Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters
1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster
1970-1971 Cleveland Depth Chart
PG | SG | SF | PF | C | |
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Starters | J. Warren | B. Smith | J. Johnson | D. Sorenson | W. Wesley |
Rotation | B. Washington | B. Lewis | L. Mikan | L. Rackley | |
Rotation | J. Cooke | ||||
Lim PT | B. Beard | G. Freeman |
1970-1971 Central Division Standings
Rank | Team | Record | GB |
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1 | Baltimore Bullets | 42-40 | - |
2 | Atlanta Hawks | 36-46 | 6 |
3 | Cincinnati Royals | 33-49 | 9 |
4 | Cleveland Cavaliers | 15-67 | 27 |
1970-1971 Cleveland Awards & Honors
Player | Award / Honor |
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John Johnson | Eastern All-Star Coaches Selection (1971) |
1970-1971 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders
Player | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST |
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Walt Wesley | 82 | 29.6 | 17.7 | 8.7 | 1.0 |
Bingo Smith | 77 | 30.3 | 15.2 | 5.6 | 3.4 |
John Johnson | 67 | 34.5 | 16.6 | 6.8 | 4.8 |
John Warren | 82 | 31.8 | 11.5 | 4.2 | 4.2 |
Dave Sorenson | 79 | 24.6 | 11.3 | 6.2 | 2.1 |
McCoy McLemore | 58 | 31.7 | 11.7 | 8.0 | 3.0 |
Luther Rackley | 74 | 19.4 | 7.6 | 5.3 | 0.9 |
Bobby Lewis | 79 | 23.4 | 5.9 | 2.6 | 3.1 |
Bobby Washington | 47 | 17.5 | 7.4 | 2.2 | 4.0 |
Joe Cooke | 73 | 9.9 | 4.3 | 1.6 | 1.3 |
Larry Mikan | 53 | 10.1 | 3.0 | 2.6 | 0.8 |
Johnny Egan | 26 | 15.8 | 4.0 | 1.2 | 2.2 |
Cliff Anderson | 23 | 7.4 | 3.4 | 1.6 | 0.7 |
Gary Suiter | 30 | 4.7 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.1 |
Len Chappell | 6 | 14.3 | 6.8 | 3.0 | 0.2 |
Gary Freeman | 11 | 4.3 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.4 |
1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster Composition
Selected via Draft |
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Joe Cooke was selected as the #9 pick in the 6 Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Joe Cooke signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1970. John Johnson was selected as the #7 pick in the First Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. John Johnson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1970. Dave Sorenson was selected as the #9 pick in the Second Round of the 1970 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. Dave Sorenson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 1, 1970. |
Acquired via Trade |
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Gary Freeman was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Milwaukee Bucks on February 1, 1971. |
Acquired via Waiver Claim |
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Bobby Washington was claimed off of the waiver wire by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Milwaukee Bucks on December 11, 1970. |
Acquired via Expansion Draft |
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Butch Beard was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Atlanta Hawks on May 11, 1970. Bobby Lewis was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Golden State Warriors on May 11, 1970. Luther Rackley was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Cincinnati Royals on May 11, 1970. Bingo Smith was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the San Diego Rockets on May 11, 1970. John Warren was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the New York Knicks on May 11, 1970. Walt Wesley was taken in the 1970 Expansion Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Chicago Bulls on May 11, 1970. |
Acquired via Free Agency |
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Larry Mikan signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on November 7, 1970. |
1970-1971 Cleveland Cavaliers Front Office
Staff Member | Position | Start Season | Previous Job |
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Bill Fitch | Head Coach | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Nick Mileti | Owner, General Manager | 1970-1971 | N/A |
Joe Tait | Radio Broadcaster | 1970-1971 | N/A |