Cleveland Cavaliers
1 roto title · 56 seasons (1970-71–2025-26)
The Cleveland Cavaliers are a one-title franchise, and that title came in 1992-93. That was 33 seasons ago, and it remains the only time the franchise has topped the standings. Their average finish is 15.2 all time, against 15.3 over the last ten seasons, essentially unchanged from its historical level.
The best single roto season in franchise history belongs to LeBron James in 2017-18, worth a 16.4 z-score. He owns 10 of the franchise’s 50 best seasons outright. The All-Franchise Team below is strictly positional, which is hard on Brad Daugherty, Hot Rod Williams and World Free: each rates above somebody who made a team, but every slot at their position was already spoken for.
Roto championships
Roto finish by season
Where Cleveland Cavaliers placed in each season’s Roto Champ standings (1st at the top). Gold dots are championship seasons; hover a point for detail.
Season by season
Where they finished each year, with a link to that season’s qualifying roster (top 10 by minutes).
| Season | Finish | Roster |
|---|---|---|
| 2025-26 | 7th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2024-25 | 2nd of 30 | View roster → |
| 2023-24 | 16th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2022-23 | 13th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2021-22 | 16th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2020-21 | 28th of 30 | View roster → |
| 2019-20 | 23rd of 30 | View roster → |
| 2018-19 | 30th of 30 | View roster → |
All-Franchise Team
Cleveland Cavaliers’ all-time First, Second, and Third teams by z-score: 2 guards, 2 forwards, a center.
🏆 First Team
Second Team
Third Team
Who just missed
- CBrad Daughertyposition full8 seasons32.7
- CHot Rod Williamsposition full9 seasons31.7
- GWorld Freeposition full4 seasons17.1
- GCraig Ehloposition full7 seasons16.6
- FDrew Gooden3 seasons13.6
- FCarlos Boozer2 seasons13.3
- CJim Chones5 seasons11.5
- GJames Harden1 season10.9
- GRon Harper3 seasons10.8
- GMo Williams3 seasons10.5
Closest to making it, by z-score. Position full: rated above someone who did make a team, but every slot at their position was already taken.
Best roto seasons
The franchise’s top individual player-seasons by z-score, all-time.
| # | Player | Season | Z |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CLE2017-18 | 16.4 | |
27.5PTS8.6REB9.1AST1.4STL0.9BLK1.83PM54.2%FG%73.1%FT%4.2TO | |||
| 2 | CLE2008-09 | 15.3 | |
28.4PTS7.6REB7.2AST1.7STL1.1BLK1.63PM48.9%FG%78.0%FT%3.0TO | |||
| 3 | CLE2009-10 | 14.8 | |
29.7PTS7.3REB8.6AST1.6STL1.0BLK1.73PM50.3%FG%76.7%FT%3.4TO | |||
| 4 | CLE2004-05 | 13.7 | |
27.2PTS7.3REB7.2AST2.2STL0.7BLK1.43PM47.2%FG%75.0%FT%3.3TO | |||
| 5 | CLE2005-06 | 12.9 | |
31.4PTS7.0REB6.6AST1.6STL0.8BLK1.63PM48.0%FG%73.8%FT%3.3TO | |||
| 6 | CLE1991-92 | 12.6 | |
17.0PTS8.3REB2.9AST1.0STL3.0BLK0.03PM53.9%FG%82.2%FT%1.1TO | |||
| 7 | CLE2025-26 | 12.5 | |
27.9PTS4.5REB5.7AST1.5STL0.3BLK3.23PM48.3%FG%86.5%FT%2.8TO | |||
| 8 | CLE2015-16 | 11.3 | |
25.3PTS7.4REB6.8AST1.4STL0.6BLK1.13PM52.0%FG%73.1%FT%3.3TO | |||
| 9 | CLE2024-25 | 11.0 | |
13.5PTS9.7REB1.9AST0.9STL0.9BLK0.03PM70.6%FG%71.8%FT%1.2TO | |||
| 10 | CLE2022-23 | 10.9 | |
28.3PTS4.3REB4.4AST1.5STL0.4BLK3.63PM48.4%FG%86.7%FT%2.6TO | |||
| 11 | CLE2025-26 | 10.9 | |
23.6PTS4.8REB8.0AST1.1STL0.4BLK3.13PM43.4%FG%88.4%FT%3.5TO | |||
| 12 | CLE2007-08 | 10.9 | |
30.0PTS7.9REB7.2AST1.8STL1.1BLK1.53PM48.4%FG%71.2%FT%3.4TO | |||
