The 2007-08 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 38th season of NBA basketball in Cleveland, Ohio. The Cavaliers were the defending Eastern Conference champions.
Key dates:
- On June 28, the 2007 NBA Draft took place in New York City, New York.
- On July 1, the free agency period started.
- On October 9, the Cavaliers' pre-season began with a 62-81 loss to Washington Wizards.
- On October 31, the Cavaliers' season started with a 74-92 loss to the Dallas Mavericks.
- On November 2, the Cavaliers signed Sasha Pavlović to a multi-year extension.
- On November 2, the Cavaliers defeated the New York Knicks 110-106 for their first win.
- On November 27, the Cavaliers handed the Boston Celtics their second loss of the season.
- On December 5, the Cavaliers matched the offer sheet of the Charlotte Bobcats to retain Anderson Varejão and waived Demetris Nichols.
- On January 17, the Cavaliers defeated the San Antonio Spurs in San Antonio for the second straight year.
- On January 23, a victory over the Washington Wizards gave the Cavaliers a season-long five-game win streak.
- On February 21, in a three-team trade, the Cavaliers acquired Ben Wallace, Joe Smith, a 2009 second-round pick from the Chicago Bulls, and a trade exception, plus Wally Szczerbiak and Delonte West from the Seattle SuperSonics.
- On March 5, LeBron James scored 50 points against the New York Knicks which led to victory.
- On March 10, an 88-80 victory over the Portland Trail Blazers put the Cavaliers a season-high 10 games over 0.500.
- On May 2, the Cavaliers defeated the Washington Wizards 105-88 to advance to the second round of the NBA Playoffs.
- On May 18, the Cavaliers fell to the Boston Celtics 92-97 in Game 7 of the Eastern Conference Semifinals.
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Draft picks
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Cleveland did not have a draft pick in the 2007 NBA Draft due to trades from previous seasons.
Roster
Cleveland Cavaliers roster
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Players |
Coaches |
Pos. |
No. |
Name |
Height |
Weight |
DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) |
From |
C |
41 |
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Allred, Lance |
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
250 lb (113 kg) |
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Weber State |
SG |
33 |
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Brown, Devin |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
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Texas–San Antonio |
PG |
1 |
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Gibson, Daniel |
6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
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Texas |
C |
11 |
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Ilgauskas, Žydrūnas |
7 ft 3 in (2.21 m) |
260 lb (118 kg) |
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Lithuania |
SF |
23 |
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James, LeBron (C) |
6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
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St. Vincent - St. Mary High School |
PG |
19 |
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Jones, Damon |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
190 lb (86 kg) |
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Houston |
C |
27 |
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Jones, Dwayne |
6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) |
251 lb (114 kg) |
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Saint Joseph's |
G/F |
3 |
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Pavlović, Sasha |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
210 lb (95 kg) |
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Serbia |
PF |
32 |
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Smith, Joe |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
225 lb (102 kg) |
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Maryland |
PG |
20 |
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Snow, Eric |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
205 lb (93 kg) |
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Michigan State |
G/F |
10 |
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Szczerbiak, Wally |
6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) |
244 lb (111 kg) |
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Miami (OH) |
G |
12 |
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Thomas, Billy |
6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) |
220 lb (100 kg) |
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Kansas |
F/C |
17 |
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Varejão, Anderson |
6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
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Brazil |
F/C |
4 |
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Wallace, Ben |
6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) |
240 lb (109 kg) |
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Virginia Union |
PG |
13 |
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West, Delonte |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) |
180 lb (82 kg) |
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Saint Joseph's |
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- Head coach
- Assistant coach(es)
- Legend
- (C) Team captain
- (DP) Unsigned draft pick
- (FA) Free agent
- (S) Suspended
- Injured
Roster • Transactions
Last transaction: 2008-02-15
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Depth chart
Regular season
Standings
Game log
December
Record: 5–9 ; Home: 4–3 ; Road: 1–6
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Leading scorer |
Attendance |
Record |
18 |
December 2 |
Cleveland |
70–80 |
Boston |
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Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (12) |
18,624 |
9–9 |
19 |
December 4 |
New Jersey |
100–79 |
Cleveland |
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Shannon Brown (20) |
19,838 |
9–10 |
20 |
December 5 |
Cleveland |
86–105 |
Washington |
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Three-way tie (13) |
17,684 |
9–11 |
21 |
December 8 |
Cleveland |
93–96 |
Charlotte |
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Larry Hughes (22) |
17,624 |
9–12 |
22 |
December 11 |
Indiana |
105–118 |
Cleveland |
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Larry Hughes (36) |
20,010 |
10–12 |
23 |
December 14 |
Cleveland |
97–105 |
New Jersey |
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LeBron James (29) |
15,242 |
10–13 |
24 |
December 15 |
Philadelphia |
92–86 |
Cleveland |
|
Two-way tie (21) |
20,562 |
10–14 |
25 |
December 17 |
Milwaukee |
99–104 |
Cleveland |
OT |
LeBron James (31) |
20,562 |
11–14 |
26 |
December 19 |
Cleveland |
90–108 |
NY Knicks |
|
LeBron James (32) |
18,704 |
11–15 |
27 |
December 20 |
LA Lakers |
90–94 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (33) |
20,562 |
12–15 |
28 |
December 23 |
Golden State |
105–96 |
Cleveland |
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LeBron James (25) |
20,562 |
12–16 |
29 |
December 25 |
Miami |
82–96 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (25) |
20,562 |
13–16 |
30 |
December 27 |
Cleveland |
88–81 |
Dallas |
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LeBron James (24) |
20,462 |
14–16 |
31 |
December 29 |
Cleveland |
76–86 |
New Orleans |
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LeBron James (21) |
17,623 |
14–17 |
January
Record: 11–3 ; Home: 5–1 ; Road: 6–2
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Leading scorer |
Attendance |
Record |
32 |
January 2 |
Atlanta |
98–94 |
Cleveland |
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LeBron James (36) |
20,562 |
15–17 |
33 |
January 4 |
Sacramento |
97–93 |
Cleveland |
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LeBron James (24) |
20,562 |
16–17 |
34 |
January 6 |
Cleveland |
93–90 |
Toronto |
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LeBron James (39) |
19,800 |
17–17 |
35 |
January 8 |
Seattle |
95–79 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (22) |
20,409 |
18–17 |
36 |
January 9 |
Cleveland |
81–90 |
Atlanta |
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LeBron James (31) |
16,246 |
18–18 |
37 |
January 11 |
Charlotte |
113–106 |
Cleveland |
OT |
LeBron James (31) |
20,562 |
19–18 |
38 |
January 15 |
Cleveland |
132–124 |
Memphis |
OT |
LeBron James (51) |
13,871 |
20–18 |
39 |
January 17 |
Cleveland |
90–88 |
San Antonio |
|
LeBron James (27) |
18,482 |
21–18 |
40 |
January 21 |
Cleveland |
97–90 |
Miami |
|
LeBron James (27) |
19,600 |
22–18 |
41 |
January 23 |
Washington |
121–85 |
Cleveland |
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Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (24) |
20,562 |
23–18 |
42 |
January 25 |
Phoenix |
108–110 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (36) |
20,562 |
23–19 |
43 |
January 27 |
Cleveland |
98–95 |
LA Lakers |
|
LeBron James (41) |
18,997 |
24–19 |
44 |
January 30 |
Cleveland |
84–83 |
Portland |
|
LeBron James (37) |
20,501 |
25–19 |
45 |
January 31 |
Cleveland |
95–101 |
Seattle |
|
Larry Hughes (28) |
13,109 |
25–20 |
February
Record: 8–6; Home: 5–3 ; Road: 3–3
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Leading scorer |
Attendance |
Record |
46 |
February 2 |
LA Clippers |
98–84 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (28) |
20,562 |
26–20 |
47 |
February 5 |
Boston |
114–113 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (33) |
20,562 |
27–20 |
48 |
February 7 |
Cleveland |
77–92 |
Houston |
|
LeBron James (32) |
18,402 |
27–21 |
49 |
February 8 |
Cleveland |
100–95 |
Atlanta |
|
LeBron James (26) |
19,335 |
28–21 |
50 |
February 10 |
Denver |
83–113 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (30) |
20,562 |
28–22 |
51 |
February 11 |
Cleveland |
118–111 |
Orlando |
|
Larry Hughes (40) |
17,519 |
29–22 |
52 |
February 13 |
San Antonio |
105–112 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (39) |
20,562 |
29–23 |
53 |
February 19 |
Houston |
85–93 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (26) |
20,562 |
29–24 |
54 |
February 20 |
Cleveland |
106–97 |
Indiana |
|
LeBron James (31) |
13,096 |
30–24 |
55 |
February 22 |
Washington |
90–89 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (33) |
20,562 |
31–24 |
56 |
February 24 |
Memphis |
109–89 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (25) |
20,562 |
32–24 |
57 |
February 26 |
Cleveland |
102–105 |
Milwaukee |
|
LeBron James (35) |
15,346 |
32–25 |
58 |
February 27 |
Cleveland |
87–92 |
Boston |
|
LeBron James (26) |
18,624 |
32–26 |
59 |
February 29 |
Minnesota |
92–84 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (30) |
20,562 |
33–26 |
March
Record: 8–7; Home: 7–1 ; Road: 1–6
# |
Date |
Visitor |
Score |
Home |
OT |
Leading scorer |
Attendance |
Record |
60 |
March 2 |
Chicago |
95–86 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (37) |
20,562 |
34–26 |
61 |
March 5 |
Cleveland |
119–105 |
NY Knicks |
|
LeBron James (50) |
18,760 |
35–26 |
62 |
March 6 |
Cleveland |
96–107 |
Chicago |
|
LeBron James (39) |
22,097 |
35–27 |
63 |
March 8 |
Indiana |
103–95 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (38) |
20,562 |
36–27 |
64 |
March 10 |
Portland |
88–80 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (24) |
20,213 |
37–27 |
65 |
March 12 |
Cleveland |
99–104 |
New Jersey |
|
LeBron James (42) |
18,287 |
37–28 |
66 |
March 13 |
Cleveland |
99–101 |
Washington |
|
LeBron James (25) |
20,173 |
37–29 |
67 |
March 16 |
Charlotte |
98–91 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (33) |
20,562 |
38–29 |
68 |
March 17 |
Cleveland |
90–104 |
Orlando |
|
LeBron James (30) |
17,519 |
38–30 |
69 |
March 19 |
Detroit |
89–73 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (30) |
20,562 |
39–30 |
70 |
March 21 |
Toronto |
90–83 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (29) |
20,562 |
40–30 |
71 |
March 22 |
Cleveland |
98–108 |
Milwaukee |
|
LeBron James (29) |
15,337 |
40–31 |
72 |
March 26 |
New Orleans |
99–100 |
Cleveland |
|
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas (29) |
20,562 |
40–32 |
73 |
March 29 |
Cleveland |
71–85 |
Detroit |
|
LeBron James (13) |
22,076 |
40–33 |
74 |
March 30 |
Philadelphia |
91–88 |
Cleveland |
|
LeBron James (26) |
20,562 |
41–33 |
April
Record: 4–4 ; Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1
- Green background indicates win.
- Red background indicates loss.
2007–08 game log
Total: 45–37 (Home: 30–11; Road: 20–21) |
October: 0–1 (Home: 0–1; Road: 0–0)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
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November : 8–8 (Home: 4–2; Road: 4–6)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
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December : 5–9 (Home: 4–3; Road: 1–6)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
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January : 8–3 (Home: 5–1; Road: 3–2)
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February : 8–6 (Home: 5–3; Road: 3–3)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
49 |
February 8, 2008 |
@ Atlanta |
W 100–95 |
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Phillips Arena
19,335 |
28–21 |
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March : 8–7 (Home: 7–1; Road: 1–6)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
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April : 4–4 (Home: 2–3; Road: 2–1)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Record |
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2007–08 season schedule |
Playoffs
2008 playoff game log |
First Round: 4–2 (Home: 2–1; Road: 2–1)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Series |
1 |
April 19 |
Washington |
93–86 |
James (32) |
Ilgauskas (11) |
Gibson, West (5) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
1–0 |
2 |
April 21 |
Washington |
116–86 |
James (30) |
Ilgauskas, James (9) |
James (12) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
2–0 |
3 |
April 24 |
@ Washington |
72–108 |
James (22) |
Varejão (9) |
James, Szczerbiak, Varejão (3) |
Verizon Center
20,173 |
2–1 |
4 |
April 27 |
@ Washington |
100–97 |
James (34) |
James, Wallace (12) |
James (7) |
Verizon Center
20,173 |
3–1 |
5 |
April 30 |
Washington |
87–88 |
James (34) |
James (10) |
West (8) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
3–2 |
6 |
May 2 |
@ Washington |
105–88 |
James (27) |
James (13) |
James (13) |
Verizon Center
20,173 |
4–2 |
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Conference Semifinals: 3–4 (Home: 3–0; Road: 0–4)
Game |
Date
Time |
Team |
Score |
High points |
High rebounds |
High assists |
Location
Attendance |
Series |
1 |
May 6 |
@ Boston |
72–76 |
Ilgauskas (22) |
Ilgauskas (12) |
James (9) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
0–1 |
2 |
May 8 |
@ Boston |
73–89 |
James (21) |
Varejão (10) |
James (6) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
0–2 |
3 |
May 10 |
Boston |
108–84 |
James, West (21) |
Wallace (9) |
James (8) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
1–2 |
4 |
May 12 |
Boston |
88–77 |
James (21) |
Ilgauskas, Wallace (7) |
James (13) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
2–2 |
5 |
May 14 |
@ Boston |
89–96 |
James (35) |
Ilgauskas, Varejão (7) |
James (5) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
2–3 |
6 |
May 16 |
Boston |
74–69 |
James (32) |
James (12) |
James (6) |
Quicken Loans Arena
20,562 |
3–3 |
7 |
May 18 |
@ Boston |
92–97 |
James (45) |
Smith (6) |
James (6) |
TD Banknorth Garden
18,624 |
3–4 |
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2008 playoff schedule |
Player stats
Regular season
*Statistics include only games with the Cavaliers
Playoffs
Awards, records and milestones
Awards
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from November 19 through November 25.[4]
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played December 31, 2007 through January 6, 2008.[5]
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for January 2008.[6]
- Mike Brown was named the Eastern Conference Coach of the Month for January 2008.[7]
- Daniel Gibson, 33 points, was named the MVP of the Rookie Challenge Game during NBA All-Star Week on February 15, 2008.
- LeBron James, 27 points, 9 assists, 8 rebounds, was named the MVP of the NBA All-Star Game during NBA All-Star week on February 17, 2008.
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Week for games played from February 18 through February 24.[8]
- LeBron James was named the Eastern Conference Player of the Month for February 2008.[9]
Records
Milestones
- On December 17, 2007 LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to score 9,000 points.[10]
- On February 11, 2008 Drew Gooden grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. Gooden is the 9th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 11, 2008 Larry Hughes scored his 2,000th point as a Cavalier. Hughes is the 44th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 13, 2008 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas blocked his 1,100th shot as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 20, 2008 Zydrunas Ilgauskas scored his 9,000th point as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 6th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 20, 2008 LeBron James played his 15,000th minute as a Cavalier. James is the 8th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 22, 2008 Zydrunas Ilgauskas grabbed his 2,000th offensive rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the team leader in offensive rebounds.
- On February 22, 2008 Damon Jones hit is 300th three pointer as a Cavalier. Jones is the 6th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 22, 2008 LeBron James grabbed his 2,500th rebound as a Cavalier. James is the 10th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On February 27, 2008 LeBron James became the youngest NBA player to score 10,000 points.[11]
- On March 19, 2008 LeBron James dished his 2,500th assist as a Cavalier. James is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On March 26, 2008 Žydrūnas Ilgauskas grabbed his 5,000th rebound as a Cavalier. Ilgauskas is the 2nd Cavalier to reach that milestone.
- On March 29, 2008 LeBron James made his 500th three point shot as a Cavalier. James is the 4th Cavalier to reach that milestone.
All-Star
- Daniel Gibson participated in the 2008 Rookie Challenge Game on February 15, 2008 and was named the MVP.
- Daniel Gibson participated in the 2008 Three Point Contest on February 16, 2008 and finished in second place.
- LeBron James started the 2008 All-Star Game on February 17, 2008 and was named the MVP.
Transactions
The Cavaliers have been involved in the following transactions during the 2007-08 season.
Trades
*Note: This is the largest trade in Cleveland Cavaliers history.
Free Agents
See also
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References
- ↑ Lamond Murray and a future 2nd round pick traded to Toronto for Michael Stewart and a future 1st round pick. http://www.nba.com/raptors/news/pr_murray_020925.html
1st round pick then traded to Charlotte for Sasha Pavlović. http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/pavlovic_040623.html
- ↑ 2007 1st round pick traded to Boston for Jiri Welsch http://sports.espn.go.com/nba/news/story?id=1998808
- ↑ Tony Battie and two future 2nd round picks traded to Orlando for Drew Gooden, Steven Hunter and the rights to Anderson Varejão. http://www.nba.com/magic/news/MAGIC_ACQUIRE_TONY_BATTIE_PIC-114607-66.html
- ↑ James and Parker Earn Weekly Honors, NBA.com, November 26, 2007.
- ↑ LeBron James Named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week - NBA.com.
- ↑ Yao Ming, LeBron James Named Players of the Month, NBA.com, February 1, 2008.
- ↑ Mike Brown, Byron Scott Named Coaches of the Month, NBA.com, February 1, 2008.
- ↑ LeBron James Named NBA’s Eastern Conference Player of the Week - NBA.com.
- ↑ Kobe Bryant, LeBron James Named Players of the Month, NBA.com, March 3, 2008.
- ↑ LeBron Reaches 9,000 in Cavs' Victory Over Bucks, Associated Press, December 17, 2007.
- ↑ LeBron Makes History in Boston "D" Party
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