Cleveland Cavaliers depth chart 2026-27
The Cavaliers starting five from their last 3 preseason games (Oct 8 to Oct 13): James Harden, Donovan Mitchell, Peyton Watson, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. First off the bench: Jaylon Tyson and Mario Hezonja.
Ordered by starts and minutes in their last 3 preseason games (Oct 8 to Oct 13). These are preseason games: the chart switches to regular season games after the team's first one on opening night. The trend column is each game's minutes, oldest first.
Cavaliers starting lineup
| Player | Starts | Min per game | Last games | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2 of 3 | 26.5 | . 26 27 | 34.8 | Is he playing?vs Alperen Şengün | |
| 3 of 3 | 22.7 | 17 26 25 | 33.5 | Is he playing?vs Alperen Şengün | |
| 3 of 3 | 21.0 | 17 22 24 | 29.6 | Is he playing?vs Jakob Poeltl | |
| 3 of 3 | 23.7 | 17 27 27 | 31.9 | Is he playing?vs Alperen Şengün | |
| 3 of 3 | 22.3 | 17 25 25 | 27.1 | Is he playing?vs Andrew Nembhard |
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Cavaliers rotation off the bench
12 or more minutes per game in the window, most first.
| Player | Starts | Min per game | Last games | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 of 3 | 21.0 | 17 21 25up 6 | 26.9 | Is he playing?vs Ace Bailey | |
 Mario Hezonja PF | 0 of 3 | 18.3 | 17 17 21 | - | |
 Meleek Thomas PG | 0 of 3 | 18.0 | 23 18 13down 7 | - | |
| 0 of 3 | 15.7 | 16 13 18 | 17.9 | Is he playing? | |
| 0 of 3 | 15.0 | 21 8 16 | 10.9 | Is he playing? | |
 | 0 of 3 | 14.0 | 10 18 . | 26.5 | Is he playing?vs Cedric Coward |
Deep bench
Played in the window, under 12 minutes per game.
| Player | Starts | Min per game | Last games | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Rashaun Agee PF | 0 of 3 | 11.0 | 11 . . | - | |
 Tristan Enaruna PFtwo-way | 0 of 3 | 10.7 | 17 8 7 | - | |
 Ernest Udeh Ctwo-way | 0 of 3 | 10.0 | 15 5 . | - | |
 Riley Minix SFtwo-way | 0 of 3 | 9.5 | 15 . 4down 11 | - | |
| 0 of 3 | 8.7 | 9 7 10 | 12.2 | Is he playing? | |
 Curtis Jones PG | 0 of 3 | 1.0 | 1 . . | - | |
 Zack Austin PF | 0 of 3 | 1.0 | 1 . . | - |
On the roster, no minutes in the preseason window
Injured, resting or outside the rotation, with last season's minutes per game for scale.
| Player | Status | Last season | Links |
|---|---|---|---|
 | Day-To-Day, back, back around Oct 22 | 15.7 | Is he playing? |
 Jaxson Robinson PG | Did not play | - | |
 Kadary Richmond PF | Did not play | - | |
 Khalifa Diop CDAY-TO-DAY | Day-To-Day, left knee, back around Oct 22 | - | |
 Noam Yaacov PG | Did not play | - |
How this depth chart is ordered
Each chart reads the team's last 5 games of the newest kind it has played: preseason games until its first regular season game, then regular season games only. The starting five are the players who started the largest share of the games they played, the newest games counting most and minutes breaking a tie, listed point guard to center.
Everyone else is ordered by minutes per game played in the window. 12 or more minutes per game in at least half the team's games is the rotation; the rest is the bench. The last games column shows each game's minutes, with a dot for a game he did not play.
Designations come from the day's NBA injury report. Players who logged no minutes in the window are listed apart with last season's minutes per game, so an injured starter never drops off his team's chart.
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Common questions
What is the Cavaliers starting lineup?
James Harden (PG), Donovan Mitchell (SG), Peyton Watson (SF), Evan Mobley (C) and Jarrett Allen (C): the five who started the most of their last 3 preseason games (Oct 8 to Oct 13).
Who is the Cavaliers starting point guard?
James Harden, 2 starts in 3 games at 26.5 minutes per game.
Who is the Cavaliers sixth man?
Jaylon Tyson, the most minutes off the bench at 21.0 per game (1 start).
Who is injured on the Cavaliers?
Sam Merrill (day-to-day, right elbow, soreness), Nae'Qwan Tomlin (day-to-day, back) and Khalifa Diop (day-to-day, left knee), on today's injury report.
Why does this Cavaliers depth chart differ from others?
Listed depth charts are a statement of intent and they lag. This one is ordered by the starts and minutes each player actually got in their last 3 preseason games (Oct 8 to Oct 13), and it moves the morning after every game.
By the Parlae deskDepth chart updated Oct 14, 2026 at 10:57 PM ETHow this is builtReport a wrong number