1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season March 2026 August 2023 Cleveland Cavaliers 1983 23 59 Central 5 10 Tom Nissalke Harry Weltman Ted Stepien Coliseum at Richfield Did not qualify CLE WUAB WBBGDolgan, Bob September 11, 2007 Successful, Except as Owner of Cavs The Plain Dealer Plain Dealer Publishing Co. D1 - Sports The 1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 13th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Cleveland, Ohio. It involved the team going 23–59 in Ted Stepien's final season as the team's owner. Draft picks Round Pick Player Nationality School/Club team 1 12 John Bagley PG Boston College 2 28 Dave Magley PF Kansas Roster Cleveland Cavaliers 1982–83 #77222F white #C89A69 #77222F 5 John Bagley basketball PG 6 0 185 1960-04-23 Boston College 44 Jeff Cook basketball PF 6 10 215 1956-10-21 Idaho State 23 Bruce Flowers PF 6 8 225 1957-06-13 Notre Dame 21 World B. Free SG 6 2 185 1953-12-09 Guilford 41 Steve Hayes basketball C 7 0 205 1955-08-02 Idaho State 35 Phil Hubbard SF 6 8 215 1956-12-13 Michigan 20 Geoff Huston basketball PG 6 2 175 1957-11-08 Texas Tech 9 Larry Kenon PF 6 9 205 1952-12-13 Memphis 52 Sam Lacey C 6 10 235 1948-03-28 New Mexico State 24 Carl Nicks basketball SG 6 1 175 1958-10-06 Indiana State 11 Cliff Robinson basketball, born 1960 PF 6 9 220 1960-03-13 USC 25 Darren Tillis C 6 11 215 1960-02-23 Cleveland State 33 Bob Wilkerson SF 6 6 195 1954-08-15 Indiana Tom Nissalke Don Delaney Gene Littles https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1983.html March 30, 1983 Regular season Season standings CLE CLE z - clinched division title y - clinched division title x - clinched playoff spot Game log Cleveland Cavaliers 1983 #B22222 white Total: 23–59 (Home: 15–26; Road: 8–33) Cleveland Cavaliers October yes #FFCC33 navy 0 2 0 0 Cleveland Cavaliers November #FFCC33 navy 1 4 1 7 Cleveland Cavaliers December #FFCC33 navy 2 5 0 7 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 7, 1982 || Atlanta | L 90–102 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield2,254 | 3–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 16, 1982 || @ Atlanta | L 97–106 | | | | The Omni4,564 | 3–20 Cleveland Cavaliers January #FFCC33 navy 3 5 2 5 Cleveland Cavaliers February #FFCC33 navy 5 3 1 3 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 1, 1983 || @ Atlanta | L 84–93 | | | | The Omni4,802 | 9–36 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || February 4, 1983 || Atlanta | L 81–92 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield2,066 | 9–38 Cleveland Cavaliers March #FFCC33 navy 2 3 2 9 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 18, 1983 || Atlanta | L 73–97 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield2,461 | 17–49 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 29, 1983 || @ Atlanta | L 82–95 | | | | The Omni5,064 | 18–54 Cleveland Cavaliers April #FFCC33 navy 2 3 2 2 CLE 1983 Player statistics Player GP GS MPG FG% 3FG% FT% RPG APG SPG BPG PPGWorld B. Free545135.945.835.774.72.93.71.50.224.2Scott Wedman353536.948.040.984.45.92.50.70.318.1Cliff Robinson777533.847.70.070.811.11.90.80.818.0James Edwards15825.548.70.062.36.40.90.50.912.3Geoff Huston807934.048.233.368.62.06.10.90.112.2Ron Brewer211826.840.00.086.31.81.31.00.311.4Phil Hubbard823823.848.20.068.95.71.11.10.19.5Larry Kenon32719.547.20.076.13.71.10.70.37.3Jeff Cook302026.153.70.076.06.91.50.90.67.1Carl Nicks9216.444.10.064.72.91.20.70.07.0Bob Wilkerson771122.141.70.075.03.12.50.90.26.7John Bagley68314.643.20.076.21.42.50.80.15.7Paul Mokeski231823.445.50.061.56.01.10.51.05.5Bruce Flowers53513.253.40.077.43.40.90.40.24.9Sam Lacey603320.542.022.278.43.92.00.50.44.2Darren Tillis37413.043.70.063.63.30.40.20.84.1Steve Hayes65316.347.90.056.93.60.60.30.63.6Dave Magley1404.025.00.050.00.70.10.10.00.9 Player statistics citation:1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats https://www.basketball-reference.com/teams/CLE/1983.html 2021-07-10 Basketball-Reference.com en Transactions October 7, 1982 - Traded a 1986 2nd round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons for Steve Hayes. October 11, 1982 - Waived Mike Evans. October 22, 1982 - Waived Michael Wilson. October 25, 1982 - Traded Brad Branson to the Indiana Pacers for a 1983 2nd round draft pick. October 28, 1982 - Waived Lowes Moore. December 6, 1982 - Signed Sam Lacey as a free agent. December 15, 1982 - Traded Ron Brewer to the Golden State Warriors for World B. Free. December 20, 1982 - Waived Paul Mokeski. January 7, 1983 - Waived Dave Magley. January 10, 1983 - Acquired player rights to Larry Kenon from the Golden State Warriors. January 14, 1983 - Traded Scott Wedman to the Boston Celtics for Darren Tillis and a 1983 1st round draft pick. February 7, 1983 - Traded James Edwards and a 1983 1st round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Jeff Cook, a 1983 1st round draft pick, and a 1983 3rd round draft pick. March 21, 1983 - Waived Larry Kenon. March 30, 1983 - Signed Carl Nicks as a free agent. June 27, 1983 - Traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for Lonnie Shelton. References Category:Cleveland Cavaliers seasons C Cleveland Cl\eveland