Niang SG/SF Senegal
Italy 		Aquila Basket Trento (Italy)

The Cavaliers entered the draft holding two second-round picks.[1][2]

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Player Height Weight DOB From
C 31 Jarrett Allen 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas
G 2 Lonzo Ball 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1997-10-27 UCLA
C 3 Thomas Bryant 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 248 lb (112 kg) 1997-07-31 Indiana
G 10 Darius Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt
G/F 12 De'Andre Hunter 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 221 lb (100 kg) 1997-12-02 Virginia
F 8 Chris Livingston (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) 2003-10-15 Kentucky
G 5 Sam Merrill 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State
G 45 Donovan Mitchell 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville
C 4 Evan Mobley  6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 USC
F/C 22 Larry Nance Jr.  6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993-01-01 Wyoming
G 9 Craig Porter Jr. 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 180 lb (82 kg) 2000-02-26 Wichita State
G 24 Tyrese Proctor 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 185 lb (84 kg) 2004-04-01 Duke
G/F 1 Max Strus  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul
F 35 Nae'Qwan Tomlin (TW) 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 210 lb (95 kg) 2000-12-10 Memphis
F 33 Luke Travers (TW) 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2001-09-03 Australia
G/F 20 Jaylon Tyson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-12-02 California
F/C 32 Dean Wade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State
Head coach
Assistant(s)
Legend
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • Injured

Roster
Updated: November 19, 2025

Standings

Division

Central DivisionWLPCTGBHomeRoadDivGP
Detroit Pistons236.793–13‍–‍210‍–‍45–329
Cleveland Cavaliers1614.5337.510‍–‍86‍–‍66–230
Chicago Bulls1315.4649.57‍–‍66‍–‍93–528
Milwaukee Bucks1118.37912.08‍–‍83‍–‍103–429
Indiana Pacers623.20717.05‍–‍101‍–‍132–529

Conference

Eastern Conference
#TeamWLPCTGBGP
1Detroit Pistons *236.793–29
2New York Knicks *208.7142.528
3Boston Celtics1811.6215.029
4Philadelphia 76ers1611.5936.027
5Toronto Raptors1713.5676.530
6Orlando Magic *1613.5527.029
7Cleveland Cavaliers1614.5337.530
8Miami Heat1514.5178.029
9Atlanta Hawks1515.5008.530
10Chicago Bulls1315.4649.528
11Milwaukee Bucks1118.37912.029
12Charlotte Hornets920.31014.029
13Brooklyn Nets819.29614.027
14Indiana Pacers623.20717.029
15Washington Wizards522.18517.027

Game log

Preseason

2025 preseason game log
Total: 1–3 (Home: 1–1; Road: 0–2)
Preseason: 1–3 (home: 1–1; road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 7 Chicago L 117–118 Hunter, Porter Jr. (17) De'Andre Hunter (7) Nance Jr., Porter Jr. (4) Rocket Arena
15,348 		0–1
2 October 9 @ Chicago L 112–119 Donovan Mitchell (22) Jarrett Allen (9) Mitchell, Mobley, Proctor (4) United Center
16,258 		0–2
3 October 12 @ Boston L 107–138 Jaylon Tyson (16) Larry Nance Jr. (9) Proctor, Travers, Tyson (4) TD Garden
19,156 		0–3
4 October 14 Detroit W 118–100 Donovan Mitchell (17) Dean Wade (9) Lonzo Ball (9) Rocket Arena
17,561 		1–3
2025–26 preseason schedule

Regular season

2025–26 game log
Total: 16–14 (Home: 10–8; Road: 6–6)
October: 3–3 (home: 1–1; road: 2–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
1 October 22 @ New York L 111–119 Donovan Mitchell (31) Evan Mobley (8) Lonzo Ball (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812 		0–1
2 October 24 @ Brooklyn W 131–124 Donovan Mitchell (35) Evan Mobley (8) Lonzo Ball (8) Barclays Center
17,548 		1–1
3 October 26 Milwaukee W 118–113 Donovan Mitchell (24) Jarrett Allen (11) Evan Mobley (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		2–1
4 October 27 @ Detroit W 116–95 Donovan Mitchell (35) Evan Mobley (11) De'Andre Hunter (6) Little Caesars Arena
18,933 		3–1
5 October 29 @ Boston L 105–125 Mobley, Tyson (19) Evan Mobley (11) Donovan Mitchell (6) TD Garden
19,156 		3–2
6 October 31 Toronto L 101–112 Evan Mobley (29) Evan Mobley (8) Lonzo Ball (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		3–3
November: 9–6 (home: 7–3; road: 2–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
7 November 2 Atlanta W 117–109 Donovan Mitchell (37) Evan Mobley (8) Mitchell, Mobley (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		4–3
8 November 5 Philadelphia W 132–121 Donovan Mitchell (46) Jarrett Allen (10) Ball, Mitchell (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		5–3
9 November 7 @ Washington W 148–114 Donovan Mitchell (24) Jarrett Allen (14) Darius Garland (9) Capital One Arena
14,054 		6–3
10 November 8 Chicago W 128–122 Hunter, Mitchell (29) Evan Mobley (8) Sam Merrill (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		7–3
11 November 10 @ Miami L 138–140 (OT) Donovan Mitchell (28) Donovan Mitchell (15) Donovan Mitchell (8) Kaseya Center
19,600 		7–4
12 November 12 @ Miami W 130–116 Jarrett Allen (30) Jarrett Allen (10) Ball, Porter Jr. (8) Kaseya Center
19,600 		8–4
13 November 13 Toronto L 113–126 Donovan Mitchell (31) Evan Mobley (9) Hunter, Mitchell (6) Rocket Arena
19,432 		8–5
14 November 15 Memphis W 108–100 Donovan Mitchell (30) Evan Mobley (13) Ball, Mitchell (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		9–5
15 November 17 Milwaukee W 118–106 Donovan Mitchell (37) Dean Wade (8) Donovan Mitchell (7) Rocket Arena
19,432 		10–5
16 November 19 Houston L 104–114 De'Andre Hunter (25) Allen, Porter Jr., Wade (7) Craig Porter Jr. (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		10–6
17 November 21 Indiana W 120–109 Donovan Mitchell (32) Evan Mobley (12) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Arena
19,432 		11–6
18 November 23 L.A. Clippers W 120–105 Donovan Mitchell (37) Evan Mobley (10) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		12–6
19 November 24 @ Toronto L 99–110 Donovan Mitchell (17) Jaylon Tyson (9) Donovan Mitchell (8) Scotiabank Arena
17,127 		12–7
20 November 28 @ Atlanta L 123–130 Donovan Mitchell (42) Evan Mobley (14) Darius Garland (10) State Farm Arena
16,124 		12–8
21 November 30 Boston L 115–117 Evan Mobley (27) Evan Mobley (14) Garland, Mitchell (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		12–9
December: 4–5 (home: 2–4; road: 2–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
22 December 1 @ Indiana W 135–119 Donovan Mitchell (43) Jaylon Tyson (11) Donovan Mitchell (6) Gainbridge Fieldhouse
15,470 		13–9
23 December 3 Portland L 110–122 Donovan Mitchell (33) Evan Mobley (10) Mitchell, Mobley (5) Rocket Arena
19,432 		13–10
24 December 5 San Antonio W 130–117 Donovan Mitchell (28) Evan Mobley (10) Donovan Mitchell (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		14–10
25 December 6 Golden State L 94–99 Donovan Mitchell (29) Nae'Qwan Tomlin (12) Darius Garland (4) Rocket Arena
19,432 		14–11
26 December 12 @ Washington W 130–126 Donovan Mitchell (48) Evan Mobley (13) Garland, Mobley (6) Capital One Arena
15,465 		15–11
27 December 14 Charlotte L 111–119 (OT) Darius Garland (26) Jaylon Tyson (13) Darius Garland (9) Rocket Arena
19,432 		15–12
28 December 17 @ Chicago L 111–127 Donovan Mitchell (32) Lonzo Ball (7) Darius Garland (6) United Center
18,872 		15–13
29 December 19 Chicago L 125–136 Darius Garland (35) Jarrett Allen (12) Ball, Garland (8) Rocket Arena
19,432 		15–14
30 December 22 Charlotte W 139–132 Donovan Mitchell (30) Dean Wade (7) Darius Garland (10) Rocket Arena
19,432 		16–14
31 December 23 New Orleans Rocket Arena
32 December 25 @ New York Madison Square Garden
33 December 27 @ Houston Toyota Center
34 December 29 @ San Antonio Frost Bank Center
35 December 31 Phoenix Rocket Arena
January: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
36 January 2 Denver Rocket Arena
37 January 4 Detroit Rocket Arena
38 January 6 @ Indiana Gainbridge Fieldhouse
39 January 8 @ Minnesota Target Center
40 January 10 Minnesota Rocket Arena
41 January 12 Utah Rocket Arena
42 January 14 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
43 January 16 @ Philadelphia Xfinity Mobile Arena
44 January 19 Oklahoma City Rocket Arena
45 January 21 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
46 January 23 Sacramento Rocket Arena
47 January 24 @ Orlando Kia Center
48 January 26 Orlando Rocket Arena
49 January 28 L.A. Lakers Rocket Arena
50 January 30 @ Phoenix Mortgage Matchup Center
February: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
51 February 1 @ Portland Moda Center
52 February 4 @ L.A. Clippers Intuit Dome
53 February 7 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
54 February 9 @ Denver Ball Arena
55 February 11 Washington Rocket Arena
All-Star Game
56 February 19 Brooklyn Rocket Arena
57 February 20 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
58 February 22 @ Oklahoma City Paycom Center
59 February 24 New York Rocket Arena
60 February 25 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
61 February 27 @ Detroit Little Caesars Arena
March: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
62 March 1 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
63 March 3 Detroit Rocket Arena
64 March 8 Boston Rocket Arena
65 March 9 Philadelphia Rocket Arena
66 March 11 @ Orlando Kia Center
67 March 13 @ Dallas American Airlines Center
68 March 15 Dallas Rocket Arena
69 March 17 @ Milwaukee Fiserv Forum
70 March 19 @ Chicago United Center
71 March 21 @ New Orleans Smoothie King Center
72 March 24 Orlando Rocket Arena
73 March 25 Miami Rocket Arena
74 March 27 Miami Rocket Arena
75 March 30 @ Utah Delta Center
76 March 31 @ L.A. Lakers Crypto.com Arena
April: 0–0 (home: 0–0; road: 0–0)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance		 Record
77 April 2 @ Golden State Chase Center
78 April 5 Indiana Rocket Arena
79 April 6 @ Memphis FedExForum
80 April 8 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
81 April 10 Atlanta Rocket Arena
82 April 12 Washington Rocket Arena
2025–26 season schedule

NBA Cup

Main article: 2025 NBA Cup

East Group A

Pos Team Pld W L PF PA PD Qualification
1 Toronto Raptors 4 4 0 458 403 +55 Advanced to knockout rounds
2 Atlanta Hawks 4 2 2 468 472 −4
3 Cleveland Cavaliers 4 2 2 492 466 +26
4 Indiana Pacers 4 1 3 431 431 0
5 Washington Wizards 4 1 3 443 520 −77
Source: NBA

Transactions

Main article: List of 2025–26 NBA season transactions

Trades

June 28, 2025[3][4] To Cleveland Cavaliers
Lonzo Ball 		To Chicago Bulls
Isaac Okoro

Free agency

Re-signed

Date Player Ref.
June 28, 2025 Sam Merrill [5]
July 2, 2025 Luke Travers [6]

Additions

Date Player Former Team Ref.
July 1, 2025 Larry Nance Jr. Atlanta Hawks [7]

Subtractions

Date Player Reason New Team Ref.
June 30, 2025 Ty Jerome Free agency Memphis Grizzlies [8]
July 21, 2025 Chuma Okeke Free agency Real Madrid Baloncesto [9]

References

  1. ^ Quinn, Sam (May 12, 2025). "2025 NBA Draft order, Lottery results: Mavericks win No. 1 pick with long odds, will likely take Cooper Flagg". CBS Sports. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  2. ^ "2025 NBA Draft Order: Picks 1-59". NBA.com. May 12, 2024. Retrieved May 25, 2025.
  3. ^ "Cavaliers Acquire Lonzo Ball". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  4. ^ "Chicago Bulls acquire Isaac Okoro from Cleveland Cavaliers". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  5. ^ "Cavaliers Re-Sign Sam Merrill to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  6. ^ "Cavaliers Re-Sign Luke Travers to Two-Way Contract". NBA.com. July 2, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  7. ^ "Cavaliers Sign Larry Nance Jr". NBA.com. July 6, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  8. ^ "Grizzlies sign Ty Jerome to Multi-Year Contract". NBA.com. July 14, 2025. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
  9. ^ Carlin, Ky (July 21, 2025). "Former Sixers forward Chuma Okeke to sign a deal with Real Madrid". Yahoo Sports. Retrieved July 22, 2025.
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