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Cleveland Cavaliers draft history

{{Short description|List of selected Cleveland Cavaliers players from the NBA draft}}

{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2025}}

In their {{age|1970|2|6}}-year history, the Cleveland Cavaliers have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association draft.

Key

class="wikitable"

|bgcolor="#FFCCCC"|Naismith Basketball Hall of Famer

|bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|First overall NBA draft pick

|bgcolor="FFCC00"|Selected for an NBA All-Star Game

class="wikitable sortable"
style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Yearstyle="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Roundstyle="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Pickstyle="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Playerstyle="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"| College/high school/club
2024120

| {{sortname|Jaylon|Tyson}}

| University of California, Berkeley

2023249

| {{sortname|Emoni|Bates}}

| Eastern Michigan University

2022114

| {{sortname|Ochai|Agbaji}}

| University of Kansas

2022239

| {{sortname|Khalifa|Diop}}

| Senegal

2022249

| {{sortname|Isaiah|Mobley}}

| USC

2022256

| {{sortname|Luke|Travers}}

| Australia

202113

| bgcolor="FFCC00"| {{sortname|Evan|Mobley}}

| USC

202015

| {{sortname|Isaac|Okoro}}

| Auburn University

201915

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Darius|Garland}}

| Vanderbilt University

2019126

| {{sortname|Dylan|Windler}}

| Belmont University

201818

| {{sortname|Collin|Sexton}}

| University of Alabama

2015124

| {{sortname|Tyus|Jones}}

| Duke University

2015253

| {{sortname|Sir'Dominic|Pointer}}

| St. John's University

20141bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Andrew|Wiggins|Andrew Wiggins}}

| University of Kansas

2014233

| {{sortname|Joe|Harris|dab=basketball}}

| University of Virginia

20131bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1

| {{sortname|Anthony|Bennett|dab=basketball}}

| University of Nevada, Las Vegas

2013119

| {{sortname|Sergey|Karasev

}

| Russia

|-

| 2013 || 2 || 31

| {{sortname|Allen|Crabbe|}}

| University of California, Berkeley

|-

| 2013 || 2 || 34

| {{sortname|Carrick|Felix|}}

| Arizona State University

|-

| 2012 || 1 || 4

| {{sortname|Dion|Waiters|}}

| Syracuse University

|-

| 2012 || 1 || 24

| {{sortname|Jared|Cunningham|}}

| Oregon State University

|-

| 2012 || 2 || 33

| {{sortname|Bernard|James|}}

| Florida State University

|-

| 2012 || 2 || 34

| {{sortname|Jae|Crowder|}}

| Marquette University

|-

| 2011 || 1 || bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Kyrie|Irving|}}

| Duke University

|-

| 2011 || 1 || 4

| {{sortname|Tristan|Thompson|}}

| University of Texas at Austin

|-

| 2011 || 2 || 32

| {{sortname|Justin|Harper|Justin Harper (basketball)}}

| University of Richmond

|-

| 2011 || 2 || 54

| {{sortname|Milan|Mačvan|}}

| Serbia

|-

| 2009 || 1 || 30

| {{sortname|Christian|Eyenga|}}

| DR Congo

|-

| 2009 || 2 || 46

| {{sortname|Danny|Green|dab=basketball}}

| University of North Carolina

|-

| 2008 || 1 || 19

| {{sortname|JJ|Hickson}}

| North Carolina State University

|-

| 2006 || 1 || 25

| {{sortname|Shannon|Brown|}}

| Michigan State University

|-

| 2006 || 2 || 42

| {{sortname|Daniel|Gibson|}}

| University of Texas at Austin

|-

| 2006 || 2 || 55

| {{sortname|Ejike|Ugboaja|}}

| Nigeria

|-

| 2004 || 1 || 10

| {{sortname|Luke|Jackson|dab=basketball, born 1981}}

| University of Oregon

|-

| 2003 || 1 || bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|LeBron|James|}}

| St. Vincent–St. Mary High School

|-

| 2003 || 2 || 31

| {{sortname|Jason|Kapono|}}

| University of California, Los Angeles

|-

| 2002 || 1 || 6

| {{sortname|Dajuan|Wagner|}}

| University of Memphis

|-

| 2002 || 2 || 34

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Carlos|Boozer|}}

| Duke University

|-

| 2001 || 1 || 8

| {{sortname|DeSagana|Diop|}}

| Oak Hill Academy

|-

| 2001 || 1 || 20

| {{sortname|Brendan|Haywood|}}

| University of North Carolina

|-

| 2001 || 2 || 35

| {{sortname|Jeff|Trepagnier|}}

| University of Southern California

|-

| 2000 || 1 || 7

| {{sortname|Jamal|Crawford|}}

| University of Michigan

|-

| 1999 || 1 || 8

| {{sortname|Andre|Miller|}}

| University of Utah

|-

| 1999 || 1 || 11

| {{sortname|Trajan|Langdon|}}

| Duke University

|-

| 1999 || 2 || 39

| {{sortname|A. J.|Bramlett|}}

| University of Arizona

|-

| 1998 || 2 || 48

| {{sortname|Ryan|Stack|}}

| University of South Carolina

|-

| 1997 || 1 || 13

| {{sortname|Derek|Anderson|dab=basketball}}

| University of Kentucky

|-

| 1997 || 1 || 16

| {{sortname|Brevin|Knight|}}

| Stanford University

|-

| 1997 || 2 || 44

| {{sortname|Cedric|Henderson|Cedric Henderson (basketball, born 1975)}}

| University of Memphis

|-

| 1996 || 1 || 12

| {{sortname|Vitaly|Potapenko|}}

| Wright State University

|-

| 1996 || 1 || 20

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Zydrunas|Ilgauskas|}}

| Lithuania

|-

| 1996 || 2 || 56

| {{sortname|Reggie|Geary|}}

| University of Arizona

|-

| 1995 || 1 || 17

| {{sortname|Bob|Sura|}}

| Florida State University

|-

| 1995 || 2 || 39

| {{sortname|Donny|Marshall|}}

| University of Connecticut

|-

| 1994 || 2 || 42

| {{sortname|Gary|Collier|dab=basketball}}

| University of Tulsa

|-

| 1993 || 1 || 22

| {{sortname|Chris|Mills|dab=basketball}}

| University of Arizona

|-

| 1991 || 1 || 11

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Terrell|Brandon|}}

| University of Oregon

|-

| 1991 || 2 || 39

| {{sortname|Jimmy|Oliver|dab=basketball}}

| Purdue University

|-

| 1990 || 2 || 52

| {{sortname|Stefano|Rusconi|}}

| Italy

|-

| 1989 || 1 || 25

| {{sortname|John|Morton|dab=basketball}}

| Seton Hall University

|-

| 1989 || 2 || 43

| {{sortname|Chucky|Brown|}}

| North Carolina State University

|-

| 1988 || 1 || 22

| {{sortname|Randolph|Keys|}}

| University of Southern Mississippi

|-

| 1988 || 3 || 64

| {{sortname|Winston|Bennett|}}

| University of Kentucky

|-

| 1987 || 1 || 7

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Kevin|Johnson|dab=basketball}}

| University of California

|-

| 1987 || 2 || 41

| {{sortname|Kannard|Johnson|}}

| Western Kentucky University

|-

| 1987 || 3 || 52

| {{sortname|Donald|Royal|}}

| University of Notre Dame

|-

| 1987 || 4 || 75

| {{sortname|Chris|Dudley|}}

| Yale University

|-

| 1987 || 4 || 80

| {{sortname|Carven|Holcombe|}}

| Texas Christian University

|-

| 1987 || 5 || 98

| {{sortname|Carl|Lott|}}

| Texas Christian University

|-

| 1987 || 6 || 121

| {{sortname|Harold|Jensen|}}

| Villanova University

|-

| 1987 || 7 || 144

| {{sortname|Mike|Foster|dab=basketball}}

| University of South Carolina

|-

| 1986 || 1 || bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Brad|Daugherty|dab=basketball}}

| University of North Carolina

|-

| 1986 || 1 || 8

| {{sortname|Ron|Harper|}}

| Miami University

|-

| 1986 || 2 || 29

| {{sortname|Johnny|Newman|}}

| University of Richmond

|-

| 1986 || 3 || 50

| {{sortname|Kevin|Henderson|dab=basketball}}

| California State University, Fullerton

|-

| 1986 || 4 || 73

| {{sortname|Warren|Martin|dab=basketball}}

| University of North Carolina

|-

| 1986 || 5 || 96

| {{sortname|Ben|Davis|nolink=y}}

| Gardner–Webb University

|-

| 1986 || 6 || 119

| {{sortname|Gilbert|Wilburn|}}

| New Mexico State University

|-

| 1986 || 7 || 142

| {{sortname|Ralph|Dalton|}}

| Georgetown University

|-

| 1985 || 1 || 9

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Charles|Oakley|}}

| Virginia Union University

|-

| 1985 || 2 || 30

| {{sortname|Calvin|Duncan|Calvin Duncan (basketball)}}

| Virginia Commonwealth University

|-

| 1985 || 2 || 45

| {{sortname|John|Williams|John "Hot Rod" Williams}}

| Tulane University

|-

| 1985 || 3 || 55

| {{sortname|Herb|Johnson|dab=basketball}}

| University of Tulsa

|-

| 1985 || 4 || 79

| {{sortname|Mark|Davis|dab=basketball, born 1963}}

| Old Dominion University

|-

| 1985 || 5 || 101

| {{sortname|Gunther|Behnke|}}

| Germany

|-

| 1985 || 6 || 125

| {{sortname|Ricky|Johnson|dab=basketball}}

| Illinois State University

|-

| 1985 || 7 || 147

| {{sortname|Buzz|Peterson|}}

| University of North Carolina

|-

| 1984 || 1 || 12

| {{sortname|Tim|McCormick|}}

| University of Michigan

|-

| 1984 || 2 || 27

| {{sortname|Ron|Anderson|dab=basketball, born 1958}}

| California State University, Fresno

|-

| 1984 || 3 || 50

| {{sortname|Ben|McDonald|dab=basketball}}

| University of California, Irvine

|-

| 1984 || 3 || 60

| {{sortname|Leonard|Mitchell|dab=basketball}}

| Louisiana State University

|-

| 1984 || 4 || 73

| {{sortname|Art|Aaron|}}

| Northwestern University

|-

| 1984 || 5 || 96

| {{sortname|Vince|Hinchen|}}

| Boise State University

|-

| 1984 || 6 || 119

| {{sortname|Matt|Doherty|dab=basketball}}

| University of North Carolina

|-

| 1984 || 7 || 142

| {{sortname|Joe|Jakubick|}}

| University of Akron

|-

| 1984 || 8 || 165

| {{sortname|Elliot|Beard|}}

| Oberlin College

|-

| 1984 || 9 || 187

| {{sortname|John|Shimko|}}

| Xavier University

|-

| 1984 || 10 || 209

| {{sortname|Darrell|Space|}}

| Northeastern Illinois University

|-

| 1983 || 1 || 20

| {{sortname|Roy|Hinson|}}

| Rutgers University

|-

| 1983 || 1 || 24

| {{sortname|Stewart|Granger|dab=basketball}}

| Villanova University

|-

| 1983 || 2 || 27

| {{sortname|John|Garris|}}

| Boston College

|-

| 1983 || 3 || 50

| {{sortname|Paul|Thompson|dab=basketball}}

| Tulane University

|-

| 1983 || 3 || 56

| {{sortname|Larry|Anderson|dab=basketball}}

| University of Nevada, Las Vegas

|-

| 1983 || 3 || 66

| {{sortname|Les|Craft|}}

| Kansas State University

|-

| 1983 || 3 || 67

| {{sortname|Derrick|Hord|}}

| University of Kentucky

|-

| 1983 || 4 || 73

| {{sortname|Dwight|Jones|dab=Cincinnati}}

| University of Cincinnati

|-

| 1983 || 5 || 96

| {{sortname|Chris|Logan|}}

| College of the Holy Cross

|-

| 1983 || 6 || 119

| {{sortname|Mel|McLaughlin|dab=basketball}}

| Central Michigan University

|-

| 1983 || 7 || 142

| {{sortname|John|Columbo|}}

| John Carroll University

|-

| 1983 || 8 || 165

| {{sortname|Larry|Tucker|dab=basketball}}

| Lewis University

|-

| 1983 || 9 || 187

| {{sortname|Joe|Brown|dab=basketball}}

| Georgia State University

|-

| 1983 || 10 || 208

| {{sortname|Jon|Hanley|}}

| Xavier University

|-

| 1982 || 1 || 12

| {{sortname|John|Bagley|dab=basketball}}

| Boston College

|-

| 1982 || 2 || 28

| {{sortname|Dave|Magley|}}

| University of Kansas

|-

| 1982 || 3 || 47

| {{sortname|Michael|Wilson|Mike Wilson (basketball)}}

| Marquette University

|-

| 1982 || 4 || 70

| {{sortname|Reggie|Hannah|}}

| University of South Alabama

|-

| 1982 || 5 || 93

| {{sortname|Terry|White|dab=basketball}}

| University of Texas at El Paso

|-

| 1982 || 6 || 116

| {{sortname|Vince|Reynolds|}}

| University of South Florida

|-

| 1982 || 7 || 139

| {{sortname|Randy|Reed|}}

| Kansas State University

|-

| 1982 || 8 || 162

| {{sortname|Monty|Knight|}}

| Virginia Commonwealth University

|-

| 1982 || 9 || 185

| {{sortname|Tony|Hafley|}}

| University of South Alabama

|-

| 1982 || 10 || 206

| {{sortname|Durand|Walker|}}

| Marion College

|-

| 1981 || 3 || 55

| {{sortname|Mickey|Dillard|}}

| Florida State University

|-

| 1981 || 3 || 59

| {{sortname|Russell|Bowers|dab=basketball}}

| American University

|-

| 1981 || 4 || 74

| {{sortname|Ethan|Martin|dab=basketball}}

| Louisiana State University

|-

| 1981 || 5 || 96

| {{sortname|Ken|Page|dab=basketball}}

| University of New Mexico

|-

| 1981 || 6 || 120

| {{sortname|Aaron|Strayhorn|}}

| University of Hawaii

|-

| 1981 || 7 || 142

| {{sortname|Andre|Smith|dab=basketball, born 1958}}

| University of Nebraska–Lincoln

|-

| 1981 || 8 || 166

| {{sortname|Glen|Marcus|}}

| University of Alabama at Birmingham

|-

| 1981 || 9 || 187

| {{sortname|Paul|Roba|}}

| Cleveland State University

|-

| 1981 || 10 || 208

| {{sortname|Greg|Boone|dab=basketball}}

| Augsburg College

|-

| 1980 || 1 || 22

| {{sortname|Chad|Kinch|}}

| University of North Carolina at Charlotte

|-

| 1980 || 3 || 53

| {{sortname|Stuart|House|dab=basketball}}

| Washington State University

|-

| 1980 || 3 || 55

| {{sortname|Wayne|Abrams|}}

| Southern Illinois University

|-

| 1980 || 3 || 68

| {{sortname|Ron|Jones|dab=basketball}}

| Illinois State University

|-

| 1980 || 4 || 77

| {{sortname|Murray|Brown|dab=basketball}}

| Florida State University

|-

| 1980 || 5 || 101

| {{sortname|LaVon|Williams|}}

| University of Kentucky

|-

| 1980 || 6 || 123

| {{sortname|Antonio|Martin|nolink=y}}

| Oral Roberts University

|-

| 1980 || 7 || 147

| {{sortname|Leroy|Berry|dab=basketball}}

| Wilmington College

|-

| 1980 || 8 || 166

| {{sortname|Jim|Ellinghausen|}}

| Ohio State University

|-

| 1980 || 9 || 187

| {{sortname|Melvin|Crafter|}}

| Central State University

|-

| 1979 || 2 || 26

| {{sortname|Bruce|Flowers|}}

| University of Notre Dame

|-

| 1979 || 3 || 65

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Bill|Laimbeer|}}

| University of Notre Dame

|-

| 1979 || 4 || 70

| {{sortname|Rick|Swing|}}

| The Citadel

|-

| 1979 || 5 || 91

| {{sortname|Matt|Simpkins|}}

| Georgia Southern University

|-

| 1979 || 6 || 112

| {{sortname|Joe|Manning| dab= basketball}}

| North Texas State University

|-

| 1979 || 7 || 131

| {{sortname|Steve|Skaggs|}}

| Ohio University

|-

| 1979 || 8 || 151

| {{sortname|Mark|Haymore|}}

| University of Massachusetts Amherst

|-

| 1979 || 9 || 169

| {{sortname|Tim|Joyce|dab=basketball}}

| Ohio University

|-

| 1979 || 10 || 188

| {{sortname|Terry|Peavy|}}

| Point Park University

|-

| 1978 || 1 || 15

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Mike|Mitchell|dab=basketball, born 1956}}

| Auburn University

|-

| 1978 || 2 || 33

| {{sortname|Harry|Davis|dab=basketball}}

| Florida State University

|-

| 1978 || 3 || 57

| {{sortname|Ken|Higgs|Kenny Higgs}}

| Louisiana State University

|-

| 1978 || 4 || 78

| {{sortname|Stan|Rome|}}

| Clemson University

|-

| 1978 || 5 || 99

| {{sortname|Ken|Koenigs|}}

| University of Kansas

|-

| 1978 || 6 || 123

| {{sortname|Ron|Bell|Ron Bell (basketball)}}

| Virginia Tech

|-

| 1978 || 7 || 143

| {{sortname|Tony|Smith|nolink=y}}

| University of Nevada, Las Vegas

|-

| 1978 || 8 || 161

| {{sortname|Roland|Martin|dab=basketball}}

| Missouri Southern State University

|-

| 1978 || 9 || 180

| {{sortname|Steve|Bayless|}}

| Central State University

|-

| 1978 || 10 || 194

| {{sortname|Gary|Winton}}

| United States Military Academy

|-

| 1977 || 2 || 33

| {{sortname|Eddie|Jordan|dab=basketball}}

| Rutgers University

|-

| 1977 || 3 || 55

| {{sortname|Steve|Grote|}}

| University of Michigan

|-

| 1977 || 4 || 77

| {{sortname|Melvin|Jones|dab=basketball}}

| West Texas A&M University

|-

| 1977 || 5 || 99

| {{sortname|Al|Smith|nolink=y}}

| Jackson State University

|-

| 1977 || 6 || 121

| {{sortname|Ron|Cox|dab=basketball}}

| Eastern Washington University

|-

| 1977 || 7 || 141

| {{sortname|Bob|Riddle|}}

| Eastern Michigan University

|-

| 1977 || 8 || 160

| {{sortname|Tom|Cutter|}}

| Western Michigan University

|-

| 1976 || 1 || 15

| {{sortname|Chuckie|Williams|}}

| Kansas State University

|-

| 1976 || 2 || 32

| {{sortname|Mo|Howard|dab=basketball}}

| University of Maryland

|-

| 1976 || 3 || 50

| {{sortname|Gary|Cole|Abdul Jeelani}}{{efn|Now known as Abdul Qadir Jeelani.}}

| University of Wisconsin–Parkside

|-

| 1976 || 4 || 66

| {{sortname|John|Engles|}}

| University of Pennsylvania

|-

| 1976 || 5 || 84

| {{sortname|Edmund|Lawrence|dab=basketball}}

| McNeese State University

|-

| 1976 || 6 || 102

| {{sortname|Harry|Davis|nolink=y}}

| Morris Brown College

|-

| 1976 || 7 || 120

| {{sortname|Johnny|Britt|}}

| Western Kentucky University

|-

| 1976 || 8 || 123

| {{sortname|Dale|Koehler|}}

| University of Wisconsin–Madison

|-

| 1976 || 8 || 138

| {{sortname|Tim|Sisneros|}}

| Middle Tennessee State University

|-

| 1976 || 9 || 155

| {{sortname|Bruce|Parkinson|}}

| Purdue University

|-

| 1976 || 10 || 171

| {{sortname|Elisha|McSweeney|}}

| Minnesota State University, Mankato

|-

| 1975 || 1 || 15

| {{sortname|John|Lambert|dab=basketball}}

| University of Southern California

|-

| 1975 || 2 || 28

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Dan|Roundfield|}}

| Central Michigan University

|-

| 1975 || 2 || 33

| {{sortname|Mel|Utley|}}

| St. John's University

|-

| 1975 || 3 || 45

| {{sortname|Ted|Hathaway|}}

| Cleveland State University

|-

| 1975 || 4 || 62

| {{sortname|Eric|Fernsten|}}

| University of San Francisco

|-

| 1975 || 5 || 79

| {{sortname|Jim|Lee|dab=basketball}}

| Syracuse University

|-

| 1975 || 5 || 82

| {{sortname|Mike|Odems|}}

| Western Kentucky University

|-

| 1975 || 6 || 99

| {{sortname|Henry|Ward|dab=basketball}}

| Jackson State University

|-

| 1975 || 7 || 116

| {{sortname|Shawn|Leftwich|}}

| Jacksonville University

|-

| 1975 || 8 || 136

| {{sortname|Andre|McCarter|}}

| University of California, Los Angeles

|-

| 1975 || 9 || 152

| {{sortname|Skip|Howard|}}

| Bowling Green State University

|-

| 1975 || 10 || 167

| {{sortname|Eric|Anderson|nolink=y}}

| Macalester College

|-

| 1974 || 1 || 8

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Campy|Russell|}}

| University of Michigan

|-

| 1974 || 3 || 38

| {{sortname|Clarence|Walker|link=Foots Walker}}

| State University of West Georgia

|-

| 1974 || 3 || 39

| {{sortname|Kevin|Restani|}}

| University of San Francisco

|-

| 1974 || 4 || 57

| {{sortname|James|Foster|Jimmy Foster (basketball)}}

| University of Connecticut

|-

| 1974 || 5 || 75

| {{sortname|Gary|Novak|dab=basketball}}

| University of Notre Dame

|-

| 1974 || 6 || 93

| {{sortname|Aron|Stewart|}}

| University of Richmond

|-

| 1974 || 7 || 111

| {{sortname|Mike|Robinson|Mike Robinson (basketball, born 1952)}}

| Michigan State University

|-

| 1974 || 8 || 129

| {{sortname|Kerry|Hughes|}}

| University of Wisconsin–Madison

|-

| 1974 || 9 || 147

| {{sortname|Jim|Buskofsky|}}

| Upper Iowa University

|-

| 1974 || 10 || 164

| {{sortname|Jim|Kelly|dab=basketball player}}

| Loras College

|-

| 1973 || 1 || 2

| {{sortname|Jim|Brewer|dab=basketball}}

| University of Minnesota

|-

| 1973 || 2 || 26

| {{sortname|Allan|Hornyak|}}

| Ohio State University

|-

| 1973 || 3 || 37

| {{sortname|Jim|O'Brien|dab=basketball, born 1951}}

| University of Maryland

|-

| 1973 || 3 || 40

| {{sortname|Ozzie|Edwards|}}

| Oklahoma City University

|-

| 1973 || 3 || 41

| {{sortname|James|Lister|dab=basketball}}

| Sam Houston State University

|-

| 1973 || 4 || 57

| {{sortname|Luke|Witte|}}

| Ohio State University

|-

| 1973 || 5 || 74

| {{sortname|John|Coughran|}}

| University of California

|-

| 1973 || 6 || 91

| {{sortname|Willie|Calvert|}}

| Abilene Christian University

|-

| 1973 || 7 || 108

| {{sortname|Larry|Farmer|Larry Farmer (basketball coach)}}

| University of California, Los Angeles

|-

| 1973 || 8 || 125

| {{sortname|John|Ritter|dab=basketball}}

| Indiana University

|-

| 1973 || 9 || 142

| {{sortname|Les|Taylor|dab=basketball}}

| Murray State University

|-

| 1973 || 10 || 156

| {{sortname|Dean|Martin|dab=basketball}}

| Baldwin-Wallace College

|-

| 1973 || 11 || 169

| {{sortname|Floyd|Lewis|}}

| Harvard University

|-

| 1973 || 12 || 178

| {{sortname|Chris|McMurray|}}

| San Diego State University

|-

| 1973 || 13 || 185

| {{sortname|John|Pennebacker|}}

| University of Hawaii

|-

| 1973 || 14 || 191

| {{sortname|Charles|Mitchell|dab=basketball}}

| Eastern Kentucky University

|-

| 1973 || 15 || 196

| {{sortname|Reese|Stovall|}}

| University of Texas–Pan American

|-

| 1973 || 16 || 201

| {{sortname|Tom|O'Connor|dab=basketball}}

| University of Iowa

|-

| 1973 || 17 || 205

| {{sortname|Phil|Elderkin|}}

| Boston University

|-

| 1972 || 1 || 3

| {{sortname|Dwight|Davis|dab=basketball}}

| University of Houston

|-

| 1972 || 2 || 24

| {{sortname|Steve|Hawes|}}

| University of Washington

|-

| 1972 || 4 || 50

| {{sortname|Hank|Siemiontkowski|}}

| Villanova University

|-

| 1972 || 5 || 66

| {{sortname|Sam|Cash|}}

| University of California, Riverside

|-

| 1972 || 6 || 83

| {{sortname|Tom|Parker|dab=basketball}}

| University of Kentucky

|-

| 1972 || 7 || 100

| {{sortname|Steve|Davidson|}}

| West Texas A&M University

|-

| 1972 || 8 || 116

| {{sortname|Roger|Evans|dab=basketball}}

| Kent State University

|-

| 1972 || 9 || 132

| {{sortname|Greg|Starrick|}}

| Southern Illinois University

|-

| 1972 || 10 || 145

| {{sortname|Kent|Martens|}}

| Abilene Christian University

|-

| 1971 || 1 || bgcolor="#CCFFCC"|1

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|Austin|Carr|}}

| University of Notre Dame

|-

| 1971 || 2 || 18

| {{sortname|Steve|Patterson|dab=basketball}}

| University of California, Los Angeles

|-

| 1971 || 2 || 35

| {{sortname|Willie|Long|}}

| University of New Mexico

|-

| 1971 || 3 || 36

| {{sortname|Gerald|Lockett|}}

| University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff

|-

| 1971 || 3 || 41

| {{sortname|Jackie|Ridgle|}}

| University of California

|-

| 1971 || 4 || 52

| {{sortname|Cliff|Harris|dab=basketball}}

| Hardin–Simmons University

|-

| 1971 || 5 || 69

| {{sortname|Brian|Mahoney|dab=basketball}}

| Manhattan College

|-

| 1971 || 6 || 86

| {{sortname|Mike|Childress|}}

| Colorado State University

|-

| 1971 || 7 || 103

| {{sortname|Tom|Bush|dab=basketball}}

| Drake University

|-

| 1971 || 8 || 120

| {{sortname|Charlie|Davis|dab=basketball}}

| Wake Forest University

|-

| 1971 || 9 || 137

| {{sortname|Rich|Walker|}}

| Bowling Green State University

|-

| 1971 || 10 || 153

| {{sortname|Jim|Meredith|}}

| Washington State University

|-

| 1971 || 11 || 169

| {{sortname|Mike|Casey|dab=basketball}}

| University of Kentucky

|-

| 1971 || 12 || 183

| {{sortname|Doug|Hess|}}

| University of Toledo

|-

| 1971 || 13 || 196

| {{sortname|Bobby|Jones|dab=Drake University basketball}}

| Drake University

|-

| 1971 || 14 || 208

| {{sortname|Bubbles|Harris|}}

| Indiana University

|-

| 1971 || 15 || 217

| {{sortname|Larry|Baker|dab=basketball}}

| Wittenberg University

|-

| 1971 || 16 || 225

| {{sortname|Vance|Tyree|}}

| University of Wisconsin–La Crosse

|-

| 1970 || 1 || 7

| bgcolor="FFCC00"|{{sortname|John|Johnson|dab=basketball, born 1947}}

| University of Iowa

|-

| 1970 || 2 || 26

| {{sortname|Dave|Sorenson|}}

| Ohio State University

|-

| 1970 || 3 || 41

| {{sortname|Surry|Oliver|}}

| Stephen F. Austin State University

|-

| 1970 || 4 || 60

| {{sortname|Glen|Vidnovic|}}

| University of Iowa

|-

| 1970 || 5 || 75

| {{sortname|Wayne|Sokolowski|}}

| Ashland University

|-

| 1970 || 6 || 94

| {{sortname|Joe|Cooke|dab=basketball}}

| Indiana University

|-

| 1970 || 7 || 109

| {{sortname|Narvis|Anderson|}}

| Stephen F. Austin State University

|-

| 1970 || 8 || 128

| {{sortname|Walter|Robertson|nolink=y}}

| Loyola University Chicago

|-

| 1970 || 9 || 143

| {{sortname|Tom|Lagodich|}}

| Kent State University

|-

| 1970 || 10 || 162

| {{sortname|Ken|Johnson|dab=defensive end, born 1947}}

| Indiana University

|-

| 1970 || 11 || 175

| {{sortname|Dave|Schneider|nolink=y}}

| Wayne State University

|-

| 1970 || 12 || 189

| {{sortname|Oliver|Taylor|Ollie Taylor}}

| University of Houston

|-

| 1970 || 13 || 198

| {{sortname|Kevin|Wilson|dab=basketball}}

| Ashland University

|-

| 1970 || 14 || 209

| {{sortname|Don|Tomilson|}}

| University of Missouri

|-

| 1970 || 15 || 217

| {{sortname|Steve|Wannamaker|}}

| Drake University

|-

| 1970 || 16 || 227

| {{sortname|Steve|Wilson|nolink=y}}

| Hanover College

|-

| 1970 || 17 || 231

| {{sortname|Bob|Peterson|nolink=y}}

| Concordia College (Minnesota)

|-

| 1970 || 18 || 236

| {{sortname|John|Cannon|dab=basketball}}

| Grambling State University

|-

| 1970 || 19 || 238

| {{sortname|Allen|Waller|}}

| St. Mary of the Plains College

|}

Notes

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References

  • [https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/draft.html Cleveland Cavaliers Draft Register] at Basketball-Reference.com

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