2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coachJohn Beilein (resigned)
J. B. Bickerstaff
General managerKoby Altman
OwnersDan Gilbert
ArenaRocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record19–46 (.292)
PlaceDivision: 5th (Central)
Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finishDid not qualify

Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
TelevisionFox Sports Ohio
RadioWTAM · WMMS
< 2018–19 2020–21 >

The 2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 50th season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Cavaliers replaced Larry Drew,[1] with former Michigan Wolverines men's basketball coach John Beilein on May 13.[2]

On February 19, 2020, after beginning the season with a 14–40 record, Beilein resigned as head coach after only 54 games at the helm. J. B. Bickerstaff, who served as an assistant coach and associate head coach, was named head coach.[3][4]

The season was suspended by the league officials following the games of March 11[5] after it was reported that Rudy Gobert of the Utah Jazz tested positive for COVID-19.[6] On June 4, it was announced that the NBA had approved a return to play for 22 teams in the NBA Bubble. The Cavaliers, with the league's second-worst record at the time of the season's suspension, were not among them, effectively ending the team's season. The Cavaliers finished with a 19–46 record, an improvement over their 19–63 record from the previous season.

Draft[]

Round Pick Player Position Nationality College / Club
1 5 Darius Garland PG United States United States Vanderbilt
1 26 Dylan Windler SG/SF United States United States Belmont

The Cavaliers held two first-round draft picks, including the fifth pick earned from the lottery.[7] With the fifth pick of the draft, the Cavaliers selected point guard Darius Garland from Vanderbilt University.

Roster[]

2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players Coaches
Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY-MM-DD) From
PF Bell, Jordan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 224 lb (102 kg) 1995–01–07 Oregon
PG 18 Dellavedova, Matthew 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990–09–08 Saint Mary's
C 3 Drummond, Andre 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993–08–10 Connecticut
SG 1 Exum, Dante 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995–07–13 Australia
PG 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000–01–26 Vanderbilt
PF 0 Love, Kevin 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA
SF 28 McKinnie, Alfonzo 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–09–17 Green Bay
PG 31 Mooney, Matt (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1995–02–07 Texas Tech
PF 22 Nance, Larry 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993–01–01 Wyoming
SF 16 Osman, Cedi 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–04–08 Turkey
SG 15 Pointer, Sir'Dominic 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1992–05–06 St. John's
SG 4 Porter, Kevin 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000–05–04 Southern California
PG 2 Sexton, Collin 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999–01–04 Alabama
C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas
PF 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996–11–20 Kansas State
SG 9 Windler, Dylan 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–09–22 Belmont
C 41 Žižić, Ante 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1997–01–04 Croatia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick
  • (FA) Free agent
  • (S) Suspended
  • (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate
  • (TW) Two-way affiliate player
  • (L) On leave from the team
  • Injured Injured

Roster
Last transaction: 2020–06–30

Standings[]

Division[]

Central Division W L PCT GB Home Road Div GP
zMilwaukee Bucks 56 17 .767 0.0 30–5 26–12 13–1 73
xIndiana Pacers 45 28 .616 11.0 25–11 20–17 8–7 73
Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 30.0 14–20 8–23 7–9 65
Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 32.5 11–22 9–24 5–10 66
Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 33.0 11–25 8–21 4–10 65


Conference[]

Eastern Conference
# Team W L PCT GB GP
1 zMilwaukee Bucks * 56 17 .767 73
2 yToronto Raptors * 53 19 .736 2.5 72
3 xBoston Celtics 48 24 .667 7.5 72
4 xIndiana Pacers 45 28 .616 11.0 73
5 yMiami Heat * 44 29 .603 12.0 73
6 xPhiladelphia 76ers 43 30 .589 13.0 73
7 xBrooklyn Nets 35 37 .486 20.5 72
8 xOrlando Magic 33 40 .452 23.0 73
9 Washington Wizards 25 47 .347 30.5 72
10 Charlotte Hornets 23 42 .354 29.0 65
11 Chicago Bulls 22 43 .338 30.0 65
12 New York Knicks 21 45 .318 31.5 66
13 Detroit Pistons 20 46 .303 32.5 66
14 Atlanta Hawks 20 47 .299 33.0 67
15 Cleveland Cavaliers 19 46 .292 33.0 65


Game log[]

Preseason[]

2019 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 San Lorenzo W 120–89 Jordan Clarkson (17) Tristan Thompson (10) Cedi Osman (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
9,902
1–0
2 October 11 @ Detroit L 105–109 Collin Sexton (24) Larry Nance Jr. (11) Collin Sexton (4) Little Caesars Arena
13,925
1–1
3 October 13 @ Boston L 72–118 Sindarius Thornwell (12) Jarell Martin (9) Collin Sexton (3) TD Garden
18,624
1–2
4 October 15 Boston L 95–118 Collin Sexton (20) Jarell Martin (9) Matthew Dellavedova (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
12,398
1–3
2019–20 season schedule

Regular season[]

2019–20 game log
Total: 19–46 (Home: 11–25; Road: 8–21)
October: 2–2 (Home: 2–0; Road: 0–2)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
1 October 23 @ Orlando L 85–94 Thompson, Sexton (16) Kevin Love (18) Darius Garland (5) Amway Center
18,846
0–1
2 October 26 Indiana W 110–99 Tristan Thompson (25) Thompson, Love (13) Kevin Love (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
1–1
3 October 28 @ Milwaukee L 112–129 Collin Sexton (18) Kevin Love (16) Thompson, Clarkson (4) Fiserv Forum
17,385
1–2
4 October 30 Chicago W 117–111 Tristan Thompson (23) Kevin Love (20) Kevin Love (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,595
2–2
November : 3–12 (Home: 1–7; Road: 2–5)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
5 November 1 @ Indiana L 95–102 Kevin Love (22) Kevin Love (17) Jordan Clarkson (5) Bankers Life Fieldhouse
16,079
2–3
6 November 3 Dallas L 111–131 Kevin Love (29) Tristan Thompson (12) Brandon Knight (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,078
2–4
7 November 5 Boston L 113–119 Collin Sexton (21) Tristan Thompson (13) Thompson, Clarkson (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,709
2–5
8 November 8 @ Washington W 113–100 Tristan Thompson (21) Love, Thompson (12) Darius Garland (6) Capital One Arena
16,946
3–5
9 November 10 @ New York W 108–87 Collin Sexton (31) Nance Jr., Thompson (9) Darius Garland (6) Madison Square Garden
19,812
4–5
10 November 12 @ Philadelphia L 97–98 Love, Clarkson (20) Tristan Thompson (12) Collin Sexton (4) Wells Fargo Center
20,294
4–6
11 November 14 Miami L 97–108 Kevin Love (21) Kevin Love (10) Porter Jr., Dellavedova (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,374
4–7
12 November 17 Philadelphia L 95–114 Collin Sexton (17) Tristan Thompson (9) Thompson, Clarkson (3) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
4–8
13 November 18 @ New York L 105–123 Kevin Porter Jr. (18) Cedi Osman (8) Jordan Clarkson (4) Madison Square Garden
17,097
4–9
14 November 20 @ Miami L 100–124 Kevin Love (25) Kevin Love (13) Matthew Dellavedova (5) American Airlines Arena
19,600
4–10
15 November 22 @ Dallas L 101–143 Darius Garland (23) Tristan Thompson (8) Collin Sexton (5) American Airlines Center
19,639
4–11
16 November 23 Portland W 110–104 Jordan Clarkson (28) Osman, Nance Jr. (12) Cedi Osman (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
5–11
17 November 25 Brooklyn L 106–108 Jordan Clarkson (23) Larry Nance Jr. (13) Kevin Porter Jr. (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,143
5–12
18 November 27 Orlando L 104–116 Collin Sexton (20) Tristan Thompson (15) Collin Sexton (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,712
5–13
19 November 29 Milwaukee L 110–119 Darius Garland (21) Tristan Thompson (13) Kevin Love (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
5–14
December : 5–9 (Home: 3–3; Road: 2–6)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
20 December 3 Detroit L 94–127 Collin Sexton (22) Tristan Thompson (14) Larry Nance Jr. (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,504
5–15
21 December 6 Orlando L 87–93 Collin Sexton (19) Larry Nance Jr. (11) Tristan Thompson (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,446
5–16
22 December 7 @ Philadelphia L 94–141 Darius Garland (17) Kevin Love (7) Thompson, Porter Jr. (4) Wells Fargo Center
20,844
5–17
23 December 9 @ Boston L 88–110 Jordan Clarkson (19) Tristan Thompson (11) Matthew Dellavedova (4) TD Garden
19,156
5–18
24 December 11 Houston L 110–116 Kevin Porter Jr. (24) Kevin Love (11) Cedi Osman (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,122
5–19
25 December 12 @ San Antonio W 117–109 (OT) Kevin Love (30) Kevin Love (17) Darius Garland (5) AT&T Center
18,354
6–19
26 December 14 @ Milwaukee L 108–125 Kevin Porter Jr. (15) Kevin Love (10) Darius Garland (5) Fiserv Forum
17,481
6–20
27 December 16 @ Toronto L 113–133 Collin Sexton (25) Tristan Thompson (8) Garland, Henson (5) Scotiabank Arena
19,800
6–21
28 December 18 Charlotte W 100–98 Collin Sexton (23) Kevin Love (14) Kevin Love (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,023
7–21
29 December 20 Memphis W 114–107 Jordan Clarkson (33) Tristan Thompson (15) Matthew Dellavedova (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
8–21
30 December 23 Atlanta W 121–118 Collin Sexton (25) Tristan Thompson (10) Kevin Love (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,007
9–21
31 December 27 @ Boston L 117–129 Kevin Love (30) Thompson, Love (7) Matthew Dellavedova (6) TD Garden
19,156
9–22
32 December 28 @ Minnesota W 94–88 Garland, Sexton (18) Tristan Thompson (15) Garland, Thompson (3) Target Center
15,411
10–22
33 December 31 @ Toronto L 97–117 Collin Sexton (22) Thompson, Love (11) Garland, Osman, Porter Jr. (4) Scotiabank Arena
19,800
10–23
January : 3–13 (Home: 0–9; Road: 3–4)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
34 January 2 Charlotte L 106–109 Collin Sexton (21) Tristan Thompson (11) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,859
10–24
35 January 4 Oklahoma City L 106–121 Collin Sexton (30) Tristan Thompson (14) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
10–25
36 January 5 Minnesota L 103–118 Dante Exum (28) Ante Žižić (12) Knight, Henson (3) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,159
10–26
37 January 7 Detroit L 113–115 Kevin Love (30) Tristan Thompson (15) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,274
10–27
38 January 9 @ Detroit W 115–112 (OT) Tristan Thompson (35) Tristan Thompson (14) Darius Garland (7) Little Caesars Arena
13,445
11–27
39 January 11 @ Denver W 111–103 Collin Sexton (25) Kevin Love (15) Darius Garland (8) Pepsi Center
19,533
12–27
40 January 13 @ L. A. Lakers L 99–128 Kevin Love (21) Kevin Love (11) Garland, Sexton (4) Staples Center
18,997
12–28
41 January 14 @ L. A. Clippers L 103–128 Collin Sexton (25) Thompson, Wade (8) Darius Garland (10) Staples Center
19,068
12–29
42 January 17 @ Memphis L 109–113 Collin Sexton (28) Alfonzo McKinnie (10) Garland, Sexton (6) FedExForum
17,102
12–30
43 January 18 @ Chicago L 116–118 Kevin Love (29) Tristan Thompson (8) Kevin Love (6) United Center
19,939
12–31
44 January 20 New York L 86–106 Collin Sexton (17) Tristan Thompson (22) Collin Sexton (4) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,133
12–32
45 January 23 Washington L 112–124 Collin Sexton (29) Larry Nance Jr. (12) Cedi Osman (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,689
12–33
46 January 25 Chicago L 106–118 Kevin Love (20) Love, Nance Jr. (11) Thompson, Osman (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
12–34
47 January 27 @ Detroit W 115–100 Collin Sexton (23) Tristan Thompson (11) Collin Sexton (5) Little Caesars Arena
12,597
13–34
48 January 28 New Orleans L 111–125 Collin Sexton (24) Larry Nance Jr. (11) Larry Nance Jr. (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
13–35
49 January 30 Toronto L 109–115 Love, Sexton (23) Tristan Thompson (12) Darius Garland (8) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,695
13–36
February : 4–7 (Home: 3–4; Road: 1–3)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
50 February 1 Golden State L 112–131 Collin Sexton (23) Love, Thompson (11) Kevin Love (5) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
18,410
13–37
51 February 3 New York L 134–139 (OT) Kevin Love (33) Kevin Love (13) Collin Sexton (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,303
13–38
52 February 5 @ Oklahoma City L 103–109 Collin Sexton (23) John Henson (11) Darius Garland (6) Chesapeake Energy Arena
18,203
13–39
53 February 9 L. A. Clippers L 92–133 Andre Drummond (19) Andre Drummond (14) Darius Garland (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,240
13–40
54 February 12 Atlanta W 127–105 Tristan Thompson (27) Andre Drummond (15) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,200
14–40
55 February 21 @ Washington W 113–108 Collin Sexton (25) Andre Drummond (12) Garland, Thompson (4) Capital One Arena
18,895
15–40
56 February 22 @ Miami L 105–124 Cedi Osman (19) Dante Exum (8) Collin Sexton (9) American Airlines Arena
19,754
15–41
57 February 24 Miami W 125–119 (OT) Kevin Porter Jr. (30) Kevin Love (14) Darius Garland (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,336
16–41
58 February 26 Philadelphia W 108–94 Collin Sexton (28) Larry Nance Jr. (15) Love, Porter Jr. (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,332
17–41
59 February 28 @ New Orleans L 104–116 Collin Sexton (31) Kevin Love (7) Matthew Dellavedova (6) Smoothie King Center
18,304
17–42
60 February 29 Indiana L 104–113 Andre Drummond (27) Andre Drummond (13) Kevin Love (7) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
17–43
March: 2–3 (Home: 2–2; Road: 0–1)
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
61 March 2 Utah L 113–126 Collin Sexton (32) Kevin Love (9) Matthew Dellavedova (9) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
15,453
17–44
62 March 4 Boston L 106–112 Collin Sexton (41) Larry Nance Jr. (15) Collin Sexton (6) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
16,897
17–45
63 March 7 Denver W 104–102 Kevin Love (27) Tristan Thompson (13) Matthew Dellavedova (14) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
19,432
18–45
64 March 8 San Antonio W 132–129 (OT) Andre Drummond (28) Kevin Love (18) Matthew Dellavedova (11) Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
17,995
19–45
65 March 10 @ Chicago L 103–108 Collin Sexton (26) Kevin Love (8) Matthew Dellavedova (8) United Center
17,837
19–46
Cancelled games
Game Date Team Score High points High rebounds High assists Location
Attendance
Record
66 March 13 @ Charlotte Spectrum Center
67 March 14 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
68 March 17 @ Houston Toyota Center
69 March 19 @ Orlando Amway Center
70 March 21 @ Indiana Bankers Life Fieldhouse
71 March 24 Sacramento Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
72 March 26 LA Lakers Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
73 March 28 @ Brooklyn Barclays Center
74 March 30 Phoenix Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
75 April 1 @ Utah Vivint Smart Home Arena
76 April 3 @ Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Arena
77 April 5 @ Sacramento Golden 1 Center
78 April 7 @ Portland Moda Center
79 April 8 @ Golden State Chase Center
80 April 11 Milwaukee Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
81 April 13 Brooklyn Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
82 April 15 @ Atlanta State Farm Arena
2019–20 season schedule

Transactions[]

Trades[]

December 23, 2019
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Dante Exum
2022 second-round pick (from SAS)
2023 second-round pick (from GSW)
To Utah Jazz
Jordan Clarkson
February 6, 2020
To Cleveland Cavaliers
Andre Drummond
To Detroit Pistons
John Henson
Brandon Knight
2023 second-round pick

Free agency[]

Re-signed[]

Player Signed

Additions[]

Player Signed Former team
Dylan Windler July 2, 2019 Belmont Bruins
Darius Garland July 2, 2019 Vanderbilt Commodores
Kevin Porter Jr. July 3, 2019 USC Trojans
Dean Wade July 9, 2019 Kansas State
Levi Randolph August 6, 2019 France SIG Strasbourg
Malik Newman August 6, 2019 Canton Charge
Jarell Martin August 16, 2019 Orlando Magic
Alex Robinson August 23, 2019 TCU Horned Frogs
J.P. Macura September 3, 2019 Charlotte Hornets
Daniel Hamilton September 3, 2019 Erie BayHawks
Jordan Bell June 29, 2020 Capital City Go-Go

Subtractions[]

Player Reason left New team
J.R. Smith Waived Los Angeles Lakers

References[]

  1. ^ "Cavs and Larry Drew Mutually Agree to Pursue Others Paths". NBA.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 12, 2019.
  2. ^ "Cavs Name John Beilein As New Head Coach". NBA.com. May 13, 2019. Retrieved May 13, 2019.
  3. ^ "John Beilein Resigns as Cavaliers Head Coach". NBA.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 20, 2020.
  4. ^ "John Beilein officially resigns as coach, will have new role with Cavaliers". ESPN. February 19, 2020.
  5. ^ "NBA to suspend season following Wednesday's games". NBA.com. March 11, 2020. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  6. ^ Reynolds, Tim (March 11, 2020). "NBA suspends season until further notice, over coronavirus". NBA.com. Retrieved March 12, 2020.
  7. ^ "2019 NBA Draft Lottery odds: Knicks, Cavaliers, Suns clinch league's worst records, lock up top lottery-draw positions". CBSSports.com. April 11, 2019. Retrieved April 23, 2019.
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