The 2023–24 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 54th season for the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA). They entered the season coming off a championship win in the NBA Summer League. The Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth on April 12, following a 129–120 win over the Indiana Pacers. In the playoffs, they beat the Orlando Magic in seven games in the first round, advancing to the semifinals for the first time without LeBron James since drafting him. However, they were eliminated by the eventual NBA champion Boston Celtics in five games in the second round.
The Cleveland Cavaliers drew an average home attendance of 19,345 in 41 home games in the 2023-24 NBA season.
Draft
RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / Club 2 49 Emoni Bates G/F Eastern Michigan () The Cavaliers entered the draft with one second-round pick. Their first-round pick was conveyed to the Indiana Pacers as part of the 2022 Caris LeVert trade, as it fell outside the top-14 protection when Cleveland qualified for the 2023 NBA playoffs.
With their only pick, they selected Emoni Bates from Eastern Michigan.
Roster
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Standings
Division
Conference
Game log
Preseason
|- style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 10 | @ Atlanta | | Isaac Okoro (19) | Evan Mobley (9) | Sharife Cooper (6) | State Farm Arena11,659 | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 12 | Orlando | | Darius Garland (19) | Strus, Wade (6) | Ty Jerome (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse9,265 | 0–2 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 16 | Maccabi Ra'anana | | Emoni Bates (16) | Dean Wade (8) | Jerome, Porter Jr. (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse13,377 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 20 | @ Indiana | | Donovan Mitchell (28) | Evan Mobley (8) | Ty Jerome (5) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse10,470 | 1–3
Regular season
|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 25 | @ Brooklyn | | Mitchell, Strus (27) | Max Strus (12) | Donovan Mitchell (6) | Barclays Center17,931 | 1–0 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 27 | Oklahoma City | | Donovan Mitchell (43) | Evan Mobley (15) | Donovan Mitchell (5) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 1–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 28 | Indiana | | Evan Mobley (33) | Evan Mobley (14) | Caris LeVert (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 1–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 31 | New York | | Donovan Mitchell (26) | Evan Mobley (12) | Evan Mobley (5) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 1–3
|- style="background:#cfc" | 5 | November 1 | @ New York | | Donovan Mitchell (30) | Georges Niang (10) | LeVert, Mobley (5) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 2–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 6 | November 3 | @ Indiana | | Donovan Mitchell (38) | Evan Mobley (10) | Donovan Mitchell (9) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,744 | 2–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 7 | November 5 | Golden State | | Donovan Mitchell (31) | Evan Mobley (16) | Garland, Mitchell (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 3–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 8 | November 8 | @ Oklahoma City | | Caris LeVert (29) | Max Strus (7) | Darius Garland (9) | Paycom Center16,314 | 3–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 11 | @ Golden State | | Caris LeVert (22) | Max Strus (8) | Donovan Mitchell (5) | Chase Center18,064 | 4–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 10 | November 13 | @ Sacramento | | Donovan Mitchell (22) | Evan Mobley (12) | Darius Garland (6) | Golden 1 Center17,829 | 4–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 11 | November 15 | @ Portland | | Donovan Mitchell (34) | Evan Mobley (12) | Max Strus (7) | Moda Center18,137 | 5–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 17 | Detroit | | Darius Garland (28) | Evan Mobley (10) | Mobley, Porter Jr. (5) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 6–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 13 | November 19 | Denver | | Darius Garland (26) | Mobley, Wade (10) | Darius Garland (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 7–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 14 | November 21 | @ Philadelphia | | Darius Garland (32) | Jarrett Allen (13) | Craig Porter Jr. (9) | Wells Fargo Center20,565 | 8–6 |- style="background:#fcc" | 15 | November 22 | Miami | | Craig Porter Jr. (16) | Evan Mobley (10) | Craig Porter Jr. (5) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 8–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 16 | November 25 | L.A. Lakers | | Donovan Mitchell (22) | Jarrett Allen (14) | Caris LeVert (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 8–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 26 | Toronto | | Darius Garland (24) | Evan Mobley (14) | Darius Garland (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 9–8 |- style="background:#cfc" | 18 | November 28 | Atlanta | | Donovan Mitchell (40) | Evan Mobley (19) | Darius Garland (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 10–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 19 | November 30 | Portland | | Donovan Mitchell (23) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Darius Garland (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 10–9
|- style="background:#cfc" | 20 | December 2 | @ Detroit | | Garland, Strus (22) | Allen, Mobley (11) | Garland, Strus (5) | Little Caesars Arena18,924 | 11–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 21 | December 6 | Orlando | | Donovan Mitchell (35) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Darius Garland (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 12–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 22 | December 8 | @ Miami | | Donovan Mitchell (27) | Donovan Mitchell (13) | Garland, Mitchell (6) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 13–9 |- style="background:#fcc" | 23 | December 11 | @ Orlando | | Darius Garland (36) | Tristan Thompson (13) | Darius Garland (5) | Amway Center19,032 | 13–10 |- style="background:#fcc" | 24 | December 12 | @ Boston | | Donovan Mitchell (29) | Max Strus (9) | Darius Garland (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 13–11 |- style="background:#fcc" | 25 | December 14 | @ Boston | | Donovan Mitchell (31) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Donovan Mitchell (6) | TD Garden19,156 | 13–12 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 | December 16 | Atlanta | | Jarrett Allen (25) | Jarrett Allen (14) | Donovan Mitchell (13) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 14–12 |- style="background:#cfc" | 27 | December 18 | Houston | | Donovan Mitchell (37) | LeVert, Okoro (7) | Mitchell, Okoro (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 15–12 |- style="background:#cfc" | 28 | December 20 | Utah | | Sam Merrill (27) | Jarrett Allen (8) | Caris LeVert (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 16–12 |- style="background:#fcc" | 29 | December 21 | New Orleans | | Dean Wade (20) | Dean Wade (9) | Craig Porter Jr. (11) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 16–13 |- style="background:#cfc" | 30 | December 23 | @ Chicago | | Max Strus (26) | Jarrett Allen (17) | Craig Porter Jr. (8) | United Center19.583 | 17–13 |- style="background:#cfc" | 31 | December 27 | @ Dallas | | Caris LeVert (29) | Jarrett Allen (23) | LeVert, Porter Jr. (7) | American Airlines Center20,377 | 18–13 |- style="background:#fcc" | 32 | December 29 | Milwaukee | | Donovan Mitchell (34) | Jarrett Allen (12) | Donovan Mitchell (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 18–14
|- style="background:#fcc" | 33 | January 1 | @ Toronto | | Caris LeVert (31) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Donovan Mitchell (7) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 18–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 34 | January 3 | Washington | | Max Strus (24) | Jarrett Allen (19) | Jarrett Allen (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 19–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 35 | January 5 | Washington | | Donovan Mitchell (26) | Jarrett Allen (12) | Caris LeVert (11) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 20–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 36 | January 7 | San Antonio | | Jarrett Allen (29) | Jarrett Allen (16) | Donovan Mitchell (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 21–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 37 | January 11 | Brooklyn | | Donovan Mitchell (45) | Allen, Mitchell (12) | Donovan Mitchell (6) | Accor Arena15,887 | 22–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 38 | January 15 | Chicago | | Donovan Mitchell (34) | Jarrett Allen (14) | LeVert, Mitchell (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 23–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 39 | January 17 | Milwaukee | | Georges Niang (33) | Jarrett Allen (13) | Mitchell, Okoro (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 24–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 40 | January 20 | @ Atlanta | | Merrill, Mitchell (18) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Donovan Mitchell (8) | State Farm Arena17,047 | 25–15 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 22 | @ Orlando | | Sam Merrill (26) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Donovan Mitchell (13) | Kia Center19,301 | 26–15 |- style="background:#fcc" | 42 | January 24 | @ Milwaukee | | Donovan Mitchell (23) | Jarrett Allen (12) | Donovan Mitchell (8) | Fiserv Forum17,510 | 26–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 43 | January 26 | @ Milwaukee | | Donovan Mitchell (32) | Jarrett Allen (14) | Donovan Mitchell (6) | Fiserv Forum17,510 | 27–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 44 | January 29 | L.A. Clippers | | Donovan Mitchell (28) | Jarrett Allen (17) | Donovan Mitchell (12) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 28–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 45 | January 31 | Detroit | | Donovan Mitchell (45) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Donovan Mitchell (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 29–16
|- style="background:#cfc" | 46 | February 1 | @ Memphis | | Donovan Mitchell (25) | Max Strus (10) | Garland, Mitchell (7) | FedExForum15,505 | 30–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 47 | February 3 | @ San Antonio | | Donovan Mitchell (31) | Jarrett Allen (16) | Donovan Mitchell (7) | Frost Bank Center18,354 | 31–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 48 | February 5 | Sacramento | | Donovan Mitchell (29) | Evan Mobley (14) | LeVert, Mobley (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 32–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 49 | February 7 | @ Washington | | Donovan Mitchell (40) | Jarrett Allen (9) | LeVert, Mitchell (5) | Capital One Arena15,860 | 33–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 50 | February 8 | @ Brooklyn | | Donovan Mitchell (27) | Evan Mobley (12) | Darius Garland (7) | Barclays Center17,304 | 34–16 |- style="background:#cfc" | 51 | February 10 | @ Toronto | | Jarrett Allen (18) | Jarrett Allen (15) | Darius Garland (8) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 35–16 |- style="background:#fcc" | 52 | February 12 | Philadelphia | | Donovan Mitchell (36) | Allen, Mobley (10) | Darius Garland (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 35–17 |- style="background:#cfc" | 53 | February 14 | Chicago | | Donovan Mitchell (30) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Caris LeVert (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 36–17 |- align="center" |colspan="9" bgcolor="#bbcaff"|All-Star Game |- style="background:#fcc" | 54 | February 22 | Orlando | | Allen, Garland, Strus (18) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Darius Garland (10) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 36–18 |- style="background:#fcc" | 55 | February 23 | @ Philadelphia | | Jarrett Allen (24) | Evan Mobley (10) | Darius Garland (9) | Wells Fargo Center19,938 | 36–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 56 | February 25 | @ Washington | | Jarrett Allen (22) | Allen, LeVert (12) | Caris LeVert (8) | Capital One Arena17,895 | 37–19 |- style="background:#cfc" | 57 | February 27 | Dallas | | Donovan Mitchell (31) | Allen, Mobley (9) | Garland, Mobley (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 38–19 |- style="background:#fcc" | 58 | February 28 | @ Chicago | | Evan Mobley (25) | Evan Mobley (13) | Caris LeVert (15) | United Center21,700 | 38–20
|- style="background:#cfc" | 59 | March 1 | @ Detroit | | Darius Garland (29) | Evan Mobley (17) | Evan Mobley (7) | Little Caesars Arena19,299 | 39–20 |- style="background:#fcc" | 60 | March 3 | New York | | Sam Merrill (21) | Evan Mobley (13) | Allen, Mobley (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 39–21 |- style="background:#cfc" | 61 | March 5 | Boston | | Dean Wade (23) | Jarrett Allen (12) | Darius Garland (11) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 40–21 |- style="background:#fcc" | 62 | March 6 | @ Atlanta | | Jarrett Allen (18) | Jarrett Allen (19) | Garland, LeVert (7) | State Farm Arena15,841 | 40–22 |- style="background:#cfc" | 63 | March 8 | Minnesota | | Darius Garland (34)