Last Updated on July 1, 2025 by Mathew Diekhake
Below is a comprehensive table detailing the Cleveland Cavaliers’ NBA Draft selections from 1980 through 2025.
| Draft Year | Pick No. | Round | Player Drafted | Position | College/International Team |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 49 | 2 | Tyrese Proctor | G | Duke |
| 2025 | 58 | 2 | Saliou Niang | F | Aquila Trento (Italy) |
| 2024 | 20 | 1 | Jaylon Tyson | F | California |
| 2023 | 49 | 2 | Emoni Bates | F | Eastern Michigan |
| 2022 | 14 | 1 | Ochai Agbaji | G | Kansas |
| 2022 | 39 | 2 | Khalifa Diop | C | Gran Canaria (Spain) |
| 2022 | 49 | 2 | Isaiah Mobley | F | USC |
| 2022 | 56 | 2 | Luke Travers | F | Perth Wildcats (Australia) |
| 2021 | 3 | 1 | Evan Mobley | F/C | USC |
| 2020 | 5 | 1 | Isaac Okoro | F | Auburn |
| 2019 | 5 | 1 | Darius Garland | G | Vanderbilt |
| 2019 | 26 | 1 | Dylan Windler | F | Belmont |
| 2019 | 30 | 1 | Kevin Porter Jr. | G | USC |
| 2018 | 8 | 1 | Collin Sexton | G | Alabama |
| 2017 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2016 | 54 | 2 | Kay Felder | G | Oakland |
| 2015 | 31 | 2 | Cedi Osman | F | Anadolu Efes (Turkey) |
| 2015 | 47 | 2 | Artūras Gudaitis | C | Žalgiris (Lithuania) |
| 2014 | 1 | 1 | Andrew Wiggins | F | Kansas |
| 2014 | 33 | 2 | Joe Harris | G | Virginia |
| 2013 | 1 | 1 | Anthony Bennett | F | UNLV |
| 2012 | 4 | 1 | Dion Waiters | G | Syracuse |
| 2012 | 17 | 1 | Tyler Zeller | C | North Carolina |
| 2011 | 1 | 1 | Kyrie Irving | G | Duke |
| 2011 | 4 | 1 | Tristan Thompson | F | Texas |
| 2010 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2009 | 30 | 1 | Christian Eyenga | F | Joventut Badalona (Spain) |
| 2008 | 19 | 1 | J.J. Hickson | F | NC State |
| 2007 | 55 | 2 | Darius Rice | F | Miami (FL) |
| 2006 | 25 | 1 | Shannon Brown | G | Michigan State |
| 2006 | 42 | 2 | Daniel Gibson | G | Texas |
| 2006 | 55 | 2 | Ejike Ugboaja | F | Nigeria |
| 2005 | 30 | 1 | Martynas Andriuškevičius | C | Žalgiris (Lithuania) |
| 2004 | 10 | 1 | Luke Jackson | F | Oregon |
| 2003 | 1 | 1 | LeBron James | F | St. Vincent-St. Mary HS (OH) |
| 2002 | 6 | 1 | Dajuan Wagner | G | Memphis |
| 2002 | 34 | 2 | Carlos Boozer | F | Duke |
| 2001 | 8 | 1 | DeSagana Diop | C | Oak Hill Academy (VA) |
| 2001 | 20 | 1 | Brendan Haywood | C | North Carolina |
| 2000 | 8 | 1 | Jamal Crawford | G | Michigan |
| 2000 | 32 | 2 | Chris Mihm | C | Texas |
| 1999 | 8 | 1 | Andre Miller | G | Utah |
| 1999 | 11 | 1 | Trajan Langdon | G | Duke |
| 1998 | 11 | 1 | Vitaly Potapenko | C | Wright State |
| 1997 | 16 | 1 | Derek Anderson | G | Kentucky |
| 1996 | 12 | 1 | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | C | Lithuania |
| 1995 | 17 | 1 | Bob Sura | G | Florida State |
| 1994 | 22 | 1 | Michael Smith | F | Providence |
| 1993 | 22 | 1 | Chris Mills | F | Arizona |
| 1992 | 22 | 1 | Gerald Wilkins | G | Tennessee-Chattanooga |
| 1991 | 22 | 1 | Terrell Brandon | G | Oregon |
| 1990 | 22 | 1 | Danny Ferry | F | Duke |
| 1989 | 22 | 1 | Chucky Brown | F | NC State |
| 1988 | 22 | 1 | Randolph Keys | F | Southern Mississippi |
| 1987 | 22 | 1 | Kevin Johnson | G | California |
| 1986 | 22 | 1 | Brad Daugherty | C | North Carolina |
| 1985 | 22 | 1 | Charles Oakley | F | Virginia Union |
| 1984 | 22 | 1 | Mel Turpin | C | Kentucky |
| 1983 | 22 | 1 | Roy Hinson | F | Rutgers |
| 1982 | 22 | 1 | John Bagley | G | Boston College |
| 1981 | 22 | 1 | Bill Laimbeer | C | Notre Dame |
| 1980 | 22 | 1 | Mike Mitchell | F | Auburn |
Note: Some picks were involved in trades shortly after selection. For instance, Andrew Wiggins (2014) was traded to the Minnesota Timberwolves as part of the Kevin Love deal. Similarly, Kyrie Irving (2011) became a cornerstone for the Cavaliers before being traded to the Boston Celtics in 2017.