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Cleveland Cavaliers Starting Lineup, Depth Chart and Injury Report

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Roster snapshot, not a confirmed starting five.

YOUR COURTSIDE BRIEFDATA DESK
2026–27 / DATA DESKSNAPSHOT
CLE

Eastern · Central

21roster entries
2026-27source season
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01 START WITH THE EVIDENCE

Cleveland Cavaliers roster

The Cleveland Cavaliers 2026-27 roster snapshot contains 21 players. ESPN source checked October 2, 2026; shirt numbers, positions, height and weight are source fields, not confirmation of a starting role.

2026-27 ROSTER SNAPSHOTESPN · checked October 2, 2026

21 players

9
G

Craig Porter Jr.

6' 1" · 180 lbs

14
G

Curtis Jones

6' 3" · 195 lbs

45
G

Donovan Mitchell

6' 2" · 215 lbs

39
C

Ernest Udeh Jr.

6' 11" · 266 lbs

4
C

Evan Mobley

6' 11" · 215 lbs

1
G

James Harden

6' 5" · 220 lbs

31
C

Jarrett Allen

6' 9" · 243 lbs

20
G

Jaylon Tyson

6' 6" · 215 lbs

16
G

Kadary Richmond

6' 6" · 205 lbs

18
C

Khalifa Diop

6' 11" · 231 lbs

33
F

Mario Hezonja

6' 8" · 220 lbs

15
G

Meleek Thomas

6' 3" · 190 lbs

35
F

Nae'Qwan Tomlin

6' 8" · 210 lbs

8
G

Peyton Watson

6' 8" · 200 lbs

19
F

Rashaun Agee

6' 8" · 230 lbs

12
F

Riley Minix

6' 7" · 230 lbs

5
G

Sam Merrill

6' 4" · 205 lbs

3
C

Thomas Bryant

6' 9" · 248 lbs

21
F

Tristan Enaruna

6' 8" · 220 lbs

24
G

Tyrese Proctor

6' 4" · 185 lbs

55
F

Zack Austin

6' 5" · 216 lbs

ROSTER ≠ STARTING FIVE

Position room.

Players are grouped by the source position and alphabetically within each group. This is not a coach's rotation order or a minutes-based projection.

G
  • Craig Porter Jr.
  • Curtis Jones
  • Donovan Mitchell
  • James Harden
  • Jaylon Tyson
  • Kadary Richmond
  • Meleek Thomas
  • Peyton Watson
  • Sam Merrill
  • Tyrese Proctor
C
  • Ernest Udeh Jr.
  • Evan Mobley
  • Jarrett Allen
  • Khalifa Diop
  • Thomas Bryant
F
  • Mario Hezonja
  • Nae'Qwan Tomlin
  • Rashaun Agee
  • Riley Minix
  • Tristan Enaruna
  • Zack Austin

Upcoming games

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Preseason
Cleveland Cavaliers at Orlando MagicKia Center · Orlando
Preseason

Recent results

No completed games in this source snapshot.

The fetched schedule is preseason coverage. We have not filled missing results with previous-season scores.

02 THE DATA DESK

Inside the position room

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The Cleveland Cavaliers source roster contains 21 players in these position groups: C: 5 players; F: 6 players; G: 10 players. Entries retain the source positions and appear alphabetically; this is not a ranked rotation.

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03 THE DATA DESK

Availability and the starting five

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The Cleveland Cavaliers roster is a membership snapshot for 2026-27, retrieved October 2, 2026. No current game-day injury report or confirmed opening five is attached to it.

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04 THE DATA DESK

The next imported fixtures

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There are 3 upcoming fixtures displayed for Cleveland Cavaliers. This is a selection from the fetched schedule, not a complete season calendar. Match pages retain the opponent, venue and Eastern tip-off time.

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01Is this an official team page?

No. NBA-Lineups.com is independent of the NBA and its teams. Source roster entries are presented with their season and retrieval date. Team marks identify the teams discussed; they do not indicate sponsorship.

02Does the roster confirm the starters?

No. A roster lists team members and source positions. A starting five is selected for a specific game. We keep lineup positions Pending until a supported projection or a named confirmation source is available.

03Why is a depth order not shown?

The fetched source gives roster positions, not verified last-ten-game start and minutes totals. Players are therefore grouped by their supplied position and alphabetically within a group. That order must not be read as a coaching decision.

04When were these entries checked?

The roster and schedule snapshots were retrieved on October 2, 2026. The season is shown beside the roster. A page reload does not retrieve a newer source; any subsequent source update needs a new data build.

SOURCE NOTES

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ESPN team roster and schedule feeds, retrieved October 2, 2026. Opening-night fixtures: NBA 2026–27 schedule release. Team logos: NBA asset CDN.

This is a dated source snapshot. Automated live updates are not running in this preview.

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