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Cavaliers all-time roster

27 Cavaliers legends across 6 decades are in the draft pool. Spin into Cavaliers in any of those eras and this is the board you are picking from.

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The all-time Cavaliers starting five

Best available at each position by era-adjusted overall rating — the same number the game drafts on.

  1. Point Guard — Kyrie Irving (2010s) · 96 OVR · 19.9 pts, 3.1 reb, 5.1 ast
  2. Shooting Guard — Donovan Mitchell (2020s) · 96 OVR · 26.1 pts, 4.5 reb, 5.1 ast
  3. Small Forward — LeBron James (2000s) · 99 OVR · 27.4 pts, 6.9 reb, 6.9 ast
  4. Power Forward — Kevin Love (2010s) · 93 OVR · 15.9 pts, 9.3 reb, 2.1 ast
  5. Center — Brad Daugherty (1980s) · 89 OVR · 17.6 pts, 8.6 reb, 3.8 ast

What this franchise gives you

Best rated
LeBron James (2000s) — 99 overall
Deepest era
2010s, with 6 draftable players
Top scorer
LeBron James — 27.4 points per game
Top rebounder
Jarrett Allen — 9.8 rebounds per game
Top playmaker
Mark Price — 7.8 assists per game

Every Cavaliers player, by era

1970s Cavaliers — 3 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Jim Chones C 89 14.3 9.5 1.8 Paint Beast
Austin Carr SG 77 16.2 2.9 2.7 Sharpshooter
Campy Russell SF 77 16.2 5.2 2.8 Slasher

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1980s Cavaliers — 5 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Mark Price PG 92 15.6 2.6 6.7 Sharpshooter
Brad Daugherty C 89 17.6 8.6 3.8 Paint Beast
World B. Free SG 88 23.0 2.9 3.9 Sharpshooter
Larry Nance PF 86 16.7 8.1 2.5 Two-Way Star
Craig Ehlo SG 83 8.9 4.1 3.3 Two-Way Star

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1990s Cavaliers — 5 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Mark Price PG 90 17.3 2.6 7.8 Sharpshooter
Shawn Kemp PF 89 17.9 8.9 2.1 Paint Beast
Larry Nance PF 86 16.8 8.3 2.7 Lockdown Defender
Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 86 14.0 8.8 0.9 Paint Beast
Danny Ferry SF 80 7.8 3.0 1.4 Sharpshooter

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2000s Cavaliers — 4 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
LeBron James SF 99 27.4 6.9 6.9 Two-Way Star
Larry Hughes SG 87 14.2 3.9 3.3 Lockdown Defender
Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 85 13.6 7.4 1.2 Paint Beast
Drew Gooden PF 79 11.8 8.5 1.1 Paint Beast

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2010s Cavaliers — 6 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
LeBron James SF 99 24.9 7.4 7.7 Playmaker
Kyrie Irving PG 96 19.9 3.1 5.1 Slasher
Kevin Love PF 93 15.9 9.3 2.1 Sharpshooter
J.R. Smith SG 86 9.6 2.7 1.7 Sharpshooter
Iman Shumpert SG 85 6.0 3.0 1.4 Lockdown Defender
Tristan Thompson C 84 9.4 8.6 1.0 Paint Beast

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2020s Cavaliers — 4 players

PlayerPos OVRPPGRPGAPGArchetype
Donovan Mitchell SG 96 26.1 4.5 5.1 Sharpshooter
Evan Mobley C 89 16.6 8.9 3.0 Two-Way Star
Jarrett Allen C 88 14.6 9.8 1.9 Paint Beast
Darius Garland PG 86 19.3 2.7 7.0 Playmaker

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How the ratings work

OVR is a real NBA 2K peak rating, normalised across eras so a 1960s center and a 2020s guard can sit on the same board without the older player being punished for the league he played in. PPG, RPG and APG are peak-season averages. Both feed the season simulator directly, so the numbers on this page are the numbers your roster plays with.

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