Cleveland Cavaliers All-time NBA Draft Picks
Year by year Information about all the players selected by the Cavaliers in the NBA Draft including rounds, picks, trades and other data.
Total selections: 264
Cleveland Cavaliers in the NBA Draft
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Year: 2023 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College/Club) | Details | |
| 49 | Round 2 | Emoni Bates | Eastern Michigan | from Warriors via Jazz and Pelicans |
Year: 2022 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 14 | Round 1 | Ochai Agbaji | Kansas | |
| 39 | Round 2 | Khalifa Diop | - | from Spurs via Jazz |
| 49 | Round 2 | Isaiah Mobley | Univ. of Southern California | from Bulls via Pistons, Grizzlies and Kings |
| 56 | Round 2 | Luke Travers | - | from Heat via Pacers |
Year: 2021 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 3 | Round 1 | Evan Mobley | USC | |
Year: 2020 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 5 | Round 1 | Isaac Okoro | Auburn | |
Year: 2019 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 5 | Round 1 | Darius Garland | Vanderbilt | |
| 26 | Round 1 | Dylan Windler | Belmont | from Rockets |
Year: 2018 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 8 | Round 1 | Collin Sexton | Alabama | from Nets via Celtics |
Year: 2015 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 24 | Round 1 | Tyus Jones | Duke Univ. | traded to Timberwolves |
| 53 | Round 2 | Sir'Dominic Pointer | St. John's Univ. | from Trail Blazers via Bulls and Nuggets |
Year: 2014 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 1 | Round 1 | Andrew Wiggins | Kansas | |
| 33 | Round 2 | Joe Harris | Virginia | from Magic |
Year: 2013 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 1 | Round 1 | Anthony Bennett | UNLV | |
| 19 | Round 1 | Sergey Karasev | - | from Lakers |
| 31 | Round 2 | Allen Crabbe | California | from Magic, traded to Trail Blazers |
| 33 | Round 2 | Carrick Felix | Arizona State | |
Year: 2012 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 4 | Round 1 | Dion Waiters | Syracuse Univ. | |
| 24 | Round 1 | Jared Cunningham | Oregon State Univ. | from Lakers, traded to Mavericks |
| 33 | Round 2 | Bernard James | Florida State Univ. | traded to Mavericks |
| 34 | Round 2 | Jae Crowder | Marquette Univ. | from Hornets via Heat, traded to Mavericks |
Year: 2011 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 1 | Round 1 | Kyrie Irving | Duke Univ. | from Clippers |
| 4 | Round 1 | Tristan Thompson | Univ. of Texas at Austin | |
| 32 | Round 2 | Justin Harper | Univ. of Richmond | |
| 54 | Round 2 | Milan Macvan | - | |
Year: 2009 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 30 | Round 1 | Christian Eyenga | - | |
| 46 | Round 2 | Danny Green | Univ. of North Carolina | |
Year: 2008 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 19 | Round 1 | J.J. Hickson | North Carolina State Univ. | |
Year: 2006 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 25 | Round 1 | Shannon Brown | Michigan State Univ. | |
| 42 | Round 2 | Daniel Gibson | Univ. of Texas at Austin | |
| 55 | Round 2 | Ejike Ugboaja | - | |
Year: 2004 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 10 | Round 1 | Luke Jackson | Univ. of Oregon | |
Year: 2003 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 1 | Round 1 | LeBron James | - | |
| 31 | Round 2 | Jason Kapono | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | |
Year: 2002 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 6 | Round 1 | Dajuan Wagner | Univ. of Memphis | |
| 35 | Round 2 | Carlos Boozer | Duke Univ. | |
Year: 2001 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 8 | Round 1 | DeSagana Diop | - | |
| 20 | Round 1 | Brendan Haywood | Univ. of North Carolina | |
| 36 | Round 2 | Jeff Trepagnier | Univ. of Southern California | |
Year: 2000 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 8 | Round 1 | Jamal Crawford | Univ. of Michigan | |
Year: 1999 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 8 | Round 1 | Andre Miller | Univ. of Utah | |
| 11 | Round 1 | Trajan Langdon | Duke Univ. | |
| 39 | Round 2 | A.J. Bramlett | Univ. of Arizona | |
Year: 1998 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 48 | Round 2 | Ryan Stack | Univ. of South Carolina | |
Year: 1997 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 13 | Round 1 | Derek Anderson | Univ. of Kentucky | |
| 16 | Round 1 | Brevin Knight | Stanford Univ. | |
| 44 | Round 2 | Cedric Henderson | Univ. of Memphis | |
Year: 1996 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 12 | Round 1 | Vitaly Potapenko | Wright State Univ. | |
| 20 | Round 1 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | - | |
| 56 | Round 2 | Reggie Geary | Univ. of Arizona | |
Year: 1995 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 17 | Round 1 | Bob Sura | Florida State Univ. | |
| 39 | Round 2 | Donny Marshall | Univ. of Connecticut | |
Year: 1994 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 42 | Round 2 | Gary Collier | Univ. of Tulsa | |
Year: 1993 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 22 | Round 1 | Chris Mills | Univ. of Arizona | |
Year: 1991 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 11 | Round 1 | Terrell Brandon | Univ. of Oregon | |
| 39 | Round 2 | Jimmy Oliver | Purdue Univ. | |
Year: 1990 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 52 | Round 2 | Stefano Rusconi | - | |
Year: 1989 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 25 | Round 1 | John Morton | Seton Hall Univ. | |
| 43 | Round 2 | Chucky Brown | North Carolina State Univ. | |
Year: 1988 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 22 | Round 1 | Randolph Keys | Univ. of Southern Mississippi | |
| 64 | Round 3 | Winston Bennett | Univ. of Kentucky | |
Year: 1987 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 7 | Round 1 | Kevin Johnson | Univ. of California | |
| 41 | Round 2 | Kannard Johnson | Western Kentucky Univ. | |
| 52 | Round 3 | Donald Royal | Univ. of Notre Dame | |
| 75 | Round 4 | Chris Dudley | Yale Univ. | |
| 80 | Round 4 | Carven Holcomb | Texas Christian Univ. | |
| 98 | Round 5 | Carl Lott | Texas Christian Univ. | |
| 121 | Round 6 | Harold Jensen | Villanova Univ. | |
| 144 | Round 7 | Michael Foster | Univ. of South Carolina | |
Year: 1986 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 1 | Round 1 | Brad Daugherty | Univ. of North Carolina | |
| 8 | Round 1 | Ron Harper | Miami Univ. | |
| 29 | Round 2 | Johnny Newman | Univ. of Richmond | |
| 50 | Round 3 | Kevin Henderson | California State Univ., Fullerton | |
| 73 | Round 4 | Warren Martin | Univ. of North Carolina | |
| 96 | Round 5 | Ben Davis | Gardner-Webb Univ. | |
| 119 | Round 6 | Gilbert Wilburn | New Mexico State Univ. | |
| 142 | Round 7 | Ralph Dalton | Georgetown Univ. | |
Year: 1985 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 9 | Round 1 | Charles Oakley | Virginia Union Univ. | |
| 30 | Round 2 | Calvin Duncan | Virginia Commonwealth Univ. | |
| 45 | Round 2 | Hot Rod Williams | Tulane Univ. | |
| 55 | Round 3 | Herb Johnson | Univ. of Tulsa | |
| 79 | Round 4 | Mark Davis | Old Dominion Univ. | |
| 101 | Round 5 | Gunther Behnke | - | |
| 125 | Round 6 | Ricky Johnson | Illinois State Univ. | |
| 147 | Round 7 | Buzz Peterson | Univ. of North Carolina | |
Year: 1984 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 12 | Round 1 | Tim McCormick | Univ. of Michigan | |
| 27 | Round 2 | Ron Anderson | California State Univ., Fresno | |
| 50 | Round 3 | Ben McDonald | Univ. of California, Irvine | |
| 60 | Round 3 | Leonard Mitchell | Louisiana State Univ. | |
| 73 | Round 4 | Art Aaron | Northwestern Univ. | |
| 96 | Round 5 | Vince Hinchen | Boise State Univ. | |
| 119 | Round 6 | Matt Doherty | Univ. of North Carolina | |
| 142 | Round 7 | Joe Jakubick | Univ. of Akron | |
| 165 | Round 8 | Elliot Beard | Oberlin College | |
| 187 | Round 9 | John Shimko | Xavier Univ. | |
| 209 | Round 10 | Darrell Space | Northeastern Illinois Univ. | |
Year: 1983 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 20 | Round 1 | Roy Hinson | Rutgers Univ. | |
| 24 | Round 1 | Stewart Granger | Villanova Univ. | |
| 27 | Round 2 | John Garris | Boston College | |
| 50 | Round 3 | Paul Thompson | Tulane Univ. | |
| 56 | Round 3 | Larry Anderson | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | |
| 66 | Round 3 | Les Craft | Kansas State Univ. | |
| 67 | Round 3 | Derrick Hord | Univ. of Kentucky | |
| 73 | Round 4 | Dwight Jones | Univ. of Cincinnati | |
| 96 | Round 5 | Chris Logan | College of the Holy Cross | |
| 119 | Round 6 | Mel McLaughlin | Central Michigan Univ. | |
| 142 | Round 7 | John Columbo | John Carroll Univ. | |
| 165 | Round 8 | Larry Tucker | Lewis Univ. | |
| 187 | Round 9 | Joe Brown | Georgia State Univ. | |
| 208 | Round 10 | Jon Hanley | Xavier Univ. | |
Year: 1982 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 12 | Round 1 | John Bagley | Boston College | |
| 28 | Round 2 | Dave Magley | Univ. of Kansas | |
| 47 | Round 3 | Michael Wilson | Marquette Univ. | |
| 70 | Round 4 | Reggie Hannah | Univ. of South Alabama | |
| 93 | Round 5 | Terry White | Univ. of Texas at El Paso | |
| 116 | Round 6 | Vince Reynolds | Univ. of South Florida | |
| 139 | Round 7 | Randy Reed | Kansas State Univ. | |
| 162 | Round 8 | Monty Knight | Virginia Commonwealth Univ. | |
| 185 | Round 9 | Tony Hafley | Univ. of South Alabama | |
| 206 | Round 10 | Durand Walker | Marion College | |
Year: 1981 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 55 | Round 3 | Mickey Dillard | Florida State Univ. | |
| 59 | Round 3 | Russell Bowers | American Univ. | |
| 74 | Round 4 | Ethan Martin | Louisiana State Univ. | |
| 96 | Round 5 | Ken Page | Univ. of New Mexico | |
| 120 | Round 6 | Aaron Strayhorn | Univ. of Hawaii | |
| 142 | Round 7 | Andre Smith | Univ. of Nebraska | |
| 166 | Round 8 | Glen Marcus | Univ. of Alabama at Birmingham | |
| 187 | Round 9 | Paul Roba | Cleveland State Univ. | |
| 208 | Round 10 | Greg Boone | Augsburg College | |
Year: 1980 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 22 | Round 1 | Chad Kinch | Univ. of North Carolina at Charlotte | |
| 53 | Round 3 | Stuart House | Washington State Univ. | |
| 55 | Round 3 | Wayne Abrams | Southern Illinois Univ. | |
| 68 | Round 3 | Ron Jones | Illinois State Univ. | |
| 77 | Round 4 | Murray Brown | Florida State Univ. | |
| 101 | Round 5 | LaVon Williams | Univ. of Kentucky | |
| 123 | Round 6 | Antonio Martin | Oral Roberts Univ. | |
| 147 | Round 7 | Leroy Berry | Wilmington College | |
| 166 | Round 8 | Jim Ellinghausen | Ohio State Univ. | |
| 187 | Round 9 | Melvin Crafter | Central State Univ. | |
Year: 1979 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 26 | Round 2 | Bruce Flowers | Univ. of Notre Dame | |
| 65 | Round 3 | Bill Laimbeer | Univ. of Notre Dame | |
| 70 | Round 4 | Rick Swing | The Citadel | |
| 91 | Round 5 | Matt Simpkins | Georgia Southern Univ. | |
| 112 | Round 6 | Joe Manning | North Texas State Univ. | |
| 131 | Round 7 | Steve Skaggs | Ohio Univ. | |
| 151 | Round 8 | Mark Haymore | Univ. of Massachusetts Amherst | |
| 169 | Round 9 | Tim Joyce | Ohio Univ. | |
| 188 | Round 10 | Terry Peavy | Point Park Univ. | |
Year: 1978 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 15 | Round 1 | Mike Mitchell | Auburn Univ. | |
| 33 | Round 2 | Harry Davis | Florida State Univ. | |
| 57 | Round 3 | Ken Higgs | Louisiana State Univ. | |
| 78 | Round 4 | Stan Rome | Clemson Univ. | |
| 99 | Round 5 | Ken Koenigs | Univ. of Kansas | |
| 123 | Round 6 | Ron Bell | Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State Univ. | |
| 143 | Round 7 | Tony Smith | Univ. of Nevada, Las Vegas | |
| 161 | Round 8 | Roland Martin | Missouri Southern State Univ. | |
| 180 | Round 9 | Steve Bayless | Central State Univ. | |
| 194 | Round 10 | Gary Winston | United States Military Academy | |
Year: 1977 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 33 | Round 2 | Eddie Jordan | Rutgers Univ. | |
| 55 | Round 3 | Steve Grote | Univ. of Michigan | |
| 77 | Round 4 | Melvin Jones | West Texas A&M Univ. | |
| 99 | Round 5 | Al Smith | Jackson State Univ. | |
| 121 | Round 6 | Ron Cox | Eastern Washington Univ. | |
| 141 | Round 7 | Bob Riddle | Eastern Michigan Univ. | |
| 160 | Round 8 | Tom Cutter | Western Michigan Univ. | |
Year: 1976 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 15 | Round 1 | Chuckie Williams | Kansas State Univ. | |
| 32 | Round 2 | Mo Howard | Univ. of Maryland | |
| 50 | Round 3 | Gary Cole | Univ. of Wisconsin-Parkside | |
| 66 | Round 4 | John Engles | Univ. of Pennsylvania | |
| 84 | Round 5 | Edmund Lawrence | McNeese State Univ. | |
| 102 | Round 6 | Harry Davis | Morris Brown College | |
| 120 | Round 7 | Johnny Britt | Western Kentucky Univ. | |
| 123 | Round 8 | Dale Koehler | Univ. of Wisconsin | |
| 138 | Round 8 | Tim Sisneros | Middle Tennessee State Univ. | |
| 155 | Round 9 | Bruce Parkinson | Purdue Univ. | |
| 171 | Round 10 | Elisha McSweeney | Minnesota State Univ., Mankato | |
Year: 1975 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 15 | Round 1 | John Lambert | Univ. of Southern California | |
| 28 | Round 2 | Dan Roundfield | Central Michigan Univ. | |
| 33 | Round 2 | Mel Utley | St. John's Univ. | |
| 45 | Round 3 | Ted Hathaway | Cleveland State Univ. | |
| 62 | Round 4 | Eric Fernsten | Univ. of San Francisco | |
| 79 | Round 5 | Jim Lee | Syracuse Univ. | |
| 82 | Round 5 | Mike Odems | Western Kentucky Univ. | |
| 99 | Round 6 | Henry Ward | Jackson State Univ. | |
| 116 | Round 7 | Shawn Leftwick | Jacksonville Univ. | |
| 136 | Round 8 | Andre McCarter | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | |
| 152 | Round 9 | Skip Howard | Bowling Green State Univ. | |
| 167 | Round 10 | Eric Anderson | Macalester College | |
Year: 1974 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 8 | Round 1 | Campy Russell | Univ. of Michigan | |
| 38 | Round 3 | Foots Walker | State Univ. of West Georgia | |
| 39 | Round 3 | Kevin Restani | Univ. of San Francisco | |
| 57 | Round 4 | James Foster | Univ. of Connecticut | |
| 75 | Round 5 | Gary Novak | Univ. of Notre Dame | |
| 93 | Round 6 | Aron Stewart | Univ. of Richmond | |
| 111 | Round 7 | Mike Robinson | Michigan State Univ. | |
| 129 | Round 8 | Kerry Hughes | Univ. of Wisconsin | |
| 147 | Round 9 | Jim Buskofsky | Upper Iowa Univ. | |
| 164 | Round 10 | Jim Kelly | Loras College | |
Year: 1973 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 2 | Round 1 | Jim Brewer | Univ. of Minnesota | |
| 26 | Round 2 | Allan Hornyak | Ohio State Univ. | |
| 37 | Round 3 | Jim O'Brien | Univ. of Maryland | |
| 40 | Round 3 | Ozzie Edwards | Oklahoma City Univ. | |
| 41 | Round 3 | James Lister | Sam Houston State Univ. | |
| 57 | Round 4 | Luke Witte | Ohio State Univ. | |
| 74 | Round 5 | John Coughran | Univ. of California | |
| 91 | Round 6 | Willie Calvert | Abilene Christian Univ. | |
| 108 | Round 7 | Larry Farmer | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | |
| 125 | Round 8 | John Ritter | Indiana Univ. | |
| 142 | Round 9 | Les Taylor | Murray State Univ. | |
| 156 | Round 10 | Dean Martin | Baldwin-Wallace College | |
| 169 | Round 11 | Floyd Lewis | Harvard Univ. | |
| 178 | Round 12 | Chris McMurray | San Diego State Univ. | |
| 185 | Round 13 | John Pennebacker | Univ. of Hawaii | |
| 191 | Round 14 | Charles Mitchell | Eastern Kentucky Univ. | |
| 196 | Round 15 | Reese Stovall | Univ. of Texas-Pan American | |
| 201 | Round 16 | Tom O'Connor | Univ. of Iowa | |
| 205 | Round 17 | Phil Elderkin | Boston Univ. | |
Year: 1972 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 3 | Round 1 | Dwight Davis | Univ. of Houston | |
| 24 | Round 2 | Steve Hawes | Univ. of Washington | |
| 50 | Round 4 | Hank Siemiontkowski | Villanova Univ. | |
| 66 | Round 5 | Sam Cash | Univ. of California, Riverside | |
| 83 | Round 6 | Tom Parker | Univ. of Kentucky | |
| 100 | Round 7 | Steve Davidson | West Texas A&M Univ. | |
| 116 | Round 8 | Roger Evans | Kent State Univ. | |
| 132 | Round 9 | Greg Starrick | Southern Illinois Univ. | |
| 145 | Round 10 | Kent Martens | Abilene Christian Univ. | |
Year: 1971 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 1 | Round 1 | Austin Carr | Univ. of Notre Dame | |
| 18 | Round 2 | Steve Patterson | Univ. of California, Los Angeles | |
| 35 | Round 2 | Willie Long | Univ. of New Mexico | |
| 36 | Round 3 | Gerald Lockett | Univ. of Arkansas at Pine Bluff | |
| 41 | Round 3 | Jackie Ridgle | Univ. of California | |
| 52 | Round 4 | Cliff Harris | Hardin-Simmons Univ. | |
| 69 | Round 5 | Brian Mahoney | Manhattan College | |
| 86 | Round 6 | Mike Childress | Colorado State Univ. | |
| 103 | Round 7 | Tom Bush | Drake Univ. | |
| 120 | Round 8 | Charlie Davis | Wake Forest Univ. | |
| 137 | Round 9 | Rich Walker | Bowling Green State Univ. | |
| 153 | Round 10 | Jim Meredith | Washington State Univ. | |
| 169 | Round 11 | Mike Casey | Univ. of Kentucky | |
| 183 | Round 12 | Doug Hess | Univ. of Toledo | |
| 196 | Round 13 | Bobby Jones | Drake Univ. | |
| 208 | Round 14 | Bubbles Harris | Indiana Univ. | |
| 217 | Round 15 | Larry Baker | Wittenberg Univ. | |
| 225 | Round 16 | Vance Tyree | Univ. of Wisconsin-LaCrosse | |
Year: 1970 | ||||
| Pick | Player |
From (College) | Details | |
| 7 | Round 1 | John Johnson | Univ. of Iowa | |
| 26 | Round 2 | Dave Sorenson | Ohio State Univ. | |
| 41 | Round 3 | Surry Oliver | Stephen F. Austin State Univ. | |
| 60 | Round 4 | Glen Vidnovic | Univ. of Iowa | |
| 75 | Round 5 | Wayne Sokolowski | Ashland Univ. | |
| 94 | Round 6 | Joe Cooke | Indiana Univ. | |
| 109 | Round 7 | Narvis Anderson | Stephen F. Austin State Univ. | |
| 128 | Round 8 | Walter Robertson | Loyola Univ. of Chicago | |
| 143 | Round 9 | Tom Lagodich | Kent State Univ. | |
| 162 | Round 10 | Ken Johnson | Indiana Univ. | |
| 175 | Round 11 | Dave Schneider | Wayne State Univ. | |
| 189 | Round 12 | Oliver Taylor | Univ. of Houston | |
| 198 | Round 13 | Kevin Wilson | Ashland Univ. | |
| 209 | Round 14 | Don Tomlinson | Univ. of Missouri | |
| 217 | Round 15 | Steve Wannamaker | Drake Univ. | |
| 227 | Round 16 | Stephen Wilson | Hanover College | |
| 231 | Round 17 | Bob Peterson | Univ. of Oregon | |
| 236 | Round 18 | John Cannon | Grambling State Univ. | |
| 238 | Round 19 | Allen Waller | Saint Mary of the Plains College | |
Total picks: 264