Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Rosters

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2008-2009 Cleveland Cavaliers Regular Season Roster

Jersey Player Pos HT WT YOS Pre-Draft Team Draft Status Nationality
1 Daniel Gibson G 6-2 200 2 Texas 2006 Rnd 2 Pick 12 United States
21 J.J. Hickson PF 6-9 242 0 NC State 2008 Rnd 1 Pick 19 United States
11 Zydrunas Ilgauskas C 7-3 260 12 BC Aisciai-Atletas (Lithuania) 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 20 Lithuania
00 Darnell Jackson F 6-8 241 0 Kansas 2008 Rnd 2 Pick 22 United States
23 LeBron James F 6-9 250 5 St. Vincent St. Mary High School (Ohio) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
24 Trey Johnson SF 6-5 215 0 Jackson State 2007 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States / Qatar
8 Tarence Kinsey GF 6-6 185 2 South Carolina 2006 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
  Shaquille O'Neal C 7-1 325 16 LSU 1992 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
3 Sasha Pavlovic GF 6-7 235 5 Buducnost (Montenegro) 2003 Rnd 1 Pick 19 Serbia
32 Joe Smith F 6-10 225 13 Maryland 1995 Rnd 1 Pick 1 United States
20 Eric Snow G 6-3 190 13 Michigan State 1995 Rnd 2 Pick 14 United States
10 Wally Szczerbiak F 6-7 240 9 Miami (OH) 1999 Rnd 1 Pick 6 United States / Spain
17 Anderson Varejao C 6-10 273 4 Barca (Spain) 2004 Rnd 2 Pick 1 Brazil
4 Ben Wallace FC 6-9 240 12 Virginia Union 1996 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
13 Delonte West G 6-3 180 4 Saint Joseph's 2004 Rnd 1 Pick 24 United States
31 Jawad Williams F 6-9 225 0 North Carolina 2005 NBA Draft, Undrafted United States
2 Mo Williams G 6-1 198 5 Alabama 2003 Rnd 2 Pick 18 United States
55 Lorenzen Wright F-C 6-11 255 12 Memphis 1996 Rnd 1 Pick 7 United States

2008-2009 Cleveland Depth Chart

  PG SG SF PF C
Starters M. Williams D. West L. James A. Varejao Z. Ilgauskas
Rotation D. Gibson S. Pavlovic W. Szczerbiak J. Smith  
Rotation     T. Kinsey B. Wallace  
Rotation       D. Jackson  
Lim PT     J. Williams J. Hickson L. Wright

2008-2009 Central Division Standings

RankTeamRecordGB
1Cleveland Cavaliers66-16-
2Chicago Bulls41-4125
3Detroit Pistons39-4327
4Indiana Pacers36-4630
5Milwaukee Bucks34-4832

2008-2009 Cleveland Awards & Honors

Player Award / Honor
LeBron James Michael Jordan Most Valuable Player (2009)
LeBron James All-NBA First Team (2009)
LeBron James Player Of The Month (Nov 08, Jan 09, Mar 09, Apr 09)
LeBron James Player Of The Week (11/10/08, 11/17/08, 12/29/08, 01/26/09, 02/09/09, 03/16/09, 03/23/09)
LeBron James All-NBA Defensive First Team (2009)
LeBron James Eastern All-Star Fan Vote Selection (2009)
Mo Williams Eastern All-Star Replacement Selection (2009)
Mo Williams Skills Challenge Participant (2009)

2008-2009 Cleveland Season Stat Leaders

Player GP MIN PTS REB AST STL BLK TOV
LeBron James 81 37.7 28.4 7.6 7.2 1.7 1.1 3.0
Mo Williams 81 35.0 17.8 3.4 4.1 0.9 0.1 2.2
Zydrunas Ilgauskas 65 27.2 12.9 7.5 1.0 0.4 1.3 1.4
Delonte West 64 33.6 11.7 3.2 3.5 1.5 0.2 1.4
Anderson Varejao 81 28.5 8.6 7.2 1.0 0.9 0.8 1.0
Daniel Gibson 75 23.9 7.8 2.1 1.8 0.6 0.2 0.8
Wally Szczerbiak 74 20.6 7.0 3.1 1.1 0.4 0.1 0.7
Sasha Pavlovic 66 16.0 4.6 1.9 1.1 0.3 0.2 0.7
J.J. Hickson 62 11.4 4.0 2.7 0.1 0.2 0.5 0.7
Ben Wallace 56 23.5 2.9 6.5 0.8 0.9 1.3 0.6
Joe Smith 21 19.6 6.5 4.8 0.8 0.3 0.7 0.5
Tarence Kinsey 50 5.5 2.0 0.8 0.2 0.2 0.0 0.4
Darnell Jackson 51 8.4 1.9 1.7 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.3
Lorenzen Wright 18 6.9 1.3 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5
Jawad Williams 10 2.0 1.2 0.2 0.0 0.1 0.0 0.1
Trey Johnson 4 3.5 1.0 0.2 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.2

2008-2009 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. Daniel Gibson re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 15, 2008.

J.J. Hickson was selected as the #19 pick in the First Round of the 2008 NBA Draft by the Cleveland Cavaliers. J.J. Hickson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on July 10, 2008.

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 Darnell Jackson, the #22 pick in the Second Round of the 2008 NBA Draft, were acquired by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Miami Heat on June 27, 2008. Darnell Jackson signed a multi-year contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 8, 2008.

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.

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. Delonte West re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 12, 2008.

Mo Williams was acquired in a trade by the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Milwaukee Bucks on August 13, 2008.

Acquired via Free Agency

Tarence Kinsey signed a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on August 1, 2008.

Joe Smith signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on March 5, 2009.

Jawad Williams signed a contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 12, 2009. Jawad Williams re-signed to a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on January 23, 2009. Jawad Williams re-signed to a multi-year contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on April 9, 2009.

Lorenzen Wright signed a contract as a free agent with the Cleveland Cavaliers on September 5, 2008.

2008-2009 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)
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)
Dan Vincent Assistant Video Coordinator 2008-2009 Video Intern (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2007 to 2008)
Ryan Winters Assistant Video Coordinator 2008-2009 N/A
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
Wes Wilcox Director of Player Personnel 2008-2009 Assistant Coach (Cleveland Cavaliers, 2006 to 2008)
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