2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2000–01 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 31st season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. == Season summary == === Off-season === The Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected shooting guard Jamal Crawford from the University of Michigan; however, the team soon traded Crawford to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for rookie center, and first-round draft pick Chris Mihm from the University of Texas at Austin. During the off-season, the team acquired Chris Gatling and Clarence Weatherspoon from the Miami Heat in a three-team trade, acquired Matt Harpring from the Orlando Magic, acquired Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks, and signed free agent Bimbo Coles. === Regular season === With the addition of Gatling, Weatherspoon, Harpring and Mihm, the Cavaliers got off to a strong start winning nine of their first twelve games of the regular season, on their way to a solid 15–7 start to the season. In January, the team traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for former Ohio State University star Jim Jackson. However, the Cavaliers struggled losing 23 of their next 28 games, which included a 10-game losing streak between January and February, and held a 20–27 record at the All-Star break. The Cavaliers finished in sixth place in the Central Division with a disappointing 30–52 record. Second-year star Andre Miller averaged 15.8 points, 8.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Lamond Murray averaged 12.8 points per game, and Weatherspoon provided the team with 11.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game. In addition, Zydrunas Ilgauskas contributed 11.7 points, 6.7 rebounds and 1.5 blocks per game, but only played just 24 games due to continuing foot injuries, while Gatling provided with 11.4 points and 5.3 rebounds per game, Harpring contributed 11.1 points per game, and Jackson provided with 10.3 points per game in 39 games after the trade. Meanwhile, Mihm averaged 7.6 points and 4.7 rebounds per game, and was named to the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, Wesley Person contributed 7.1 points per game, second-year guard Trajan Langdon contributed 6.0 points per game, Traylor averaged 5.7 points and 4.3 rebounds per game, and Coles provided with 4.9 points and 2.9 assists per game. During the NBA All-Star weekend at the MCI Center in Washington, D.C., Miller was selected for the NBA Rookie Challenge Game, as a member of the Sophomores team, while Langdon participated in the NBA 2Ball Competition, along with Eva Nemcova of the WNBA's Cleveland Rockers. The Cavaliers finished 16th in the NBA in home-game attendance, with an attendance of 650,775 at the Gund Arena during the regular season. === Aftermath === Following the season, Randy Wittman was fired as head coach after two seasons with the Cavaliers, while Gatling was traded back to the Miami Heat in a three-team trade, and Jackson signed as a free agent with the Heat during the following season. Meanwhile, Weatherspoon signed with the New York Knicks, and Harpring was traded along with Traylor to the Philadelphia 76ers, who then sent Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets. == Offseason == === Free agents === === Trades === == Draft picks == Crawford traded on draft day to Chicago for #7 pick Chris Mihm. Chicago traded the rights to C Chris Mihm to Cleveland for the rights to G Jamal Crawford and cash. 2nd round pick (#37) traded to Denver in Greg Graham deal. Sent to Miami in Mark Strickland deal. Used to draft Eddie House. == Roster == == Regular season == === Standings === == Game log == === October === Record: 1-0; Home: 0-0; Road: 1–0 === November === Record: 8-5; Home: 6-1; Road: 2–4 === December === Record: 7-7; Home: 4-2; Road: 3–5 === January === Record: 4-11; Home: 3-4; Road: 1–7 === February === Record: 2–10; Home: 1–6; Road: 1–4 === March === Record:; Home:; Road: === April === Record:; Home:; Road: == Player stats == === Regular season === Player statistics citation: == Awards and records == === Awards === === Records === === Milestones === === All-Star === == Transactions == === Trades === === Free agents === === Development League === == References == Cleveland Cavaliers on Database Basketball Cleveland Cavaliers on Basketball Reference