Cleveland Cavaliers roster 2026-27: players, positions and stats
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Knicks The Cleveland Cavaliers roster for 2026-27 has 20 players under standard contracts: 11 guards, 2 forwards and 5 centers. Donovan Mitchell leads the team in scoring at 22.5 points per game. 7 players are on the injury report. Each player below has his jersey number, position and season averages.
Roster
2026-27 Season Averages| # | Player | POS | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 45 |  Donovan Mitchell | G | 8 | 33.4 | 22.5 | 5.0 | 5.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 48.4% | 41.1% |
| 4 |  Evan Mobley | F-C | 8 | 32.8 | 18.8 | 8.3 | 3.5 | 0.5 | 1.3 | 56.0% | 48.6% |
| 1 |  James Harden | G | 8 | 33.7 | 16.6 | 5.3 | 6.3 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 37.9% | 36.2% |
| 31 |  Jarrett Allen | C | 8 | 25.3 | 13.3 | 7.8 | 1.3 | 0.6 | 1.5 | 62.1% | 66.7% |
| 15 |  Meleek Thomas | G | 5 | 21.3 | 13.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 46.3% | 46.4% |
| 8 |  Peyton Watson | G | 6 | 28.6 | 10.8 | 4.0 | 3.0 | 1.2 | 1.8 | 37.1% | 16.7% |
| 5 |  Sam Merrill | G | 8 | 24.4 | 8.6 | 3.5 | 2.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 40.7% | 34.1% |
| 33 |  Mario Hezonja | F | 8 | 19.6 | 8.6 | 5.9 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 45.8% | 36.4% |
| 20 |  Jaylon Tyson | G-F | 5 | 20.7 | 7.8 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 0.6 | 0.4 | 41.0% | 22.7% |
| 3 |  Thomas Bryant | C | 3 | 9.5 | 7.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.3 | 37.5% | 36.4% |
| 24 |  Tyrese Proctor | G | 7 | 14.3 | 6.3 | 2.6 | 1.9 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 53.3% | 60.0% |
| 9 |  Craig Porter | G | 6 | 9.0 | 0.8 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 40.0% | 33.3% |
| 2 | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 35 |  Nae'Qwan Tomlin | F | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 39 |  Ernest Udeh, Jr. | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 18 | C | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 55 | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 19 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| 30 | G | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | |
| - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - |
Quick answers3 questions
Who is on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster?
The Cleveland Cavaliers carry 20 players on standard contracts in 2026-27. By minutes played the core of the rotation is James Harden (G), Donovan Mitchell (G), Evan Mobley (F-C), Peyton Watson (G), Jarrett Allen (C), Sam Merrill (G), Meleek Thomas (G) and Jaylon Tyson (G-F).
Who leads the Cleveland Cavaliers in scoring?
Donovan Mitchell leads the Cleveland Cavaliers at 22.5 points per game in 2026-27. Evan Mobley is next at 18.8, then James Harden at 16.6. Those averages count only games each player appeared in, so the roster table shows games played beside every line.
Who is injured for the Cleveland Cavaliers?
The Cleveland Cavaliers list 7 players on the injury report: Jaylon Tyson (Out, expected back 7 Nov), Khalifa Diop (Out), Nae'Qwan Tomlin (Out), Ernest Udeh, Jr. (Out), Peyton Watson (Questionable), Tyrese Proctor (Questionable) and Jarrett Allen (Questionable).