List Of Cleveland Cavaliers Seasons
The Cleveland Cavaliers (also known as the Cavs) are an American professional basketball team based in Cleveland, Ohio. They began playing in the National Basketball Association (NBA) in 1970. This list summarizes the team's season-by-season records, including post-season, and includes select season-end awards won by the team's players and/or coaches. The Cavaliers were founded in 1970 as an expansion franchise and since their first season, they have always played in the Central Division and in the Eastern Conference.
On October 14, 1970, the Cavs lost to the Buffalo Braves 92-107 in their first game. They have been awarded the first overall draft pick four times, choosing Austin Carr in 1971, Brad Daugherty in 1986, LeBron James in 2003 and Kyrie Irving in 2011. In his last season with the Cavs, Carr won the J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award, the only Cavalier to ever win the award. As a Cavalier, LeBron won Rookie of the Year as well as two MVP awards and two All Star Game MVP awards. Cleveland's most recent first overall pick, Kyrie Irving, won Rookie of the Year in 2011.
In their 42 seasons, the Cavs have achieved a winning record 19 times. Highlights include 18 playoff appearances and four Eastern Conference Finals appearances, which included winning the Central Division championship three times (1976–77, 2008–09 and 2009-10), the Eastern Conference championship once (2006–07), and a single appearance in the NBA Finals in 2007 when they lost to the San Antonio Spurs. Overall, their winning percentage through the years is .460, with 1631 wins and 1913 losses.
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