2026 NBA Team Depth Chart: Cleveland Cavaliers

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Functional size roles are inferred from each player’s height relative to the other four teammates in his five-man lineups. Listed positions are shown separately for traditional basketball context. A player’s functional size role does not necessarily indicate his offensive position or defensive matchup. On, Off, and Swing are raw team point differential per 48 minutes. WF RAPM is a first-pass adjusted plus-minus estimate that attempts to account for teammates and opponents.

Functional Center

Top role player: E. Mobley · #12 / 57 · WF RAPM: +5.4 · Group avg: +4.1
League role avg: +2.0 · Starter avg: +3.2
Average
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
E. Mobley
6-11 · PF Starter
65 63 31.9 2,074 +5.76 -2.14 +7.90 +5.4 #12 / 57
T. Bryant
6-9 · C Rotation
60 1 12.2 732 +1.51 +5.38 -3.87 +0.5 #34 / 57
O. Sarr
6-10 · C Depth
4 0 9.8 39 +32.94 +0.31 +32.62 +5.7

Functional Big

Top role player: J. Allen · #10 / 57 · WF RAPM: +5.9 · Group avg: +3.6
League role avg: +1.9 · Starter avg: +2.2
Solid
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
J. Allen
6-9 · C Starter
56 56 27.1 1,519 +6.76 +2.76 +4.00 +5.9 #10 / 57
D. Wade
6-9 · PF Starter
59 38 22.3 1,317 +5.68 +1.76 +3.92 +3.1 #20 / 57
N. Tomlin
6-8 · PF Rotation
64 3 15.7 1,004 +3.59 +5.57 -1.98 +0.6 #38 / 57

Forward / Big Wing

Top role player: D. Hunter · #31 / 37 · WF RAPM: -4.4 · Group avg: -3.6
League role avg: +0.7 · Starter avg: +1.3
Concern
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
D. Hunter
6-7 · SF Starter
43 23 26.2 1,124 -1.15 +6.17 -7.32 -4.4 #31 / 37
T. Enaruna
6-7 · SF Depth
9 0 9.5 85 +24.24 +16.05 +8.19 +6.5

Wing / Forward

Top role player: J. Harden · #37 / 84 · WF RAPM: +1.4 · Group avg: -0.9
League role avg: +0.6 · Starter avg: +1.8
Weakness
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
J. Tyson
6-6 · SG Starter
66 42 26.9 1,777 +3.48 +5.50 -2.01 +0.4 #46 / 84
J. Harden
6-5 · PG/SG Starter
26 26 33.8 879 +4.37 +5.47 -1.10 +1.4 #37 / 84
L. Ball
6-5 · PG Core Rotation
35 3 20.8 728 -0.07 +1.75 -1.81 -3.1 #65 / 84
M. Strus
6-5 · SF Core Rotation
12 5 24.0 288 -0.17 +5.51 -5.67 -3.4
L. Nance Jr.
6-6 · PF/C Rotation
35 3 12.8 449 -2.57 +12.94 -15.51 -4.7
L. Travers
6-6 · SG Depth
12 0 8.6 103 -12.57 +7.00 -19.57 -6.2
R. Minix
6-7 · SF Depth
6 0 8.3 50 +16.38 +11.69 +4.69 +4.8
C. Livingston
6-6 · SF Depth
3 0 5.8 17 +22.04 +3.79 +18.24 +4.7

Guard / Wing

Top role player: D. Mitchell · #3 / 70 · WF RAPM: +9.1 · Group avg: +5.0
League role avg: +0.6 · Starter avg: +3.0
Elite
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
D. Mitchell
6-2 · SG/PG Starter
70 70 33.5 2,342 +7.77 -2.43 +10.20 +9.1 #3 / 70
S. Merrill
6-4 · SG Starter
52 38 26.5 1,377 +7.84 +5.65 +2.19 +5.3 #13 / 70
K. Ellis
6-4 · SG Core Rotation
29 6 24.8 720 +4.66 +7.08 -2.41 -2.8 #54 / 70
T. Proctor
6-4 · PG Rotation
50 1 10.9 546 -0.18 +7.11 -7.28 -3.0 #56 / 70
D. Brown
6-2 · SG Fringe
1 0 2.7 3 -72.00 +20.12 -92.12 -2.3

Functional Guard

Top role player: D. Garland · #54 / 80 · WF RAPM: -1.4 · Group avg: -0.2
League role avg: +0.9 · Starter avg: +2.6
Glaring Hole
Player G GS MPG Min On Off Swing WF RAPM Role Rank
D. Garland
6-1 · PG/SG Starter
26 26 30.5 792 -2.97 +12.67 -15.64 -1.4 #54 / 80
D. Schröder
6-1 · PG/SG Core Rotation
30 3 21.4 641 +1.50 +8.71 -7.21 -2.1 #59 / 80
C. Porter Jr.
6-1 · PG Rotation
64 3 17.9 1,148 +4.60 +5.87 -1.27 +1.6 #38 / 80