CLE

Cleveland Cavaliers

Eastern Conference · Central

6-6 · #6 in the East · Streak: 1 win

Offense: 115.6 #11 in the NBA
Defense: 113.6 #17 in the NBA
Net rating: +2.1 #12 in the NBA
Pace: 99.8 #18 in the NBA

Points scored and allowed per 100 possessions, and possessions per game. On defense, lower is better.

The Cleveland Cavaliers starting lineup on the depth chart is James Harden (point guard), Donovan Mitchell (shooting guard), Peyton Watson (small forward), Evan Mobley (power forward), and Jarrett Allen (center). Their top options, in order, are Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, and James Harden. Evan Mobley (expected back 2026-11-14), Sam Merrill (expected back 2026-11-16), and Nae'Qwan Tomlin (expected back 2026-11-16) are out. The roster has 17 players.

Next game

vs.

DAL

Dallas Mavericks · Sat 11/14, 7:30 PM

Probable starters

Point Guard

James Harden
Shooting Guard

Donovan Mitchell
Small Forward

Peyton Watson
Power Forward

Jaylon Tyson

Replacing Evan Mobley and Nae'Qwan Tomlin (out)
Center

Jarrett Allen

Starters in the last game: James Harden, Evan Mobley, Peyton Watson, Jarrett Allen, and Donovan Mitchell.

Probable starters for every game → Cavaliers schedule → Compare with the Mavericks →

Depth chart

	Starter	2nd	3rd	4th	5th
Point Guard	#1 James Harden ★ 3rd option	#9 Craig Porter Jr.	#24 Tyrese Proctor	Unassigned	Unassigned
Shooting Guard	#45 Donovan Mitchell ★ 1st option	#5 Sam Merrill Out · Returns: 2026-11-16	#24 Tyrese Proctor	#20 Jaylon Tyson	#9 Craig Porter Jr.
Small Forward	#8 Peyton Watson	#20 Jaylon Tyson	#5 Sam Merrill Out · Returns: 2026-11-16	#33 Mario Hezonja	#35 Nae'Qwan Tomlin Out · Returns: 2026-11-16
Power Forward	#4 Evan Mobley ★ 2nd option Out · Returns: 2026-11-14	#8 Peyton Watson	#35 Nae'Qwan Tomlin Out · Returns: 2026-11-16	#20 Jaylon Tyson	#33 Mario Hezonja
Center	#31 Jarrett Allen	#4 Evan Mobley ★ 2nd option Out · Returns: 2026-11-14	#3 Thomas Bryant	#18 Khalifa Diop	#88 Ernest Udeh, Jr.

Roster

Stats: per-game averages in the 2026-27 season. Click a column to sort by it. If a player has changed teams, they include his games with his previous team (except starts, which only count this team).

■ In orange, the high in each column. For percentages, among players attempting at least 5 field goals, 3 two-pointers or 2 three-pointers or free throws per game.


45	Donovan Mitchell ★ 1st option	30	PG/SG	12	12	33.0	7.8	16.2	48.5	2.7	7.1	37.6	5.2	9.1	56.9	56.7	4.5	5.7	79.4	0.3	4.7	5.0	5.5	1.3	0.5	3.1	2.8	22.8
1	James Harden ★ 3rd option	37	PG	12	12	32.7	4.8	12.2	39.0	2.7	6.9	38.6	2.1	5.3	39.7	50.0	4.5	5.3	84.4	0.3	4.3	4.6	5.6	0.8	0.5	2.9	2.0	16.7
4	Evan Mobley ★ 2nd optionOut · Returns: 2026-11-14	25	C	12	12	32.0	6.3	11.4	55.5	1.9	4.0	47.9	4.4	7.4	59.6	63.9	2.3	3.8	62.2	2.1	5.3	7.3	3.6	0.6	1.1	1.5	1.8	16.9
8	Peyton Watson	24	SG/SF	10	10	28.0	4.1	10.8	38.0	1.0	4.2	23.8	3.1	6.6	47.0	42.6	1.8	2.6	69.2	1.5	3.1	4.6	2.8	0.8	1.7	1.6	3.1	11.0
31	Jarrett Allen	28	PF/C	10	10	25.4	5.0	7.8	64.1	0.3	0.4	75.0	4.7	7.4	63.5	66.0	2.6	3.7	70.3	2.3	6.0	8.3	1.4	0.6	1.4	0.8	1.3	12.9
5	Sam Merrill Out · Returns: 2026-11-16	30	SG/SF	9	1	23.1	2.4	6.3	38.6	1.6	4.8	32.6	0.9	1.6	57.1	50.9	1.2	1.3	91.7	0.8	2.7	3.4	1.9	1.0	0.1	0.3	2.9	7.7
15	Meleek Thomas	20	PG/SG	9	2	23.0	5.0	10.4	47.9	2.7	5.6	48.0	2.3	4.9	47.7	60.6	0.4	0.4	100.0	0.8	2.0	2.8	1.2	1.2	0.3	1.0	2.6	13.1
20	Jaylon Tyson	23	SG/SF	6	0	21.1	2.8	7.3	38.6	1.0	4.5	22.2	1.8	2.8	64.7	45.5	0.3	0.7	50.0	0.7	2.3	3.0	2.5	0.5	0.5	1.2	2.5	7.0
33	Mario Hezonja	31	SG/SF	12	0	18.9	3.2	7.5	42.2	1.2	4.1	28.6	2.0	3.4	58.5	50.0	0.3	0.7	50.0	1.4	4.0	5.4	1.5	0.7	0.3	0.9	1.7	7.8
24	Tyrese Proctor	22	PG/SG/SF	11	1	17.1	2.5	5.0	49.1	1.3	2.6	48.3	1.2	2.4	50.0	61.8	0.6	0.8	77.8	0.5	2.3	2.8	2.2	0.5	0.0	0.5	1.7	6.8
3	Thomas Bryant	29	PF/C	6	0	12.5	2.5	5.0	50.0	1.3	3.0	44.4	1.2	2.0	58.3	63.3	2.3	2.8	82.4	1.2	1.0	2.2	0.2	0.2	0.3	0.2	1.8	8.7
12	Riley Minix	26	SF	3	0	10.8	1.3	3.7	36.4	0.7	2.7	25.0	0.7	1.0	66.7	45.5	0.0	0.0	–	1.3	1.3	2.7	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.3	3.3
9	Craig Porter Jr.	26	PG	9	0	10.0	0.7	1.2	54.5	0.1	0.4	25.0	0.6	0.8	71.4	59.1	0.1	0.1	100.0	0.7	1.0	1.7	1.3	0.3	0.2	0.7	0.9	1.6
77	Norchad Omier	25	–	2	0	7.7	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.0	0.0	0.0	–	0.5	2.0	2.5	1.5	0.0	0.0	0.0	1.0	0.0
18	Khalifa Diop	–	C	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
35	Nae'Qwan Tomlin Out · Returns: 2026-11-16	–	PF	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
88	Ernest Udeh, Jr.	–	C	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
	Team total			12		242.1	41.3	88.8	46.4	15.3	41.3	36.9	26.0	47.5	54.7	55.0	18.7	24.8	75.4	10.8	34.8	45.7	26.7	7.4	5.8	13.5	20.8	116.4

Lineup performance

2026-27 season. Net rating = points scored minus points allowed per 100 possessions with that lineup on the floor. Best and worst among lineups with at least 100 possessions.

Most used

Lineup	GP	MIN	+/-	Off / Def	Net rating
Harden · Mitchell · Allen · Mobley · Watson	8	99	-24	105.7 / 117.8	-12.0
Harden · Mitchell · Mobley · Watson · Thomas	4	28	-2	100.0 / 107.0	-7.0
Harden · Mitchell · Merrill · Mobley · Watson	5	19	+19	126.7 / 86.4	+40.3
Hezonja · Mitchell · Merrill · Mobley · Tyson	4	19	+1	110.3 / 107.7	+2.6
Hezonja · Mitchell · Allen · Merrill · Tyson	2	16	+15	128.6 / 83.3	+45.2

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