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The 2020–21 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 51st season of the franchise in the
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(NBA). They did not make it to the playoffs for the third season in a row.


Draft

Before the start of the
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period, the Cavaliers' selection was originally held as the #3 selection due to them finishing their previous season with the third worst record in the NBA (only ahead of the
Minnesota Timberwolves The Minnesota Timberwolves (often referred to as the Wolves or T-wolves) are an American professional basketball team based in Minneapolis. The Timberwolves compete in the National Basketball Association (NBA) as a member of the Northwest Divisio ...
and
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 Pacific Division of the Western Conference. Founded in 1946 i ...
) before the NBA suspended their season on March 12 and eventually cancelled Cleveland's season on June 5. Like Minnesota and Golden State, Cleveland held the best odds to jump up to the #1 pick in the 2020
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, though the Cavaliers could have fallen as low as the #6 pick. However, unlike Minnesota and Golden State, Cleveland did not stay in the top 3; their first-round pick instead dropped down to the fifth selection of the draft. The Cavaliers didn't have a second round selection.


Trades

On January 13, 2021, the Cavaliers were part of a blockbuster four team trade. As part of the deal which was headlined by
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going to the
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, the Cavs received center Jarrett Allen and forward Taurean Prince from Brooklyn, while sending guard
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and a 2022 first round draft pick to the
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. On January 22, 2021, the Cavaliers traded disgruntled
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Kevin Porter Jr. to the Rockets for a highly protected future second-round pick.


Roster


Standings


Division


Conference

Notes * z – Clinched home court advantage for the entire playoffs * c – Clinched home court advantage for the conference playoffs * y – Clinched division title * x – Clinched playoff spot * pb – Clinched play-in spot * o – Eliminated from playoff contention * * – Division leader


Game log


Preseason

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Regular season

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Player statistics


Regular season


Transactions


Trades


Free agency


Re-signed


Additions


Subtractions


Notes


References

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