2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2019–20 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	John Beilein (resigned) J. B. Bickerstaff
General manager	Koby Altman
Owners	Dan Gilbert
Arena	Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse
Results
Record	19–46 (.292)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball Reference
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio
Radio	WTAM · WMMS

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, which is the equivalent of a 24–58 record in a traditional 82-game season.

Draft

Main article: 2019 NBA draft

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club
1	5	Darius Garland	PG	United States	Vanderbilt
1	26	Dylan Windler	SG/SF	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. Player Height Weight DOB From PG 18 Matthew Dellavedova 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1990–09–08 Saint Mary's C 3 Andre Drummond 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 279 lb (127 kg) 1993–08–10 Connecticut SG 1 Dante Exum 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 214 lb (97 kg) 1995–07–13 Australia PG 10 Darius Garland 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000–01–26 Vanderbilt PF 0 Kevin Love 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 251 lb (114 kg) 1988–09–07 UCLA SF 28 Alfonzo McKinnie 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1992–09–17 Green Bay PG 31 Matt Mooney (TW) 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 199 lb (90 kg) 1995–02–07 Texas Tech PF 22 Larry Nance 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 245 lb (111 kg) 1993–01–01 Wyoming SF 16 Cedi Osman 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1995–04–08 Turkey SG 15 Sir'Dominic Pointer 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 1992–05–06 St. John's SG 4 Kevin Porter 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2000–05–04 USC PG 2 Collin Sexton 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 1999–01–04 Alabama C 13 Tristan Thompson 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas PF 32 Dean Wade 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996–11–20 Kansas State SG 9 Dylan Windler 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 196 lb (89 kg) 1996–09–22 Belmont C 41 Ante Žižić 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 266 lb (121 kg) 1997–01–04 Croatia

Head coach J. B. Bickerstaff Assistant(s) Dan Geriot Lindsay Gottlieb Antonio Lang Legend (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 Roster Updated: 2020–06–30

Standings

Division

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
z – Milwaukee Bucks	56	17	.767	–	30‍–‍5	26‍–‍12	13–1	73
x – Indiana 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	z – Milwaukee Bucks *	56	17	.767	–	73
2	y – Toronto Raptors *	53	19	.736	2.5	72
3	x – Boston Celtics	48	24	.667	7.5	72
4	x – Indiana Pacers	45	28	.616	11.0	73
5	y – Miami Heat *	44	29	.603	12.0	73
6	x – Philadelphia 76ers	43	30	.589	13.0	73
7	x – Brooklyn Nets	35	37	.486	20.5	72
8	x – Orlando 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

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	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Collin Sexton	65	65	33.0	.472	.380	.846	3.1	3.0	1.0	.1	20.8
Cedi Osman	65	65	29.4	.437	.383	.670	3.6	2.4	.8	.2	11.0
Darius Garland	59	59	30.9	.401	.355	.875	1.9	3.9	.7	.1	12.3
Tristan Thompson	57	51	30.2	.512	.391	.615	10.1	2.1	.6	.9	12.0
Matthew Dellavedova	57	4	14.4	.354	.231	.865	1.3	3.2	.4	.0	3.1
Kevin Love	56	56	31.8	.450	.374	.854	9.8	3.2	.6	.3	17.6
Larry Nance Jr.	56	10	26.3	.531	.352	.676	7.3	2.2	1.0	.4	10.1
Kevin Porter Jr.	50	3	23.2	.442	.335	.723	3.2	2.2	.9	.3	10.0
Alfonzo McKinnie	40	1	14.8	.427	.215	.710	2.8	.4	.6	.2	4.6
John Henson^†	29	2	14.2	.508	.194	.515	3.9	1.5	.6	1.1	5.0
Jordan Clarkson^†	29	0	23.0	.442	.371	.884	2.4	2.4	.6	.3	14.6
Danté Exum^†	24	1	16.8	.479	.351	.732	2.3	1.4	.5	.3	5.6
Ante Žižić	22	0	10.0	.569		.737	3.0	.3	.3	.2	4.4
Brandon Knight^†	16	0	15.1	.326	.297	.308	1.3	1.9	.3	.1	4.9
Dean Wade	12	0	5.9	.692	.500	.000	1.6	.2	.2	.3	1.7
Tyler Cook^†	11	0	3.2	.700		.833	.9	.1	.1	.0	1.7
Andre Drummond^†	8	8	28.1	.552	.286	.513	11.1	1.8	1.5	1.4	17.5
Matt Mooney	4	0	4.8	.250	.000		.8	.3	.5	.3	.5
Malik Newman	1	0	4.0	.000	.000	1.000	.0	.0	.0	.0	2.0
Marques Bolden	1	0	3.0				2.0	.0	1.0	.0	.0
J. P. Macura	1	0	1.0				.0	.0	.0	.0	.0

• ^† Denotes player spent time with another team in the season. Stats reflect time with the Cavaliers only.

Transactions

Main article: List of 2019–20 NBA season 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	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

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3. "John Beilein Resigns as Cavaliers Head Coach". NBA.com. February 19, 2020. Retrieved February 19, 2020.
4. "John Beilein officially resigns as coach, will have new role with Cavaliers". ESPN. February 19, 2020.
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