Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

2007-2008 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
41 Lance Allred C 6-11 250 0 Weber State 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
33 Devin Brown SF 6-5 220 5 Texas-San Antonio 2002 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
6 Shannon Brown G 6-4 210 1 Michigan State 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 25 United States
45 Kaniel Dickens F 6-8 215 4 Idaho 2000 Rnd 2 Pick 21 United States
1 Daniel Gibson G 6-2 200 1 Texas 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
90 Drew Gooden FC 6-10 250 5 Kansas 2002 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
32 Larry Hughes G 6-5 184 9 Saint Louis 1998 Rnd 1 Pick 8 United States
11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 260 11 BC Aisciai-Atletas (Lithuania) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 20 Lithuania
23 LeBron James F 6-9 250 4 St. Vincent St. Mary High School (Ohio) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
19 Damon Jones G 6-3 185 9 Houston 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
27 Dwayne Jones C 6-11 248 2 Saint Joseph's 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
24 Donyell Marshall F 6-9 245 13 UConn 1994 Rnd 1 Pick 4 United States
14 Ira Newble G-F 6-7 220 8 Miami (OH) 1997 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
35 Demetris Nichols SF 6-8 216 0 Syracuse 2007 Rnd 2 Pick 23 United States
3 Sasha Pavlovic GF 6-7 235 4 Buducnost (Montenegro) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 19 Serbia
15 Cedric Simmons FC 6-9 235 1 NC State 2006 Rnd 1 Pick 15 United States / Bulgaria
32 Joe Smith F 6-10 225 12 Maryland 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
20 Eric Snow G 6-3 190 12 Michigan State 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
10 Wally Szczerbiak F 6-7 240 8 Miami (OH) 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States / Spain
12 Billy Thomas G 6-4 208 2 Kansas 1998 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Anthony Tolliver PF 6-8 245 0 Creighton 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
17 Anderson Varejao C 6-10 273 3 Barca (Spain) 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Brazil
4 Ben Wallace FC 6-9 240 11 Virginia Union 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
13 Delonte West G 6-3 180 3 Saint Joseph's 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States

2007-2008 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters D. West W. Szczerbiak L. James B. Wallace Z. Ilgauskas
Rotation D. Gibson S. Pavlovic   J. Smith A. Varejao
Rotation D. Jones D. Brown   D. Jones  
Lim PT E. Snow B. Thomas     L. Allred

2007-2008 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Detroit Pistons59-23-
2Cleveland Cavaliers45-3714
3Indiana Pacers36-4623
4Chicago Bulls33-4926
5Milwaukee Bucks26-5633

2007-2008 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
LeBron James All-NBA First Team (2008)
LeBron James Player Of The Month (Jan 08, Feb 08)
LeBron James Player Of The Week (11/25/07, 01/06/08, 02/24/08)
LeBron James Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2008)
LeBron James Kobe Bryant All-Star MVP (2008)
Daniel Gibson Rising Stars Challenge Participant (2008)
Daniel Gibson Rising Stars Challenge MVP (2008)
Daniel Gibson Three Point Shootout Participant (2008)

2007-2008 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
LeBron James 75 40.4 30.0 7.9 7.2 1.8 1.1 3.4
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 73 30.4 14.1 9.3 1.4 0.5 1.6 1.8
Daniel Gibson 58 30.4 10.4 2.3 2.5 0.8 0.2 1.3
Devin Brown 78 22.6 7.5 3.4 2.2 0.7 0.1 1.3
Drew Gooden 51 30.7 11.3 8.3 1.0 0.7 0.6 1.8
Larry Hughes 40 30.2 12.3 3.6 2.4 1.5 0.3 1.8
Damon Jones 67 19.9 6.5 1.1 1.9 0.3 0.0 0.5
Sasha Pavlovic 51 23.3 7.4 2.5 1.6 0.6 0.1 1.1
Anderson Varejao 48 27.5 6.7 8.3 1.1 0.8 0.5 1.2
Delonte West 26 31.0 10.3 3.7 4.5 1.1 0.7 2.0
Joe Smith 27 21.5 8.1 5.0 0.7 0.3 0.6 0.8
Wally Szczerbiak 25 22.3 8.2 3.2 1.4 0.4 0.3 0.8
Ira Newble 41 15.9 4.3 2.8 0.3 0.7 0.2 0.8
Shannon Brown 16 13.6 6.6 1.1 1.1 0.6 0.1 1.2
Ben Wallace 22 26.3 4.2 7.4 0.6 0.9 1.7 0.8
Dwayne Jones 56 8.4 1.4 2.5 0.2 0.2 0.4 0.3
Donyell Marshall 11 14.2 3.7 2.7 0.5 0.2 0.8 0.5
Eric Snow 22 13.9 1.0 0.9 1.9 0.5 0.2 0.5
Billy Thomas 7 4.8 1.7 0.3 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.4
Cedric Simmons 7 9.8 0.6 2.1 0.0 0.3 0.7 0.6
Lance Allred 3 3.4 1.0 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0
Kaniel Dickens 5 2.4 0.4 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.2 0.0
Demetris Nichols 3 4.7 0.7 0.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.7

2007-2008 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition

Selected via Draft

Daniel Gibson was selected as the #12 pick in the Second Round of the 2006 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Daniel Gibson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 7, 2006.

Zydrunas Ilgauskas was selected as the #20 pick in the First Round of the 1996 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 1, 1996. Zydrunas Ilgauskas signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 29, 1999. Zydrunas Ilgauskas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 26, 2005.

LeBron James was selected as the #1 pick in the First Round of the 2003 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. LeBron James signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 3, 2003. LeBron James signed a multi-year extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 18, 2006.

Acquired via Draft Rights Trade

Draft Rights to Anderson Varejao, the #1 pick in the Second Round of the 2004 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Orlando Magic on July 23, 2004. Anderson Varejao signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 18, 2004. Anderson Varejao re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on December 7, 2007.

Acquired via Trade

Sasha Pavlovic was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Charlotte Hornets on June 23, 2004. Sasha Pavlovic re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on October 31, 2007.

Joe Smith was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Chicago Bulls on February 21, 2008.

Eric Snow was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Philadelphia Sixers on July 20, 2004.

Wally Szczerbiak was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on February 21, 2008.

Ben Wallace was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Chicago Bulls on February 21, 2008.

Delonte West was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Seattle SuperSonics on February 21, 2008.

Acquired via Free Agency

Lance Allred signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 13, 2008. Lance Allred re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 25, 2008. Lance Allred re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 4, 2008.

Devin Brown signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 29, 2007.

Damon Jones signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 8, 2005.

Dwayne Jones signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 28, 2007.

Billy Thomas signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on February 22, 2008. Billy Thomas re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 3, 2008. Billy Thomas re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 16, 2008.

2007-2008 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office

Staff Member Position Start Season Previous Job
Dan Gilbert Owner, Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Jeff Cohen Minority Owner, Vice Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Nate Forbes Vice Chairman 2004-2005 N/A
Len Komoroski Chief Executive Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Tracy Marek Chief Marketing Officer 2003-2004 N/A
Kerry Bubolz President of Business Operations 2004-2005 N/A
Marvin Cross Director of Team Security 1981-1982 N/A
Mike Brown Head Coach 2013-2014 Head Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 2011 to 2013)
Hank Egan Assistant Coach 2003-2004 Assistant Coach (Golden State Warriors, 2002 to 2003)
Melvin Hunt Assistant Coach 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (Los Angeles Lakers, 2004 to 2005)
Mike Malone Assistant Coach 2005-2006 Assistant Coach (New York Knicks, 2001 to 2005)
Chris Jent Assistant Coach 2006-2007 Head Coach (Orlando Magic, 2004 to 2005)
Wes Wilcox Assistant Coach 2006-2007 Pro Personnel Scout (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2005 to 2006)
Danny Ferry General Manager 2005-2006 N/A
Lance Blanks Assistant General Manager 2005-2006 Director of Scouting (San Antonio Spurs, 2002 to 2005)
Chico Averbuck Director of International Scouting 2001-2002 N/A
Steve Hetzel Video Coordinator 2006-2007 Assistant Video Coordinator (San Antonio Spurs, 2005 to 2006)
Trent Redden Basketball Operations Manager 2007-2008 N/A
Bryant Moore Advance Scout 2007-2008 Video Scout (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2006 to 2007)
Mark Cashman Equipment Manager 2001-2002 N/A
Michael Winger Director of Basketball Operations 2005-2006 N/A
Lloyd Pierce Player Development Coordinator 2007-2008 Assistant Coach (Santa Clara, 2002 to 2007)
Max Benton Head Athletic Trainer 2001-2002 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Denver Nuggets, 1995 to 2001)
Stan Kellers Strength and Conditioning Coach 1996-1997 N/A
Mike Mancias Assistant Athletic Trainer 2014-2015 Assistant Athletic Trainer (Miami Heat, 2010 to 2014)
Richard Parker, MD Team Physician 2000-2001 N/A
Alfred Cianflocco, MD Team Physician 2006-2007 N/A
George Sibel Physical Therapist 2006-2007 N/A
Fred McLeod Television Play-By-Play 2006-2007 N/A
Joe Tait Radio Broadcaster 1970-1971 N/A
Olivier Sedra Public Address Announcer 2005-2006 N/A