The 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers season was 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. On June 28, 2024, the Cavaliers hired Kenny Atkinson as their new head coach. The Cavaliers began their regular season with a 15-game win streak; it became the 4th time in NBA history a team has started the regular season with a 15–0 record, joining the 1948–49 Washington Capitols, 1993–94 Houston Rockets, and 2015–16 Golden State Warriors as the only teams to start out either similarly or better than that. This also tied the record for longest winning streak in franchise history, as well as setting the longest winning streak in a head coach's first season with a new team. The Cavaliers clinched a playoff berth on March 5, following a 112–107 victory over the Miami Heat, and clinched the Central Division title on March 11 with a 109–104 win over the Brooklyn Nets. It marked the first time that the Cavaliers won a division title without LeBron James on their roster since 1976 in addition to being their first division title overall since 2018. The Cavaliers broke their record-tying franchise winning streak record from earlier in the season on March 14, with their 16th consecutive victory over the Memphis Grizzlies. On April 8, 2025, following a 135–113 win over the Chicago Bulls, the Cavaliers clinched the #1 seed in the East for the first time since 2016, and the first time without James on their roster.

In the first round of the playoffs, the Cavaliers matched up with the eighth-seeded Miami Heat; Cleveland swept the Heat in dominant fashion, moving on to face the Indiana Pacers in the second round, who would upset them in five games, ending their season in the second round for the second straight season. This included a Game 2 loss where the Cavaliers gave up a 20-point lead, and in Game 4 where they faced a 41-point deficit at halftime. Notably, for the season, Cleveland went 36-5 against every other opponent at home, with each loss being to a unique team, whilst the Pacers were 5-0 at Rocket Arena during the season.

The Cleveland Cavaliers drew an average home attendance of 19,433, the 7th-highest of all NBA teams.https://www.espn.com/nba/attendance/_/year/2025/sort/homeTotal

Draft

RoundPickPlayerPosition(s)NationalityCollege / 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. As part of a 2020 trade, their second-round pick was conveyed to the Indiana Pacers as the less favorable selection when the Cavaliers finished with a better 2023–24 season record than the Utah Jazz.

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.

Roster

Standings Division

Conference

Game log Preseason During the preseason, the Cavaliers would play their final games under what was previously named Bally Sports Ohio. Bally Sports would rebrand itself to the FanDuel Sports Network as of October 21, 2024, before the start of the regular season.

|- style="background:#fcc" | 1 | October 8 | Chicago | | Evan Mobley (19) | Jaylon Tyson (7) | Garland, Porter Jr. (5) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse | 0–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 2 | October 10 | Indiana | | Ty Jerome (15) | Allen, Travers, Tyson (6) | Ty Jerome (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse16,019 | 0–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 3 | October 16 | @ Detroit | | Jarrett Allen (19) | Jarrett Allen (8) | Caris LeVert (6) | Little Caesars Arena8,411 | 0–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 4 | October 18 | @ Chicago | | Jarrett Allen (25) | Jarrett Allen (16) | Evan Mobley (8) | United Center18,704 | 0–4

Regular season

|- style="background:#cfc" | 1 | October 23 | @ Toronto | | Evan Mobley (25) | Mobley, Wade (8) | Garland, Jerome (6) | Scotiabank Arena19,800 | 1–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 2 | October 25 | Detroit | | Mitchell, Wade (19) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Darius Garland (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 2–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 3 | October 26 | @ Washington | | Donovan Mitchell (30) | Evan Mobley (13) | Garland, Mitchell (5) | Capital One Arena15,156 | 3–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 4 | October 28 | @ New York | | Darius Garland (34) | Jarrett Allen (15) | Donovan Mitchell (5) | Madison Square Garden19,812 | 4–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 5 | October 30 | L.A. Lakers | | Evan Mobley (25) | Jarrett Allen (17) | Darius Garland (10) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 5–0

|- style="background:#cfc" | 6 | November 1 | Orlando | | Darius Garland (25) | Evan Mobley (12) | Caris LeVert (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 6–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 7 | November 2 | @ Milwaukee | | Donovan Mitchell (30) | Jarrett Allen (12) | Darius Garland (10) | Fiserv Forum17,341 | 7–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 8 | November 4 | Milwaukee | | Darius Garland (39) | Jarrett Allen (15) | Darius Garland (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 8–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 9 | November 6 | @ New Orleans | | Donovan Mitchell (29) | Jarrett Allen (14) | Darius Garland (9) | Smoothie King Center15,694 | 9–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 10 | November 8 | Golden State | | Darius Garland (27) | Jarrett Allen (12) | Darius Garland (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 10–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 11 | November 9 | Brooklyn | | Evan Mobley (23) | Evan Mobley (16) | Garland, LeVert (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 11–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 12 | November 11 | @ Chicago | | Donovan Mitchell (36) | Evan Mobley (11) | Ty Jerome (6) | United Center20,560 | 12–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 13 | November 13 | @ Philadelphia | | Darius Garland (25) | Donovan Mitchell (13) | Donovan Mitchell (9) | Wells Fargo Center19,777 | 13–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 14 | November 15 | Chicago | | Donovan Mitchell (37) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Darius Garland (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 14–0 |- style="background:#cfc" | 15 | November 17 | Charlotte | | Darius Garland (25) | Jarrett Allen (15) | Darius Garland (12) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 15–0 |- style="background:#fcc" | 16 | November 19 | @ Boston | | Donovan Mitchell (35) | Allen, Mobley (11) | Darius Garland (7) | TD Garden19,156 | 15–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 17 | November 20 | New Orleans | | Ty Jerome (29) | Allen, Tyson (11) | Porter Jr., Tyson (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 16–1 |- style="background:#cfc" | 18 | November 24 | Toronto | | Jerome, Mitchell (26) | Jarrett Allen (13) | Garland, Jerome (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 17–1 |- style="background:#fcc" | 19 | November 27 | Atlanta

| Donovan Mitchell (30) | Evan Mobley (12) | Garland, Mitchell (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 17–2 |- style="background:#fcc" | 20 | November 29 | @ Atlanta | | Darius Garland (29) | Evan Mobley (12) | Donovan Mitchell (6) | State Farm Arena17,881 | 17–3

|- style="background:#cfc" | 21 | December 1 | Boston | | Donovan Mitchell (35) | Allen, Mobley (10) | Darius Garland (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 18–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 22 | December 3 | Washington | | Mitchell, Mobley (19) | Evan Mobley (10) | Donovan Mitchell (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 19–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 23 | December 5 | Denver | | Donovan Mitchell (28) | Jarrett Allen (15) | Allen, LeVert, Mitchell (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 20–3 |- style="background:#cfc" | 24 | December 7 | @ Charlotte | | Evan Mobley (41) | Allen, Mobley (10) | Donovan Mitchell (8) | Spectrum Center18,832 | 21–3 |- style="background:#fcc" | 25 | December 8 | @ Miami | | Darius Garland (23) | Dean Wade (8) | Ty Jerome (6) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 21–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 26 | December 13 | Washington | | Darius Garland (24) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Darius Garland (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 22–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 27 | December 16 | @ Brooklyn | | Evan Mobley (21) | Georges Niang (9) | Garland, Jerome (6) | Barclays Center16,588 | 23–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 28 | December 20 | Milwaukee | | Donovan Mitchell (27) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Donovan Mitchell (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 24–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 29 | December 21 | Philadelphia | | Darius Garland (26) | Evan Mobley (13) | Evan Mobley (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 25–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 30 | December 23 | Utah | | Darius Garland (23) | Evan Mobley (10) | Darius Garland (8) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 26–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 31 | December 27 | @ Denver | | Donovan Mitchell (33) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Darius Garland (7) | Ball Arena19,952 | 27–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 32 | December 30 | @ Golden State | | Darius Garland (25) | Dean Wade (13) | Darius Garland (8) | Chase Center18,064 | 28–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 33 | December 31 | @ L.A. Lakers | | Jarrett Allen (27) | Jarrett Allen (14) | Darius Garland (14) | Crypto.com Arena18,997 | 29–4

|- style="background:#cfc" | 34 | January 3 | @ Dallas

| Evan Mobley (34) | Evan Mobley (10) | Darius Garland (9) | American Airlines Center20,231 | 30–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 35 | January 5 | Charlotte | | Darius Garland (25) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Caris LeVert (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 31–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 36 | January 8 | Oklahoma City | | Jarrett Allen (25) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Garland, Mobley (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 32–4 |- style="background:#cfc" | 37 | January 9 | Toronto | | Darius Garland (40) | Jarrett Allen (15) | Darius Garland (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 33–4 |- style="background:#fcc" | 38 | January 12 | Indiana

| Darius Garland (20) | Evan Mobley (12) | Darius Garland (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 33–5 |- style="background:#cfc" | 39 | January 14 | @ Indiana | | Donovan Mitchell (35) | Evan Mobley (13) | Garland, LeVert (7) | Gainbridge Fieldhouse16,035 | 34–5 |- style="background:#fcc" | 40 | January 16 | @ Oklahoma City

| Darius Garland (20) | Allen, Thompson (7) | Darius Garland (9) | Paycom Center18,203 | 34–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 41 | January 18 | @ Minnesota | | Donovan Mitchell (36) | Georges Niang (10) | Donovan Mitchell (7) | Target Center18,978 | 35–6 |- style="background:#cfc" | 42 | January 20 | Phoenix | | Donovan Mitchell (33) | Jarrett Allen (11) | Darius Garland (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 36–6 |- style="background:#fcc" | 43 | January 22 | @ Houston | | Darius Garland (26) | Jarrett Allen (13) | Garland, Strus (5) | Toyota Center16,719 | 36–7 |- style="background:#fcc" | 44 | January 24 | @ Philadelphia | | Donovan Mitchell (37) | Jarrett Allen (10) | Garland, Mitchell (7) | Wells Fargo Center19,760 | 36–8 |- style="background:#fcc" | 45 | January 25 | Houston | | Darius Garland (39) | Max Strus (9) | Darius Garland (9) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 36–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 46 | January 27 | Detroit | | Darius Garland (22) | Evan Mobley (14) | Darius Garland (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 37–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 47 | January 29 | @ Miami | | Donovan Mitchell (34) | Evan Mobley (15) | Ty Jerome (7) | Kaseya Center19,600 | 38–9 |- style="background:#cfc" | 48 | January 30 | Atlanta | | Darius Garland (26) | Jarrett Allen (15) | Darius Garland (7) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 39–9

|- style="background:#cfc" | 49 | February 2 | Dallas | | Sam Merrill (27) | Evan Mobley (11) | Darius Garland (10) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 40–9 |- style="background:#fcc" | 50 | February 4 | Boston | | Donovan Mitchell (31) | Jarrett Allen (18) | Donovan Mitchell (6) | Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse19,432 | 40–10