The 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 55th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). On May 23, 2024, the Cavaliers fired their head coach J. B. Bickerstaff after five seasons with the team.^[3] On June 28, 2024, the Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach.^[4] The Cavaliers began their regular season with a 15-game win streak; the 4th time in NBA history a team has started the regular season with a 15–0 record.^[5] This also set the record for longest winning streak in franchise history.^[6]

Round	Pick	Player	Position(s)	Nationality	College / club
1	20	Jaylon Tyson	SG	United States	California

The Cavaliers entered the draft (which was two days instead of one like it had been since the NBA draft was shortened down to two rounds back in 1989) with just one first-round pick.^[7] On the first night of the draft, with their only pick in the draft, the Cavaliers would select shooting guard Jaylon Tyson from the University of California.

Cleveland Cavaliers roster

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Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas F 21 Bates, Emoni (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-01-28 Eastern Michigan G 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt G 2 Jerome, Ty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-07-08 Virginia G/F 3 LeVert, Caris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan G 5 Merrill, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville F/C 4 Mobley, Evan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 USC F 20 Niang, Georges 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-06-17 Iowa State G/F 35 Okoro, Isaac 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-01-26 Auburn G 9 Porter, Craig Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-26 Wichita State G/F 1 Strus, Max  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas F 15 Thor, JT (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2002-08-26 Auburn G/F 33 Travers, Luke (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2001-09-03 Australia G/F 24 Tyson, Jaylon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-12-02 California F/C 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State

Head coach Kenny Atkinson Assistant coach(es) Johnnie Bryant (associate HC) DeMarre Carroll Omar Cook Mike Gerrity Trevor Hendry Jordan Ott Nate Reinking Bryan Tibaldi Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player (L) On personal leave Injured Roster Last transaction: November 1, 2024

The groups were revealed during the tournament announcement on July 12, 2024.^[8][9]

Date	Player	Former team	Ref.
June 28, 2024	Darius Brown II	Utah State Aggies	[15]
August 28, 2024	Luke Travers	Melbourne United	[16]
September 9, 2024	JT Thor	Charlotte Hornets	[17]