Franchises
- Cleveland Cavaliers: June 19, 2017 to present (Appointed Interim GM when David Griffin was fired; made permanent on 7/24/17)
Team Records
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Season | Tm | Lg | G | W | L | W/L% | W > .500 | Finish | G | W | L | W/L% | Notes | |
2017-18 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 50 | 32 | .610 | 9.0 | 1 | 22 | 12 | 10 | .545 | EC Champions | |
2018-19 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 19 | 63 | .232 | -22.0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2019-20 | CLE | NBA | 65 | 19 | 46 | .292 | -13.5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2020-21 | CLE | NBA | 72 | 22 | 50 | .306 | -14.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
2021-22 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 44 | 38 | .537 | 3.0 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 2 | .000 | ||
2022-23 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 51 | 31 | .622 | 10.0 | 2 | 5 | 1 | 4 | .200 | ||
2023-24 | CLE | NBA | 82 | 48 | 34 | .585 | 7.0 | 2 | 12 | 5 | 7 | .417 | ||
2024-25 | CLE | NBA | 28 | 24 | 4 | .857 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
Career | 575 | 277 | 298 | .482 | -10.5 | 41 | 18 | 23 | .439 |
Draft Picks, Trades, and Free Agent Signings
- In some cases the starting date and/or ending date for
an executive could not be found, so conservative estimates are used in
their place.
Therefore, transactions from the beginning and/or end of an executive's tenure with a particular franchise may be missing from the register below.
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July 10, 2017: Signed José Calderón.
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July 11, 2017: Signed Jeff Green.
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July 12, 2017: Signed Kyle Korver to a multi-year contract.
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July 18, 2017: Signed Cedi Osman to a multi-year contract.
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July 25, 2017: Signed Derrick Rose.
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August 30, 2017: Traded Kyrie Irving to the Boston Celtics for Jae Crowder, Isaiah Thomas, Ante Žižić, a 2018 1st round draft pick (Collin Sexton was later selected) and a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Skylar Mays was later selected). (2020 2nd-rd pick from BOS to CLE is MIA's pick, and was added as compensation for Isaiah Thomas's injury)
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September 8, 2017: Signed John Holland to a two-way contract.
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September 25, 2017: Signed Kendrick Perkins.
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September 26, 2017: Signed JaCorey Williams.
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September 27, 2017: Signed Dwyane Wade.
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October 11, 2017: Signed Isaac Hamilton.
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October 14, 2017: Traded Kay Felder, Richard Jefferson, $3M cash and a 2019 2nd round draft pick (Eric Paschall was later selected) to the Atlanta Hawks for Dimitrios Agravanis and Sergiy Gladyr.
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October 18, 2017: Signed London Perrantes to a two-way contract.
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February 8, 2018: Traded Dwyane Wade to the Miami Heat for a 2024 2nd round draft pick. (Pick was heavily protected and not expected to convey, did not convey.)
February 8, 2018: Traded Channing Frye, Isaiah Thomas and a 2018 1st round draft pick (Moritz Wagner was later selected) to the Los Angeles Lakers for Jordan Clarkson and Larry Nance Jr..
February 8, 2018: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Jae Crowder, Derrick Rose and a 2024 2nd round draft pick to the Utah Jazz; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Dimitrios Agravanis, Iman Shumpert, $2.1M cash and a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Skylar Mays was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings; the Sacramento Kings traded Artūras Gudaitis and George Hill to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Utah Jazz traded Rodney Hood to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the Utah Jazz traded Joe Johnson and $1.1M cash to the Sacramento Kings. (UTA received right to exchange 2024 second-round pick with CLE, did not convey.) (SAC receives MIA 2020 second-round pick from CLE.)
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February 22, 2018: Signed Marcus Thornton to a 10-day contract.
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March 19, 2018: Signed Okaro White to a 10-day contract.
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April 6, 2018: Signed Okaro White to a contract for the rest of the season.
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April 10, 2018: Signed Kendrick Perkins to a contract for the rest of the season.
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June 21, 2018: Selected Collin Sexton (1st round, 8th pick) in the 2018 NBA Draft.
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July 4, 2018: Signed Collin Sexton to a multi-year contract.
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July 6, 2018: Signed Billy Preston to a two-way contract.
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July 19, 2018: Signed Channing Frye as a free agent.
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July 24, 2018: Signed Kevin Love to a multi-year contract. (Signing is extension on deal signed in 2015)
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August 7, 2018: Traded Vladimir Veremeenko to the Los Angeles Clippers for Sam Dekker, Renaldas Seibutis and cash. $1,247,494
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August 17, 2018: Signed Isaiah Taylor as a free agent.
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September 8, 2018: Signed David Nwaba as a free agent.
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September 9, 2018: Signed Rodney Hood as a free agent.
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September 13, 2018: Signed JaCorey Williams.
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September 14, 2018: Signed Levi Randolph.
September 14, 2018: Signed Bonzie Colson.
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September 20, 2018: Signed Kobi Simmons.
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October 15, 2018: Signed Larry Nance Jr. to a multi-year contract.
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October 28, 2018: Fired Tyronn Lue as Head Coach.
October 28, 2018: Appointed Larry Drew as Interim Head Coach.
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November 9, 2018: Signed Andrew Harrison to a two-way contract.
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November 29, 2018: Traded Kyle Korver to the Utah Jazz for Alec Burks, a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Justinian Jessup was later selected) and a 2021 2nd round draft pick (Greg Brown III was later selected). 2021 2nd-rd pick is WAS own
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December 2, 2018: Signed Jaron Blossomgame to a two-way contract.
December 2, 2018: Signed Jalen Jones to a two-way contract.
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December 7, 2018: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Sam Dekker to the Washington Wizards; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded George Hill and a 2021 2nd round draft pick (Greg Brown III was later selected) to the Milwaukee Bucks; the Milwaukee Bucks traded Matthew Dellavedova, John Henson, a 2021 2nd round draft pick (Sandro Mamukelashvili was later selected) and a 2022 1st round draft pick (MarJon Beauchamp was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Washington Wizards traded a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Bryce McGowens was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the Washington Wizards traded Jason Smith and cash to the Milwaukee Bucks. 2021 2nd-rd pick is WAS own, protections were removed from previously traded WAS 2020 2nd-rd pick Top-14 protected in 2021, conveyed in 2022 2021 2nd-rd pick is MIL own 2022 2nd-rd pick is WAS own
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December 30, 2018: Signed Patrick McCaw to a multi-year contract.
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January 6, 2019: Signed Cameron Payne to a 10-day contract.
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January 15, 2019: Signed Deng Adel to a two-way contract.
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January 27, 2019: Signed Kobi Simmons to a 10-day contract.
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February 4, 2019: Traded Rodney Hood to the Portland Trail Blazers for Wade Baldwin, Nik Stauskas, a 2021 2nd round draft pick (Brandon Boston Jr. was later selected) and a 2023 2nd round draft pick (Julian Phillips was later selected).
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February 7, 2019: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Alec Burks to the Sacramento Kings; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Wade Baldwin, Nik Stauskas and a 2021 2nd round draft pick (Sandro Mamukelashvili was later selected) to the Houston Rockets; the Houston Rockets traded Marquese Chriss, Brandon Knight, a 2019 1st round draft pick (Dylan Windler was later selected) and a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Nembhard was later selected) to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Houston Rockets traded a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Kenyon Martin Jr. was later selected) to the Sacramento Kings; and the Sacramento Kings traded Iman Shumpert to the Houston Rockets. 2020 2nd-rd pick is less favorable of HOU or GSW 2021 2nd-rd pick is MIL own 2019 1st-rd pick is HOU own and is top-14 protected 2022 2nd-rd pick is HOU own
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February 11, 2019: Signed Nik Stauskas to a contract for the rest of the season.
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April 11, 2019: Fired Larry Drew as Head Coach. (Parties mutually agreed to part ways.)
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May 13, 2019: Hired John Beilein as Head Coach.
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June 20, 2019: Selected Darius Garland (1st round, 5th pick) and Dylan Windler (1st round, 26th pick) in the 2019 NBA Draft.
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June 26, 2019: Traded cash, a 2020 2nd round draft pick (Justinian Jessup was later selected), a 2021 2nd round draft pick (Brandon Boston Jr. was later selected), a 2023 2nd round draft pick (Julian Phillips was later selected) and a 2024 2nd round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons for Kevin Porter Jr.. (Pick is UTA's 2020 second-round pick) 2021 2nd-rd pick is POR own 2023 2nd-rd pick was POR own (Pick was MIA 2024 second-round pick, top-55 protected. Did not convey) $5MM
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July 2, 2019: Signed Darius Garland to a multi-year contract.
July 2, 2019: Signed Dylan Windler to a multi-year contract.
July 2, 2019: Signed Dean Wade to a two-way contract.
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July 3, 2019: Signed Kevin Porter Jr. to a multi-year contract.
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August 16, 2019: Signed Jarell Martin as a free agent.
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September 3, 2019: Signed Sindarius Thornwell as a free agent.
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September 25, 2019: Signed Timothé Luwawu-Cabarrot as a free agent.
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October 4, 2019: Signed Sir'Dominic Pointer.
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October 26, 2019: Signed Cedi Osman to a multi-year contract. (Signing is extension on deal signed in 2017)
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December 23, 2019: Traded Jordan Clarkson to the Utah Jazz for Dante Exum, a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Khalifa Diop was later selected) and a 2023 2nd round draft pick (Emoni Bates was later selected). 2022 2nd-rd pick was SAS own 2023 2nd-rd pick was GSW own
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January 6, 2020: Signed Levi Randolph to a two-way contract.
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January 9, 2020: Signed Alfonzo McKinnie to a 10-day contract.
January 9, 2020: Signed Tyler Cook to a 10-day contract.
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January 15, 2020: Signed Matt Mooney to a two-way contract.
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January 30, 2020: Signed Marques Bolden to a 10-day contract.
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February 6, 2020: Traded John Henson, Brandon Knight and a 2023 2nd round draft pick (Isaiah Wong was later selected) to the Detroit Pistons for Andre Drummond. least favorable 2023 2nd-rd pick ended up as CLE own
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February 8, 2020: Signed Alfonzo McKinnie to a multi-year contract.
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February 9, 2020: Signed J.P. Macura to a 10-day contract.
February 9, 2020: Signed Malik Newman to a 10-day contract.
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February 19, 2020: Appointed J.B. Bickerstaff as Head Coach.
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March 4, 2020: Signed Sir'Dominic Pointer to a 10-day contract.
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March 8, 2020: Signed Sheldon Mac to a 10-day contract.
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June 29, 2020: Signed Jordan Bell to a multi-year contract.
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November 18, 2020: Selected Isaac Okoro (1st round, 5th pick) in the 2020 NBA Draft.
November 18, 2020: Traded Ilkan Karaman to the Milwaukee Bucks for a 2025 2nd round draft pick. 2025 2nd-rd pick is MIL's own
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November 19, 2020: Signed Lamar Stevens to a two-way contract.
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November 21, 2020: Signed Isaac Okoro to a multi-year contract.
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November 23, 2020: Traded Jordan Bell and Alfonzo McKinnie to the Los Angeles Lakers for JaVale McGee and a 2026 2nd round draft pick. 2026 2nd-rd pick is LAL own Los Angeles also received a trade exception.
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November 24, 2020: Signed Damyean Dotson as a free agent.
November 24, 2020: Signed Matthew Dellavedova.
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November 27, 2020: Traded cash to the Utah Jazz for Rayjon Tucker and a 2027 2nd round draft pick. 2027 2nd-rd pick is UTA own Utah also received a trade exception
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December 19, 2020: Signed Marques Bolden to a two-way contract.
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January 11, 2021: Signed Yogi Ferrell.
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January 16, 2021: As part of a 4-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded cash and a 2024 2nd round draft pick (Tristen Newton was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Dante Exum and a 2022 1st round draft pick (MarJon Beauchamp was later selected) to the Houston Rockets; the Brooklyn Nets traded Jarrett Allen and Taurean Prince to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Brooklyn Nets traded Rodions Kurucs, a 2021 1st round draft pick, a 2022 1st round draft pick (Tari Eason was later selected), a 2023 1st round draft pick, a 2024 1st round draft pick (Reed Sheppard was later selected), a 2025 1st round draft pick, a 2026 1st round draft pick and a 2027 1st round draft pick to the Houston Rockets; the Brooklyn Nets traded Caris Levert to the Indiana Pacers; the Houston Rockets traded James Harden to the Brooklyn Nets; the Houston Rockets traded a 2023 2nd round draft pick (Jalen Pickett was later selected) to the Indiana Pacers; and the Indiana Pacers traded Victor Oladipo to the Houston Rockets. 2024 2nd-rd pick is CLE own 2021 1st-rd pick was a right to swap, did not convey 2023 1st-rd pick was a right to swap, did not convey 2025 1st-rd pick is a right to swap 2027 1st-rd pick is a right to swap 2022 1st-rd draft pick was MIL own 2023 2nd-rd pick was HOU own
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January 22, 2021: Traded Kevin Porter Jr. to the Houston Rockets for a 2024 2nd round draft pick. 2024 2nd-rd pick was GSW own, Cleveland also received a trade exception. Did not convey.
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February 24, 2021: Signed Brodric Thomas to a two-way contract.
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March 12, 2021: Signed Quinn Cook to a 10-day contract.
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March 25, 2021: Traded JaVale McGee to the Denver Nuggets for Isaiah Hartenstein, a 2023 2nd round draft pick and a 2027 2nd round draft pick. Denver also received a trade exception Cleveland also received a trade exception 2023 2nd-rd pick was eventually forfeited and never used 2027 2nd-rd pick is DEN own
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April 10, 2021: Signed Mfiondu Kabengele to a 10-day contract.
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April 28, 2021: Signed Jeremiah Martin to a two-way contract.
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May 1, 2021: Signed Mfiondu Kabengele.
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May 4, 2021: Signed Anderson Varejão to a 10-day contract.
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July 29, 2021: Selected Evan Mobley (1st round, 3rd pick) in the 2021 NBA Draft.
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August 2, 2021: Traded Taurean Prince and a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Bryce McGowens was later selected) to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ricky Rubio. 2022 2nd-rd pick is WAS own
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August 3, 2021: Signed Evan Mobley to a multi-year contract.
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August 6, 2021: Signed Jarrett Allen to a multi-year contract.
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August 28, 2021: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Larry Nance Jr. to the Portland Trail Blazers; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 2023 2nd round draft pick to the Chicago Bulls; the Chicago Bulls traded Lauri Markkanen to the Cleveland Cavaliers; and the Portland Trail Blazers traded Derrick Jones Jr. and a 2022 1st round draft pick to the Chicago Bulls. 2022 conditional 1st-rd pick was POR own, did not convey 2023 conditional 2nd-rd pick was eventually forfeited and never used
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September 6, 2021: Signed Tre Scott.
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September 8, 2021: Signed RJ Nembhard.
September 8, 2021: Signed Mitch Ballock.
September 8, 2021: Signed Tacko Fall.
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September 15, 2021: Signed Brodric Thomas to a two-way contract.
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September 17, 2021: Signed Kevin Pangos to a multi-year contract.
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September 22, 2021: Signed Denzel Valentine to a multi-year contract.
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September 25, 2021: Signed Kyle Guy.
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October 12, 2021: Signed Justin James.
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October 13, 2021: Signed Ed Davis.
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October 16, 2021: Signed RJ Nembhard to a two-way contract.
October 16, 2021: Signed Tacko Fall to a two-way contract.
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December 21, 2021: Signed Luke Kornet to a 10-day contract.
December 21, 2021: Signed Justin Anderson to a 10-day contract.
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December 22, 2021: Signed Tre Scott to a 10-day contract.
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December 29, 2021: Signed Malik Newman to a 10-day contract.
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December 31, 2021: Signed Brandon Goodwin to a 10-day contract.
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January 3, 2022: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Denzel Valentine to the New York Knicks; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Rajon Rondo to the Cleveland Cavaliers; the Los Angeles Lakers traded Brad Newley and Wang Zhelin to the New York Knicks; and the New York Knicks traded Louis Labeyrie to the Los Angeles Lakers. Cleveland also received a trade exception Los Angeles also received a trade exception
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January 9, 2022: Signed Brandon Goodwin to a two-way contract.
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February 7, 2022: Traded Ricky Rubio, a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Andrew Nembhard was later selected), a 2023 1st round draft pick (Ben Sheppard was later selected) and a 2027 2nd round draft pick to the Indiana Pacers for Caris Levert and a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Luke Travers was later selected). Cleveland also received a trade exception 2022 2nd-rd pick is MIA own 2023 1st-rd pick is CLE own, was originally 2022 and did not convey 2022 2nd-rd pick is HOU own 2027 2nd-rd pick is UTA own
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February 26, 2022: Signed Tim Frazier to a 10-day contract.
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March 10, 2022: Signed Moses Brown to a 10-day contract.
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March 31, 2022: Signed Moses Brown to a two-way contract.
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April 10, 2022: Signed RJ Nembhard to a two-way contract.
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June 23, 2022: Selected Ochai Agbaji (1st round, 14th pick), Khalifa Diop (2nd round, 39th pick), Isaiah Mobley (2nd round, 49th pick) and Luke Travers (2nd round, 58th pick) in the 2022 NBA Draft.
June 23, 2022: Traded Sasha Vezenkov and cash to the Sacramento Kings for a 2022 2nd round draft pick (Isaiah Mobley was later selected).
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July 2, 2022: Signed Ochai Agbaji to a multi-year contract.
July 2, 2022: Signed Isaiah Mobley to a two-way contract.
July 2, 2022: Signed RJ Nembhard to a two-way contract.
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July 7, 2022: Signed Ricky Rubio to a multi-year contract.
July 7, 2022: Signed Raul Neto.
July 7, 2022: Signed Robin Lopez.
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September 3, 2022: Traded Ochai Agbaji, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, a 2025 1st round draft pick, a 2026 1st round draft pick, a 2027 1st round draft pick, a 2028 1st round draft pick and a 2029 1st round draft pick to the Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell. Cleveland also received a trade exception 2025 1st-rd pick is CLE own 2026 1st-rd pick is a right to swap 2027 1st-rd pick is CLE own 2028 1st-rd pick is a right to swap 2029 1st-rd pick is CLE own
September 3, 2022: Signed Collin Sexton to a multi-year contract. as part of a sign and trade with UTA
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September 8, 2022: Signed Chandler Vaudrin.
September 8, 2022: Signed Jamorko Pickett.
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September 19, 2022: Signed Mamadi Diakite.
September 19, 2022: Signed Nate Hinton.
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September 20, 2022: Signed Sharife Cooper.
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October 17, 2022: Signed Mamadi Diakite to a two-way contract.
October 17, 2022: Signed Marcos Louzada Silva to a two-way contract.
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January 18, 2023: Signed Pete Nance to a 10-day contract.
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February 14, 2023: Signed Danny Green.
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March 3, 2023: Signed Sam Merrill to a 10-day contract.
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March 14, 2023: Signed Sam Merrill.
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June 22, 2023: Selected Emoni Bates (2nd round, 49th pick) in the 2023 NBA Draft.
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July 3, 2023: Signed Craig Porter Jr. to a two-way contract.
July 3, 2023: Signed Isaiah Mobley to a two-way contract.
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July 6, 2023: As part of a 3-team trade, the Cleveland Cavaliers traded Cedi Osman, Lamar Stevens and a 2030 2nd round draft pick to the San Antonio Spurs; the Cleveland Cavaliers traded a 2026 2nd round draft pick to the Miami Heat; and the Miami Heat traded Max Strus to the Cleveland Cavaliers. 2030 2nd-rd pick is CLE own 2026 2nd-rd pick is LAL own
July 6, 2023: Signed Georges Niang to a multi-year contract.
July 6, 2023: Signed Caris Levert to a multi-year contract.
July 6, 2023: Signed Ty Jerome to a multi-year contract.
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July 7, 2023: Signed Emoni Bates to a two-way contract.
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July 8, 2023: Traded cash to the Utah Jazz for Damian Jones.
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September 12, 2023: Signed Tristan Thompson.
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February 11, 2024: Signed Zhaire Smith to a 10-day contract.
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February 19, 2024: Signed Pete Nance to a two-way contract.
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February 26, 2024: Signed Sharife Cooper to a 10-day contract.
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March 18, 2024: Signed Marcus Morris to a 10-day contract.
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March 29, 2024: Signed Marcus Morris.
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June 26, 2024: Selected Jaylon Tyson (1st round, 20th pick) in the 2024 NBA Draft.
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July 2, 2024: Signed Jaylon Tyson to a multi-year contract.
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August 20, 2024: Signed Emoni Bates to a two-way contract.
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August 28, 2024: Signed Luke Travers to a two-way contract.
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September 8, 2024: Signed JT Thor to a two-way contract.
September 8, 2024: Signed Tristan Thompson.
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September 17, 2024: Signed Isaac Okoro to a multi-year contract.
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September 24, 2024: Signed Jules Bernard.
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