Cleveland Cavaliers All-Time Team: Best Starting Five (1979–2026)
Who makes the Cleveland Cavaliers all-time team? We rated every player season from 1979–80 to 2025–26 (226 players) and picked the best season of each star for every spot of the starting five.
The all-time starting five
| Spot | Player | Best season | Rating | Seasons |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PG | Mark Price | 1989–90 | 95 | 9 |
| SG | Donovan Mitchell | 2022–23 | 97 | 4 |
| SF | LeBron James | 2004–05 | 99 | 11 |
| PF | Larry Nance | 1990–91 | 94 | 7 |
| C | Brad Daugherty | 1990–91 | 95 | 8 |
| 6th man | Ron Harper | 1986–87 | 96 | 3 |
| 7th man | Andre Drummond | 2020–21 | 95 | 1 |
Ratings (out of 99) are calculated by Basketball Draft Game: 82-0 from public season stats compared with the league – not official ratings.
Top 10 player seasons
- LeBron James – 2017–18 Cleveland Cavaliers (99)
- LeBron James – 2016–17 Cleveland Cavaliers (99)
- LeBron James – 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers (99)
- LeBron James – 2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers (99)
- LeBron James – 2007–08 Cleveland Cavaliers (99)
- LeBron James – 2005–06 Cleveland Cavaliers (99)
- LeBron James – 2004–05 Cleveland Cavaliers (99)
- LeBron James – 2015–16 Cleveland Cavaliers (98)
- LeBron James – 2014–15 Cleveland Cavaliers (98)
- LeBron James – 2006–07 Cleveland Cavaliers (98)
Best team seasons
- 2008–09 Cleveland Cavaliers: 66-16
- 2024–25 Cleveland Cavaliers: 64-18
- 2009–10 Cleveland Cavaliers: 61-21
- 1988–89 Cleveland Cavaliers: 57-25
- 1991–92 Cleveland Cavaliers: 57-25
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Who is the best Cleveland Cavaliers player since 1979–80?
By our ratings, LeBron James in 2017–18 had the best season (99).
What was the best Cleveland Cavaliers season?
2008–09, with a 66-16 record.
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