During the offseason it’s OK for teams to carry as many as 20 players, but clubs must trim their rosters down to a maximum of 15 by opening night. In the meantime, some teams will hang around that 15-man line, while others will max out their roster counts. Some clubs may actually have more than 15 contracts that are at least partially guaranteed on the books. That means they’ll end up paying players who won’t be on the regular season roster, unless they can find trade partners.
With plenty more movement still to come, here’s the latest look at the Cavaliers’ roster size, the contract guarantee status of each player, and how each player came to be on Cleveland’s roster.
(Last Updated 3-9-16, 3:00pm)
Fully Guaranteed (14)
- Matthew Dellavedova (G) — 6’4″/24 years old. Free agent signing.
- Channing Frye (F) — 6’11″/32 years old. Acquired via trade from Magic..
- Kyrie Irving (G) — 6’3″/23 years old. Drafted with No. 1 overall pick in 2011.
- LeBron James (F) — 6’8″/30 years old. Free agent signing.
- Richard Jefferson (F) — 6’7″/35 years old. Free agent signing.
- James Jones (F) — 6’8″/34 years old. Free agent signing.
- Sasha Kaun (C) — 7’0″/30 years old. Draft rights acquired from Thunder.
- Kevin Love (F) — 6’10″/26 years old. Acquired via trade from Timberwolves.
- Jordan McRae (G) — 6’5″/24 years old. Free agent signing.
- Timofey Mozgov, (C) — 7’1″/28 years old. Acquired via a trade with Nuggets.
- Iman Shumpert (G) — 6’5″/25 years old. Acquired via trade from Knicks.
- J.R. Smith (G) — 6’6″/29 years old. Acquired via trade from Knicks.
- Tristan Thompson (F) — 6’9″/24 years old. Drafted with No. 4 overall pick in 2011.
- Mo Williams (G) — 6’1″/32 years old. Free agent signing.
10-Day Contracts (0)
- None
TOTAL ROSTER COUNT (14)