Cavaliers
Depth Chart
The Cavaliers in the Newsroom
- Sleepers · ProPeyton Watson's steals and blocks make him a 9-cat add in ClevelandWatson had three steals and four blocks in 37 minutes against Minnesota, has six of each in three games as a Cavaliers starter, and rose from 151st to 125th on our 9-cat board.
- BreakoutsThe Sixers came back from 29 down, and what it told us about Maxey, Embiid and LeBronTyrese Maxey played 42 minutes for 32 points, Joel Embiid played his second game in three nights, and Cleveland's first game showed what Harden and Mitchell will cost in turnovers.
- Strategy · ProEvan Mobley is a 30th pick in standard 9-cat and a top-ten pick if you punt free throwsEvan Mobley's blocks, rebounds and 56% shooting make him 24th on our ESPN points board but only 30th in 9-cat, where 65% free throws cost him, and 10th once free throws are punted.
- Strategy · ProDouble-double bonuses favor Josh Giddey and the rebounding centersAdding two points for a double-double and four for a triple-double moves Josh Giddey from 22nd to 16th on our ESPN points board and Donovan Clingan from 61st to 53rd.
About the Cavaliers depth chart
Cleveland Cavaliers depth chart for 2026-27 fantasy basketball
This is the Cleveland Cavaliers (CLE, the Cavs) depth chart for the 26-27 NBA season, position by position: who starts, who backs up, who is out and each player’s fantasy rank, read from Sleeper’s chart every night.
The Cavaliers’ first choices are James Harden at point guard, Donovan Mitchell at shooting guard, Peyton Watson at small forward, Evan Mobley at power forward and Jarrett Allen at center.
Their best fantasy asset on our points projections is Donovan Mitchell, ranked 12th, and Evan Mobley is 22nd and James Harden is 32nd.
Jaylon Tyson and Nae'Qwan Tomlin are listed as unable to play.
To use this chart in a fantasy league, the NBA fantasy schedule counts how many games the Cavaliers play each week, the NBA fantasy trade analyzer prices a deal for any of them, and the fantasy basketball rankings set them against every other player in the league.
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