The Season in Brief
The 2008-09 Cleveland Cavaliers went 66-16, best record in the NBA. Led by LeBron James, Mo Williams and Delonte West, they posted a +8.68 SRS and went 10-4 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - LeBron James leads at 50%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | LeBron James | 28.4 |
| Rebounds | LeBron James | 7.6 |
| Assists | LeBron James | 7.2 |
| Steals | LeBron James | 1.7 |
| Blocks | Ben Wallace | 1.3 |
| True Shooting | LeBron James | 59.1 |
| 3-Pointers | Mo Williams | 183 |
| Def. Win Shares | LeBron James | 6.5 |
The Roster, by Fame
LeBron JamesMVPAll-NBA 1stAll-Defense 1stAll-Star20602Mo WilliamsAll-Star4003Delonte West★334Zydrunas Ilgauskas305Anderson Varejao236Ben Wallace177Daniel Gibson168Wally Szczerbiak169Sasha Pavlovic1210J.J. Hickson811Darnell Jackson★312Tarence Kinsey213Jawad Williams214Joe Smith215Lorenzen Wright116Trey Johnson★1
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LeBron James | 81 | 28.4 | 7.6 | 7.2 | 1.7 | 1.1 | 59.1 | 132 | 6.5 | 206 |
| Mo Williams | 81 | 17.8 | 3.4 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0.1 | 58.8 | 183 | 3.7 | 40 |
| Delonte West★ | 64 | 11.7 | 3.2 | 3.5 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 55.9 | 91 | 3.4 | 33 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 65 | 12.9 | 7.5 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 1.3 | 52.3 | 15 | 3.5 | 30 |
| Anderson Varejao | 81 | 8.6 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 56.5 | 0 | 4.7 | 23 |
| Ben Wallace | 56 | 2.9 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 1.3 | 45.0 | 0 | 2.9 | 17 |
| Daniel Gibson | 75 | 7.8 | 2.1 | 1.8 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 51.9 | 108 | 2.3 | 16 |
| Wally Szczerbiak | 74 | 7.0 | 3.1 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 58.1 | 69 | 2.2 | 16 |
| Sasha Pavlovic | 66 | 4.6 | 1.9 | 1.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 51.0 | 48 | 1.5 | 12 |
| J.J. Hickson | 62 | 4.0 | 2.7 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 54.8 | 0 | 1.3 | 8 |
| Darnell Jackson★ | 51 | 1.9 | 1.7 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 48.3 | 0 | 0.7 | 3 |
| Tarence Kinsey | 50 | 2.0 | 0.8 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 59.5 | 7 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Jawad Williams | 10 | 1.2 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 50.0 | 2 | 0.0 | 2 |
| Joe Smith | 21 | 6.5 | 4.8 | 0.8 | 0.3 | 0.7 | 53.4 | 1 | 0.7 | 2 |
| Lorenzen Wright | 17 | 1.4 | 1.5 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 37.7 | 0 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Trey Johnson★ | 4 | 1.0 | 0.3 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 29.6 | 0 | 0.0 | 1 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 26.6
- Youngest: J.J. Hickson (20)
- Oldest: Ben Wallace (34)
Rookies & Newcomers
- J.J. Hickson - rookie
- Darnell Jackson - rookie
- Jawad Williams - rookie
- Trey Johnson - rookie
- Mo Williams - new to the team
- Tarence Kinsey - new to the team
- Lorenzen Wright - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- LeBron James - pick #1 (2003)
- Mo Williams - pick #47 (2003)
- Delonte West - pick #24 (2004)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas - pick #20 (1996)
- Anderson Varejao - pick #30 (2004)
The Playoff Run
10-4 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Cleveland Cavaliers fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
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1 championship season marked above the arc.