2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2010–11 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	Byron Scott
Arena	Quicken Loans Arena
Results
Record	9–46 (.164)
Place	Division: 5th (Central) Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Ohio, WUAB
Radio	WTAM

The 2010-11 Cleveland Cavaliers season is the 41st season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

The Cavaliers being introduced at the Verizon Center on November 6, 2010.

• June 24 - The 2010 NBA Draft was held in New York City.
• July 1 - The free agency period started.
• July 2 - Byron Scott hired as new head coach.
• July 8 - LeBron James announces that he will leave Cleveland and play for the Miami Heat.
• July 23 - The Cavaliers sign with the 2009 first-round pick, Christian Eyenga.
• July 26 - The Cavaliers traded Delonte West to the Boston Celtics and Sebastian Telfair to the Minnesota Timberwolves for Ramon Sessions, Ryan Hollins and a 2013 second round Draft pick.
• July 30 - The Cavs sign with the free agent Joey Graham.
• August 16 - The Cavaliers sign with the Jamaican undrafted rookie, Samardo Samuels.
• September 20 - Jawad Williams resigns with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
• September 28 - The Training Camp begins.
• October 5 - The Cleveland Cavaliers open the pre-season with a victory over the Charlotte Bobcats, in Quicken Loans Arena.
• October 19 - After the victory over the Philadelphia 76ers the Cavs waived Danny Green and Manny Harris made the season roster.
• October 21 - The Cavaliers close the pre-season with a victory over the Milwaukee Bucks and with a 6-2 record, in Schottenstein Center.
• October 27 - The Cleveland Cavaliers open the regular reason with a victory over the Boston Celtics, in Quicken Loans Arena.
• November 18 - Christian Eyenga is sent to the Erie BayHawks, the Cavaliers' and Raptor's NBA D-League affiliate.
• December 27 - Jawad Williams is waived and Samardo Samuels is assigned to the NBA D-League.
• December 28 - The Cleveland Cavaliers sign Alonzo Gee.
• January 1 - The Cavs recall Samardo Samuels, from the NBA D-League.
• January 2 - Eyenga is recalled from the Erie BayHawks.
• February 11 - The Cavaliers snap an NBA record 26 game losing streak with a 126-119 overtime victory against the Los Angeles Clippers.
• February 16 - The Cavs stun the Los Angeles Lakers at home 104 - 99, redeeming a 55 point lose in their last match-up.

Draft picks

Main article: 2010 NBA Draft

The Cleveland Cavaliers had no picks in the 2010 NBA Draft, along with Denver Nuggets and Charlotte Bobcats.

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster

Players

Coaches

Pos. No. Name Height Weight DOB From C 31 Allen, Jarrett 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 243 lb (110 kg) 1998-04-21 Texas F 21 Bates, Emoni (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 190 lb (86 kg) 2004-01-28 Eastern Michigan G 10 Garland, Darius 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) 192 lb (87 kg) 2000-01-26 Vanderbilt G 2 Jerome, Ty 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 195 lb (88 kg) 1997-07-08 Virginia G/F 3 LeVert, Caris 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1994-08-25 Michigan G 5 Merrill, Sam 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 205 lb (93 kg) 1996-05-15 Utah State G 45 Mitchell, Donovan 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-09-07 Louisville F/C 4 Mobley, Evan 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2001-06-18 USC F 20 Niang, Georges 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 230 lb (104 kg) 1993-06-17 Iowa State G/F 35 Okoro, Isaac  6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 2001-01-26 Auburn G 9 Porter, Craig Jr. 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 186 lb (84 kg) 2000-02-26 Wichita State G/F 1 Strus, Max 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1996-03-28 DePaul F/C 13 Thompson, Tristan 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 254 lb (115 kg) 1991-03-13 Texas F 15 Thor, JT (TW) 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 203 lb (92 kg) 2002-08-26 Auburn G/F 33 Travers, Luke (TW) 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 207 lb (94 kg) 2001-09-03 Australia G/F 24 Tyson, Jaylon 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 2002-12-02 California F/C 32 Wade, Dean 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 228 lb (103 kg) 1996-11-20 Kansas State

Head coach Kenny Atkinson Assistant coach(es) Johnnie Bryant (associate HC) DeMarre Carroll Omar Cook Mike Gerrity Trevor Hendry Jordan Ott Nate Reinking Bryan Tibaldi Legend (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (GL) On assignment to G League affiliate (TW) Two-way affiliate player (L) On personal leave Injured Roster Last transaction: December 15, 2024

Depth chart

Pos.	Starter	Bench	Reserve	Inactive
C	J. J. Hickson	Ryan Hollins		Anderson Varejão
PF	Antawn Jamison	Samardo Samuels		Leon Powe
SF	Christian Eyenga	Jamario Moon	Joey Graham
SG	Anthony Parker	Manny Harris	Alonzo Gee
PG	Mo Williams	Ramon Sessions	Daniel Gibson

Pre-season

2010 Pre-season Game Log: 6–2 (Home: 4–2 ; Road: 2–0)
#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	Decision	Attendance	Record	Recap
1	October 5 (in Quicken Loans Arena)	Charlotte Bobcats	72 – 87	Cleveland Cavaliers	Won	Not Announced	1-0	1
2	October 7 (in Quicken Loans Arena)	Washington Wizards	97 – 83	Cleveland Cavaliers	Lost	19,124	1-1	2
3	October 10 (in Toyota Center)	Cleveland Cavaliers	99 – 93	Houston Rockets	Won	11,095	2-1	3
4	October 11 (in American Airlines Center)	Cleveland Cavaliers	85 – 79	Dallas Mavericks	Won	16,673	3-1	4
5	October 14 (in Petersen Events Center)	San Antonio Spurs	80 – 106	Cleveland Cavaliers	Won	5,121	4-1	5
6	October 16 (in Quicken Loans Arena)	CSKA Moscow (Russia)	90 – 87	Cleveland Cavaliers	Lost	20,263	4-2	6
7	October 19 (in US Bank Arena)	Philadelphia 76ers	95 – 111	Cleveland Cavaliers	Won	6,217	5-2	7
8	October 21 (in Schottenstein Center)	Milwaukee Bucks	77 – 83	Cleveland Cavaliers	Won	7,092	6-2	8

Regular season

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
z-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–	36–5	26–15	15–1
x-Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	25	24–17	13–28	9–7
Milwaukee Bucks	35	47	.427	27	22–19	13–28	6–10
Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	32	21–20	9–32	7–9
Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	43	12–29	7–34	3–13

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	z-Chicago Bulls	62	20	.756	–
2	y-Miami Heat	58	24	.707	4
3	y-Boston Celtics	56	26	.683	6
4	x-Orlando Magic	52	30	.634	10
5	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	18
6	x-New York Knicks	42	40	.512	20
7	x-Philadelphia 76ers	41	41	.500	21
8	x-Indiana Pacers	37	45	.451	25
9	Milwaukee Bucks	35	47	.427	27
10	Charlotte Bobcats	34	48	.415	28
11	Detroit Pistons	30	52	.366	32
12	New Jersey Nets	24	58	.293	38
13	Washington Wizards	23	59	.280	39
14	Toronto Raptors	22	60	.268	40
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	19	63	.232	43

Player statistics

Season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Christian Eyenga1	5	1	21.0	.486	.083	1.000	3.0	.6	.4	1.0	7.2
Alonzo Gee1	9	4	27.3	.388	.364	.750	4.1	1.3	1.8	.4	6.3
Daniel Gibson	32	11	29.3	.412	.440	.832	3.3	3.1	.8	.2	13.7
Joey Graham	16	8	19.3	.459	.286	.826	2.5	.4	.1	.1	7.1
Manny Harris	20	8	18.5	.372	.368	.788	2.9	1.6	.8	.2	6.2
J.J. Hickson	38	24	23.8	.437	.000	.654	5.8	.7	.6	.4	11.1
Ryan Hollins	31	4	13.2	.562	.000	.698	2.4	.4	.2	.5	4.6
Antawn Jamison	37	19	30.8	.433	.339	.694	6.1	1.5	.8	.5	16.4
Jamario Moon	30	13	18.7	.385	.232	1.000	2.9	1.1	.6	.4	4.4
Anthony Parker	34	34	30.6	.383	.388	.764	3.2	2.7	.9	.1	9.1
Leon Powe	14	3	13.4	.492	.000	.462	2.7	.1	.5	.2	5.0
Samardo Samuels1	9	0	14.3	.444	.000	.600	3.7	.0	.4	.4	4.6
Ramon Sessions	39	7	22.9	.444	.000	.816	2.8	4.3	.6	.0	10.6
Anderson Varejão	31	31	32.1	.528	.000	.667	9.7	1.5	.9	1.2	9.1
Jawad Williams1	26	1	15.0	.325	.289	.750	1.8	.8	.4	.1	4.0
Mo Williams	33	32	30.4	.387	.266	.825	2.8	7.1	.9	.3	13.6

Stats as January 18 (40 games played)
₁ Stats with the Cavaliers

Awards, Records and Milestones

Awards

All-Star

• Daniel Gibson - 3-PT Shootout (TBD)

Team Records

• On January 11, the Cavaliers set franchise records for fewest points in a game (57) and largest margin of defeat (55) against the Los Angeles Lakers.
• On January 17, the Cavaliers set a franchise record for most points given up in a half (80) against the Denver Nuggets.
• The Cavaliers had their first winless month (with at least 10 games) in franchise history, going 0–16 in January.
• On February 7, the Cavaliers extended their franchise record road losing streak with their 26th consecutive road loss, to the Dallas Mavericks.
• On February 11, the Cavaliers snapped the NBA record for longest losing streak. After 26 consecutive loss, they defeated the Los Angeles Clippers.

Team Milestones

• On November 2, the Cavaliers reached 3,400 combined regular and post-season games, against the Atlanta Hawks.
• On February 8, the Cavaliers reched 3,300 regular season games, against the Dallas Mavericks.
• On February 11, the Cavaliers reached 1,600 regular and post-season victories, against the Los Angeles Clippers.

Injuries, Surgeries and Absences

• Mo Williams - Personal Reasons (October 28 - November 2)
• Anderson Varejão - Personal Reasons (October 29 - October 30)
• Antawn Jamison - Sore Left Knee (November 2 - November 9)
• Anderson Varejão - Right Rib Contusion (November 13 - November 16)
• Mo Williams - Left Adductor (Groin) Strain (November 13 - November 19)
• Joey Graham - Right Quad Strain (December 15 - January 21)
• Anthony Parker - Low Back Strain (January 2 - January 21 - January 25)
• Daniel Gibson - Left Ankle Sprain (January 5 - January 19)
• Leon Powe - Right Knee Torn Meniscus (January 5 - present)
• Anderson Varejão - Torn Peroneus Longus Tendon in Right Ankle/Foot (January 7 - present)
• Christian Eyenga - Right Ankle Sprain (January 11 - January 21)
• Mo Williams - Left Hip Flexor Strain (January 15 - February 11)
• Daniel Gibson - Left Quad Injury (January 31 - February 5)

Transactions

Free agents

Additions

Player	Signed	Former team
Joey Graham	Free agent	Denver Nuggets
Samardo Samuels	Undrafted rookie	Louisville Cardinals
Manny Harris	Undrafted rookie	Michigan Wolverines
Alonzo Gee	Free agent	Washington Wizards

Subtractions

Player	Reason left	New team
LeBron James	Free agent	Miami Heat
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	Free agent	Miami Heat
Shaquille O'Neal	Free agent	Boston Celtics
Danny Green	Waived	Free Agent
Jawad Williams	Waived	Free Agent

Trades

July 9, 2010	To Cleveland Cavaliers 2011 second-round pick 2012 second-round pick 2013 first-round pick 2015 first-round pick Trade exception	To Miami Heat LeBron James (sign and trade)
July 26, 2010	To Cleveland Cavaliers Ramon Sessions Ryan Hollins 2013 second-round pick	To Minnesota Timberwolves Delonte West Sebastian Telfair