2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season


















































2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA champions
Conference champions
Division champions
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 Warriors 4–3)



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


In the playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Detroit Pistons in four games in the First Round, then swept the Atlanta Hawks in four games in the Semifinals, before finally defeating the Toronto Raptors in six games in the Conference Finals to reach the NBA Finals for a second consecutive year. There, the Cavaliers faced off against the defending NBA champion Golden State Warriors, the team that defeated them in last year's NBA Finals in six games, and were coming off of a record-breaking regular season, where the team posted a league-best 73-9 record.


The Cavaliers would go on to defeat the Golden State Warriors in the 2016 NBA Finals in seven games, coming back from a 3–1 series deficit to avenge their NBA Finals loss from the year before and winning their first NBA championship. The Cavaliers became the first team in NBA Finals history to recover from a 3–1 series deficit and win. [1] 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.




Contents






  • 1 Regular season summary


  • 2 Postseason summary


  • 3 Draft picks


  • 4 Roster


  • 5 Player statistics


    • 5.1 Regular season




  • 6 Standings


  • 7 Preseason


  • 8 Regular season game log


  • 9 Playoffs


    • 9.1 Game log




  • 10 Transactions


    • 10.1 Trades


    • 10.2 Free agents


    • 10.3 Re-signed


      • 10.3.1 Additions


      • 10.3.2 Subtractions






  • 11 References


  • 12 Notes


  • 13 External links





Regular season summary


The Cavaliers started the season strong and rose to the top of the Eastern Conference. However, despite having the best record in their conference, the team fired head coach David Blatt on January 22, 2016.[2] Assistant coach Tyronn Lue took over for the remainder of the season.[3] The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 57–25 record and obtained the number one seed in the Eastern Conference for the first time since 2010.[4]



Postseason summary


In the first two rounds of the 2016 NBA playoffs, the Cavaliers swept the Detroit Pistons and the Atlanta Hawks, respectively.[5][6] In the Eastern Conference Finals, the Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors in six games.[7]


The Cavaliers lost three of the first four games of the 2016 NBA Finals to the Golden State Warriors, who had defeated Cleveland in the finals the year before.[8] In turn, the Cavaliers won Games 5 and 6 of the series to bring about a climactic Game 7 at Oracle Arena.[9]


With Game 7 tied at 89–89, LeBron James chased down and blocked Andre Iguodala's attempted lay-up in a play that became known as "The Block."[10][11] The Cavaliers ultimately won Game 7, 93–89, for the first NBA championship in franchise history.[9] No team had ever before recovered from a 3–1 deficit in an NBA Finals series.[1] James was named the unanimous NBA Finals MVP, receiving the award for the third time in his career.[10]



Draft picks




























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

PG

7000800000000000000♠8

Dellavedova, Matthew

7000193040000000000♠6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1990–09–08

Saint Mary's

F/C

7000900000000000000♠9

Frye, Channing

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
255 lb (116 kg)
1983–05–17

Arizona

PG

7000200000000000000♠2

Irving, Kyrie (C)

7000190500000000000♠6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
193 lb (88 kg)
1992–03–23

Duke

SF

7001230000000000000♠23

James, LeBron

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
250 lb (113 kg)
1984–12–30

St. Vincent–St. Mary HS (OH)

SF

7001240000000000000♠24

Jefferson, Richard

7000200659999999999♠6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)
233 lb (106 kg)
1980–06–21

Arizona

G/F

7001300000000000000♠30

Jones, Dahntay

7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1980–12–27

Duke

SF

7000100000000000000♠1

Jones, James

7000203200000000000♠6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)
218 lb (99 kg)
1980–10–04

Miami (FL)

C

7001140000000000000♠14

Kaun, Sasha

7000210820000000000♠6 ft 11 in (2.11 m)
260 lb (118 kg)
1985–05–08

Kansas

PF

5000000000000000000♠0

Love, Kevin

7000208279999999999♠6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)
251 lb (114 kg)
1988–09–07

UCLA

PG

7001120000000000000♠12

McRae, Jordan

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
179 lb (81 kg)
1991–03–28

Tennessee

C

7001200000000000000♠20

Mozgov, Timofey

7000215899999999999♠7 ft 1 in (2.16 m)
275 lb (125 kg)
1986–07–16

Russia

SG

7000400000000000000♠4

Shumpert, Iman

7000195580000000000♠6 ft 5 in (1.96 m)
220 lb (100 kg)
1990–06–26

Georgia Tech

SG

7000500000000000000♠5

Smith, J. R.

7000198120000000000♠6 ft 6 in (1.98 m)
225 lb (102 kg)
1985–09–09

St. Benedict's Prep (NJ)

PF

7001130000000000000♠13

Thompson, Tristan

7000205740000000000♠6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)
238 lb (108 kg)
1991–03–13

Texas

PG

7001520000000000000♠52

Williams, Mo

7000185420000000000♠6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
198 lb (90 kg)
1982–12–19

Alabama


Head coach

  • Tyronn Lue

Assistant coach(es)


  • Jim Boylan

  • Bret Brielmaier

  • Larry Drew

  • Damon Jones

  • Mike Longabardi

  • James Posey

  • Adam Wilson

  • Phil Handy (player development)


  • Vitaly Potapenko (player development)




Legend



  • (C) Team captain


  • (DP) Unsigned draft pick


  • (FA) Free agent


  • (S) Suspended


  • (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate


  • Injured Injured




Roster
Last transaction: 2016–04–13




Player statistics




































Legend
  GP
Games played
  GS 
Games started
 MPG 

Minutes per game
 FG% 

Field-goal percentage
 3P% 

3-point field-goal percentage
 FT% 

Free-throw percentage
 RPG 

Rebounds per game
 APG 

Assists per game
 SPG 

Steals per game
 BPG 

Blocks per game
 PPG 

Points per game




Regular season













































































































































































































































































Player
GP
GS
MIN
FG%
FT%
3FG%
STL
BLK
AST
REB
PTS
LeBron James 76 76 35.6 52.0% 73.1% 30.9% 1.4 .60 6.8 7.4 25.3
Dahntay Jones 1 0 42.0 42.9% 0% 50.0% 1.0 2.0 2.0 5.0 13.0
Kevin Love 77 77 31.5 41.9% 82.2% 36.0% .80 .50 2.4 9.9 16.0
Kyrie Irving 53 53 31.5 44.8% 88.5% 32.1% 1.1 .30 4.7 3.0 19.6
J.R. Smith 77 77 30.7 41.5% 63.4% 40.0% 1.1 .30 1.7 2.8 12.4
Tristan Thompson 82 34 27.7 58.8% 61.6% 0% .50 .60 .6 9.0 7.8
Matthew Dellavedova 76 14 24.6 40.5% 86.4% 41.0% .60 .10 4.4 2.1 7.5
Iman Shumpert 54 5 24.4 37.4% 78.4% 29.5% 1.0 .40 1.7 3.8 5.8
Mo Williams 41 14 18.2 43.7% 90.5% 35.3% .30 .10 2.4 1.9 8.2
Richard Jefferson 74 5 17.9 45.8% 66.7% 38.2% .40 .20 .8 1.7 5.5
Timofey Mozgov 76 48 17.4 56.5% 71.6% 14.3% .30 .80 .4 4.4 6.3
Channing Frye 26 3 17.2 44.1% 78.6% 37.7% .30 .30 1.0 3.6 7.5
Anderson Varejao 31 0 10.0 42.1% 76.2% 0% .40 .20 .6 2.9 2.6
James Jones 48 0 9.6 40.8% 80.8% 39.4% .20 .20 .3 1.0 3.7
Jared Cunningham 40 3 8.9 35.2% 62.5% 31.3% .30 .10 .5 0.7 2.6
Jordan McRae 15 1 7.5 44.2% 69.2% 63.6% .00 .10 1.0 0.8 4.1
Sasha Kaun 25 0 3.8 52.9% 45.5% 0% .20 .20 .10 1.0 0.9
Joe Harris 5 0 3.0 25.0% 0% 25.0% .00 .00 0.4 .6 0.6

[12]



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)



2015–16 season schedule


Regular season game log












2015–16 game log
Total: 57–25 (Home: 33–8; Road: 24–17)















2015–16 season schedule


Playoffs



Game log









2016 playoff game log
Total: 16–5 (Home: 9–1; Road: 7–4)









2016 playoff schedule


Transactions



Trades


































June 25, 2015

To Cleveland Cavaliers[13]

Rakeem Christmas
Cedi Osman
2019 Second Round Pick
To Minnesota Timberwolves

Tyus Jones
July 23, 2015

To Cleveland Cavaliers[14]
2019 Second Round Pick
To Indiana Pacers

Rakeem Christmas
July 27, 2015

To Cleveland Cavaliers[15]
Two Trade Exceptions
To Portland Trailblazers

Mike Miller
Brendan Haywood
2019 & 2020 Second Round Pick
January 12, 2016

To Cleveland Cavaliers[16]
2020 Second Round Pick
To Orlando Magic

Joe Harris
2017 Second Round Pick
February 18, 2016

To Cleveland Cavaliers[17]
Second Round Pick
To Portland Trail Blazers

Anderson Varejão[1]
First Round Pick
February 18, 2016

To Cleveland Cavaliers[17]

Channing Frye
To Orlando Magic

Jared Cunningham
Second Round Pick


Free agents



Re-signed











































Player
Signed
Former Team

Iman Shumpert[18]
Signed 4-year contract worth $40 million

Cleveland Cavaliers

Kevin Love[19]
Signed 5-year contract worth $110 million

Cleveland Cavaliers

LeBron James[20]
Signed 2-year contract worth $47.9 million

Cleveland Cavaliers

James Jones[21]
Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million

Cleveland Cavaliers

Matthew Dellavedova[22]
Signed 1-year contract worth $1.2 million

Cleveland Cavaliers

J. R. Smith[23]
Signed 2-year contract worth $10 million

Cleveland Cavaliers

Tristan Thompson[24]
Signed 5-year contract worth $82 million

Cleveland Cavaliers


Additions




























Player
Signed
Former Team

Mo Williams[25]
Signed 2-year contract worth $4 million

Charlotte Hornets

Richard Jefferson[26]
Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million

Dallas Mavericks

Sasha Kaun[27]
Signed 2-year contract

CSKA Moscow

Jordan McRae
Signed 2-year contract

Delaware 87ers / Phoenix Suns


Subtractions























Player
Reason Left
New Team

Shawn Marion[28]
Retired
N/A (Retired)

Kendrick Perkins[29]
Signed 1-year contract worth $1.5 million

New Orleans Pelicans

David Blatt (Head Coach)[30]
Fired

Darüşşafaka Doğuş


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Notes


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


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