The 2016–17

Cleveland Cavaliers The Cleveland Cavaliers (often referred to as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland. The Cavaliers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Ea ...

season was the 47th season of the franchise in the

National Basketball Association The National Basketball Association (NBA) is a professional basketball league in North America. The league is composed of 30 teams (29 in the United States and 1 in Canada) and is one of the major professional sports leagues in the United S ...

(NBA). For the first time in franchise history, the Cavaliers entered the season as the defending NBA champions, having defeated the

Golden State Warriors The Golden State Warriors are an American professional basketball team based in San Francisco. The Warriors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. Founded in 194 ...

in seven games in the

NBA Finals The NBA Finals is the annual championship series of the National Basketball Association (NBA). The Eastern and Western Conference champions play a best-of-seven game series to determine the league champion. The team that wins the series is awa ...

where they came back from a 3–1 deficit, becoming the first team in NBA Finals history to do so. The Cavaliers also broke the record of most made three-pointers in a regular season game with 25 against the

Atlanta Hawks The Atlanta Hawks are an American professional basketball team based in Atlanta. The Hawks compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference (NBA), Eastern Conference Southeast Division (NBA), Sou ...

. The Cavaliers finished the regular season with a 51–31 record, securing the 2nd seed. In the playoffs, the Cavaliers defeated and swept the

Indiana Pacers The Indiana Pacers are an American professional basketball team based in Indianapolis. The Pacers compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Central Division. The Pacers were first esta ...

in four games in the First Round, advancing to the Semi-finals. They then defeated and swept the

Toronto Raptors The Toronto Raptors are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Toronto. The Raptors compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. They play their home games a ...

in four games, advancing to the Eastern Conference Finals. They defeated the

Boston Celtics The Boston Celtics ( ) are an American professional basketball team based in Boston. The Celtics compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the league's Eastern Conference Atlantic Division. Founded in 1946 as one of t ...

in five games to advance to the NBA Finals for the third straight season. In the 2017 NBA Finals, the Cavaliers faced off against the

for the third consecutive year, becoming the first two teams to meet three consecutive times in the NBA Finals. The Cavaliers would lose in five games against the Warriors in the NBA Finals. After the season, David Griffin left as general manager and after hearing about trade rumors, most notably a 3-team deal that was confirmed by team and league sources that would've sent

Paul George Paul Clifton Anthony George (born May 2, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Los Angeles Clippers of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Nicknamed "PG-13", he is a seven-time NBA All-Star and six-time member of th ...

and

Eric Bledsoe Eric Bledsoe (born December 9, 1989) is an American professional basketball player for the Shanghai Sharks of the Chinese Basketball Association (CBA). He plays the point guard position. After a season of college basketball with the Kentucky Wil ...

to the Cavaliers and

Kyrie Irving Kyrie Andrew Irving (; lkt, Ȟéla, italic=no, ; born March 23, 1992) is an American professional basketball player for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He was named the Rookie of the Year after being selected b ...

and

Channing Frye Channing Thomas Frye (born May 17, 1983) is an American former professional basketball player. A power forward-center, he played college basketball for the University of Arizona. He was drafted eighth overall by the New York Knicks in the 2005 N ...

to the

Phoenix Suns The Phoenix Suns are an American professional basketball team based in Phoenix, Arizona. They compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA), as a member of the league's Western Conference Pacific Division. The Suns are the only team in t ...

, Irving, not being content about the situation and per his request, was traded to the

for

Jae Crowder Corey Jae Crowder (born July 6, 1990) is an American professional basketball player for the Phoenix Suns of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Not being heavily recruited out of high school, Crowder committed to South Georgia Technical ...

, Isaiah Thomas,

Ante Žižić Ante Toni Žižić (; born 4 January 1997) is a Croatian professional basketball player for Anadolu Efes of the Turkish Basketball Super League (BSL) and the Euroleague. He was selected 23rd overall by the Boston Celtics in the 2016 NBA draft. ...

, a 2018 1st round draft pick (

Collin Sexton Collin Darnell Sexton (born January 4, 1999) is an American professional basketball player for the Utah Jazz of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He played college basketball for the Alabama Crimson Tide. In January 2017 Sexton was sel ...

was later selected), and a 2020 2nd round draft pick (

Skylar Mays Skylar Justin Mays (born September 5, 1997) is an American professional basketball player for the Delaware Blue Coats of the NBA G League. He played college basketball for the LSU Tigers. Early life and high school career Mays grew up in Baton R ...

was later selected) was added as compensation for Isaiah Thomas's injury. This trade ended the superteam era of the Cavaliers.

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Quicken Loans Arena Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse is a multi-purpose arena in Cleveland, Ohio. The building is the home of the Cleveland Cavaliers of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Cleveland Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). It also serv ...

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Chris Andersen Christopher Claus Andersen (born July 7, 1978) is an American former professional basketball player. Nicknamed "Birdman", Andersen was born in Long Beach, California, grew up in Iola, Texas, and played one year at Blinn College. Andersen began ...

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Philips Arena State Farm Arena (formerly Philips Arena) is a multi-purpose arena located in Atlanta, Georgia. The arena serves as the home venue for the National Basketball Association (NBA)'s Atlanta Hawks. It also served as home to the National Hockey Leag ...

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United Center United Center is an indoor arena on the Near West Side of Chicago, Illinois, United States. It is home to the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA) and the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL). It is named ...

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Tristan Thompson Tristan Trevor James Thompson (born March 13, 1991) is a Canadian-American professional basketball player who last played for the Chicago Bulls of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He won the 2016 NBA Finals with the Cleveland Cavali ...

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Iman Shumpert Iman Asante Shumpert ( ; born June 26, 1990) is an American professional basketball player who last played for the Brooklyn Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). Shumpert was selected by the New York Knicks with the 17th overall pick ...

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Value City Arena Value City Arena is a multi-purpose arena, located on the campus of Ohio State University, in Columbus, Ohio, United States. The arena opened in 1998 and is currently the largest by seating capacity in the Big Ten Conference, with 19,049 seats, wh ...

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Air Canada Centre Scotiabank Arena ( French: ''Aréna Scotiabank)'', formerly known as Air Canada Centre (ACC), is a multi-purposed arena located on Bay Street in the South Core district of Downtown Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the home of the Toronto Rap ...

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Miami Miami ( ), officially the City of Miami, known as "the 305", "The Magic City", and "Gateway to the Americas", is a East Coast of the United States, coastal metropolis and the County seat, county seat of Miami-Dade County, Florida, Miami-Dade C ...

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The Palace of Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills, commonly referred to as the Palace, was a multi-purpose arena built in 1988 and located in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It was the home of the Detroit Pistons of the National Basketball Association (NBA), the Detroit Shoc ...

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Oklahoma City Oklahoma City (), officially the City of Oklahoma City, and often shortened to OKC, is the capital and largest city of the U.S. state of Oklahoma. The county seat of Oklahoma County, it ranks 20th among United States cities in population, a ...

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Minnesota Minnesota () is a state in the upper midwestern region of the United States. It is the 12th largest U.S. state in area and the 22nd most populous, with over 5.75 million residents. Minnesota is home to western prairies, now given over to ...

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Chesapeake Energy Arena Paycom Center (originally known as the Ford Center from 2002 to 2010, Oklahoma City Arena from 2010 to 2011, and Chesapeake Energy Arena from 2011 to 2021) is an arena located in Downtown Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States. It opened in 200 ...

18,203 , 36–16 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 53 , February 11 ,

Denver Denver () is a consolidated city and county, the capital, and most populous city of the U.S. state of Colorado. Its population was 715,522 at the 2020 census, a 19.22% increase since 2010. It is the 19th-most populous city in the Unit ...

125–109
,

, Irving (27) ,

(13) ,

(12) ,

20,562 , 37–16 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 54 , February 14 , @

116–108
,

, Irving (25) ,

(11) ,

(14) ,

Target Center Target Center is a multi-purpose arena located in Minneapolis that opened in 1990. It hosts major family shows, concerts, sporting events, graduations and private events. Target Corporation, founded and headquartered in Minneapolis since 1902, ...

17,738 , 38–16 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 55 , February 15 ,

113–104
,

(31) ,

(12) ,

(7) ,

20,562 , 39–16 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 56 , February 23 ,

119–104
,

(23) ,

(15) ,

(14) ,

20,562 , 40–16 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 57 , February 25 ,

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

99–117
,

(34) , Irving,

(9) ,

(7) ,

20,562 , 40–17 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 58 , February 27 ,

102–95
,

(25) ,

(10) ,

(6) ,

20,562 , 41–17 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 59 , March 1 , @

99–103
,

(28) ,

(13) ,

(10) ,

TD Garden TD Garden is a multi-purpose arena in Boston, Massachusetts. It is named after its sponsor, TD Bank, a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank of Toronto, Ontario. It opened in 1995 as a replacement for the original Boston Garden and has been k ...

18,624 , 41–18 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 60 , March 3 , @

135–130
,

(43) ,

(13) ,

(9) ,

18,877 , 42–18 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 61 , March 4 , @

92–120
,

(21) ,

DeAndre Liggins DeAndre Desmond Liggins (born March 31, 1988) is an American professional basketball player for Al-Ahli of the Saudi Premier League. He played college basketball for Kentucky. High school career Considered a four-star recruit by Rivals.com, Lig ...

(8) ,

Deron Williams Deron Michael Williams ( ; born June 26, 1984) is an American former professional basketball player. He played college basketball for the Illinois Fighting Illini before being drafted third overall in the 2005 NBA draft by the Utah Jazz. A thre ...

(7) ,

AmericanAirlines Arena Kaseya Center (formerly known as American Airlines Arena from 1999 to 2021, FTX Arena from 2021 to 2023 and Miami-Dade Arena in 2023) is a multi-purpose arena located in Miami, Florida, along Biscayne Bay. It was constructed beginning in 1998 as ...

19,600 , 42–19 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 62 , March 6 ,

98–106
,

(32) ,

(17) ,

(6) ,

20,562 , 42–20 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 63 , March 9 , @

101–106
,

(29) ,

(13) ,

(10) ,

19,421 , 42–21 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 64 , March 11 , @

116–104
,

(24) ,

(13) ,

Amway Center Amway Center is an indoor arena located in Downtown Orlando, Florida. The arena is home to the Orlando Magic of the NBA, the Orlando Solar Bears of the ECHL, and the Orlando Predators of the National Arena League. Amway Center hosted the 2012 N ...

18,846 , 43–21 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 65 , March 12 , @

112–117
,

(30) ,

(8) ,

Toyota Center Toyota Center is an indoor arena located in Houston. It is named after the Japanese automobile manufacturer Toyota. The arena is home to the Houston Rockets of the National Basketball Association (NBA), and it was once the home of the Houston ...

18,055 , 43–22 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 66 , March 14 ,

128–96
,

(26) ,

(11) ,

(12) ,

20,562 , 44–22 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 67 , March 16 ,

91–83
,

(33) ,

(10) ,

(6) ,

20,562 , 45–22 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 68 , March 18 , @

78–108
,

(12) ,

Jefferson Jefferson may refer to: Names * Jefferson (surname) * Jefferson (given name) People * Thomas Jefferson (1743–1826), third president of the United States * Jefferson (footballer, born 1970), full name Jefferson Tomaz de Souza, Brazilian foo ...

Smith Smith may refer to: People * Metalsmith, or simply smith, a craftsman fashioning tools or works of art out of various metals * Smith (given name) * Smith (surname), a family name originating in England, Scotland and Ireland ** List of people wi ...

(6) ,

(5) ,

Staples Center Crypto.com Arena is a multi-purpose indoor arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. The arena opened on October 17, 1999; it was ...

19,096 , 45–23 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 69 , March 19 , @

125–120
,

(46) ,

(15) ,

(7) ,

19,812 , 46–23 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 70 , March 22 , @

113–126
,

(33) ,

(7) ,

(5) ,

Pepsi Center Ball Arena (formerly known as Pepsi Center) is a multi-purpose indoor arena located in Denver, Colorado. It is situated at Speer Boulevard, a main thoroughfare in downtown Denver, and is served by two nearby exits off Interstate 25. A light r ...

19,718 , 46–24 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 71 , March 24 , @

112–105
,

(32) ,

(11) ,

(12) , Spectrum Center
19,511 , 47–24 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 72 , March 25 ,

115–127
,

(24) ,

(11) ,

(8) ,

20,562 , 47–25 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 73 , March 27 , @

74–103
,

(17) ,

(8) ,

AT&T Center AT&T Center is a list of indoor arenas, multi-purpose indoor arena on the east side of San Antonio, Texas, United States. It is the home of the San Antonio Spurs of the National Basketball Association. The arena seats 18,418 for basketball, and ...

18,418 , 47–26 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 74 , March 30 , @

Chicago (''City in a Garden''); I Will , image_map = , map_caption = Interactive Map of Chicago , coordinates = , coordinates_footnotes = , subdivision_type = Country , subdivision_name ...

93–99
,

(26) ,

(10) ,

(8) ,

22,282 , 47–27 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 75 , March 31 ,

122–105
,

(34) ,

(11) ,

(9) ,

20,562 , 48–27 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 76 , April 2 ,

135–130 (2OT)
,

(41) ,

(16) ,

(11) ,

20,562 , 49–27 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 77 , April 4 ,

122–102
,

(28) ,

(11) ,

20,562 , 50–27 , - style= "background:#bfb;" , 78 , April 5 , @

114–91
,

(36) ,

(16) ,

(6) ,

18,624 , 51–27 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 79 , April 7 ,

100–114
,

(27) ,

(15) , Irving,

(7) ,

20,562 , 51–28 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 80 , April 9 , @

125–126 (OT)
,

(45) ,

(16) ,

(10) ,

18,688 , 51–29 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 81 , April 10 , @

121–124 (OT)
,

(35) ,

(10) ,

(9) ,

19,673 , 51–30 , - style= "background:#fbb;" , 82 , April 12 ,

83–98
,

(11) ,

Walter Tavares Walter Samuel "Edy" Tavares da Veiga (born 22 March 1992) is a Cape Verdean professional basketball player for Real Madrid of the Liga ACB and the EuroLeague. He was selected with the 43rd overall pick in 2014 NBA draft by the Atlanta Hawks an ...

(10) ,

(4) ,

20,562 , 51–31

Playoffs

, - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , April 15 ,

109–108
,

(32) ,

(13) ,

20,562 , 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , April 17 ,

117–111
,

(37) ,

(11) ,

(7) ,

20,562 , 2–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , April 20 , @

119–114
,

(41) ,

(13) ,

(12) ,

17,923 , 3–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , April 23 , @

106–102
,

(33) ,

(16) ,

(4) ,

17,923 , 4–0 , - , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , May 1 ,

116–105
,

(35) ,

(14) ,

(10) ,

20,562 , 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , May 3 ,

125–103
,

(39) ,

(9) ,

(11) ,

20,562 , 2–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 3 , May 5 , @

115–94
,

(35) ,

(13) ,

(7) ,

20,354 , 3–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , May 7 , @

109–102
,

(35) ,

(9) ,

20,307 , 4–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 1 , May 17 , @

117–104
,

(38) ,

(12) ,

(7) ,

18,624 , 1–0 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 2 , May 19 , @

130–86
,

(30) ,

(12) ,

(7) ,

18,624 , 2–0 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , May 21 ,

108–111
,

(29) ,

(13) ,

(7) ,

20,562 , 2–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , May 23 ,

112–99
,

(42) ,

(17) ,

(6) ,

20,562 , 3–1 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 5 , May 25 , @

135–102
,

(35) ,

(11) ,

(8) ,

18,624 , 4–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 1 , June 1 , @ Golden State
91–113
,

(28) ,

(21) ,

(8) ,

19,596 , 0–1 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 2 , June 4 , @ Golden State
113–132
,

(29) ,

(11) ,

(14) ,

19,596 , 0–2 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 3 , June 7 , Golden State
113–118
,

(39) ,

(13) ,

(9) ,

20,562 , 0–3 , - style="background:#bfb;" , 4 , June 9 , Golden State
137–116
,

(40) ,

(11) ,

(10) ,

20,562 , 1–3 , - style="background:#fbb;" , 5 , June 12 , @ Golden State
120–129
,

(41) ,

(13) ,

(8) ,

19,596 , 1–4

Transactions

Trades

Free agency

Re-signed

Additions

Subtractions

Notes

References

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Eastern Conference (NBA) championship seasons