2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 43rd season of the franchise in the National Basketball Association (NBA).

Key dates

• June 28 – The 2012 NBA Draft took place in Newark, New Jersey, at the Prudential Center.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College/Club Team
1	4	Dion Waiters	SG	United States	Syracuse
1	24	Jared Cunningham [a] [b]	SG	United States	Oregon State
2	33	Bernard James [b]	PF	United States	Florida State
2	34	Jae Crowder [b]	SF	United States	Marquette

• ^a Pick obtained from the Los Angeles Lakers the previous season.^[1]

• ^b Rights to Jared Cunningham, Bernard James and Jae Crowder were traded to the Dallas Mavericks on draft day for right to Tyler Zeller.^[2]

Roster

Cleveland Cavaliers roster
Players	Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight DOB (YYYY–MM–DD) From 4.0 !F 36 Casspi, Omri style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 225 lb (102 kg) 1988–06–22 Israel 1.5 !G 21 Ellington, Wayne style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1987–11–29 North Carolina 4.0 !F 33 Gee, Alonzo style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 219 lb (99 kg) 1987–05–29 Alabama 1.5 !G 1 Gibson, Daniel style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) 1986–02–27 Texas 1.5 !G 2 Irving, Kyrie (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 75 !6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 191 lb (87 kg) 1992–03–23 Duke 4.0 !F 5 Jones, Kevin style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1989–08–25 West Virginia 1.5 !G 14 Livingston, Shaun style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 79 !6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 175 lb (79 kg) 1985-09-11 Peoria Central (IL) 2.5 !G/F 0 Miles, C. J. style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 78 !6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 222 lb (101 kg) 1987–03–18 Skyline High School (TX) 1.5 !G 32 Selby, Josh (DL) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 74 !6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 183 lb (83 kg) 1991–03–27 Kansas 5.5 !F/C 15 Speights, Marreese style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 82 !6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 255 lb (116 kg) 1987–08–04 Florida 4.0 !F 13 Thompson, Tristan style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 81 !6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 227 lb (103 kg) 1991–03–13 Texas 5.5 !F/C 17 Varejão, Anderson  (C) style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 83 !6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 260 lb (118 kg) 1982–09–28 Brazil 1.5 !G 3 Waiters, Dion style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 76 !6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 215 lb (98 kg) 1991–12–01 Syracuse 4.0 !F 4 Walton, Luke style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 80 !6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 235 lb (107 kg) 1980–03–28 Arizona 6.0 !C 40 Zeller, Tyler style="text-align:right; white-space:nowrap; | 84 !7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 250 lb (113 kg) 1990–01–17 North Carolina	Head coach Byron Scott Assistant coach(es) Paul Pressey Jamahl Mosley Joe Prunty Nate Tibbetts Athletic trainer(s) Max Benton Strength and conditioning coach(es) Stan Kellers Legend (C) Team captain (DP) Unsigned draft pick (FA) Free agent (S) Suspended (DL) On assignment to D-League affiliate Injured Roster • Transactions Last transaction: 2013–01–22

Pre-season

Regular season

Game log

Standings

Central Division	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div	GP
y-Indiana Pacers	49	32	.605	–	30–11	19–21	13–3	81
x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	4.5	24–17	21–20	9–7	82
x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	11.5	21–20	17–24	7–9	82
Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	20.5	18–23	11–30	8–8	82
Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	25.5	14–27	10–31	3–13	82

#	Eastern Conference
	Team	W	L	PCT	GB	GP
1	z-Miami Heat	66	16	.805	-	82
2	y-New York Knicks	54	28	.659	12	82
3	y-Indiana Pacers	49	32	.605	16.5	81
4	x-Brooklyn Nets	49	33	.598	17	82
5	x-Chicago Bulls	45	37	.549	21	82
6	x-Atlanta Hawks	44	38	.537	22	82
7	x-Boston Celtics	41	40	.506	24.5	81
8	x-Milwaukee Bucks	38	44	.463	28	82
9	Philadelphia 76ers	34	48	.415	32	82
10	Toronto Raptors	34	48	.415	32	82
11	Detroit Pistons	29	53	.354	37	82
12	Washington Wizards	29	53	.354	37	82
13	Cleveland Cavaliers	24	58	.293	42	82
14	Charlotte Bobcats	21	61	.256	45	82
15	Orlando Magic	20	62	.244	46	82

Injuries

• Starting point guard Kyrie Irving broke his right hand on July 14, 2012 during a Cavaliers training session^[3] and underwent surgery a few days later.^[4] Irving returned to the Cavaliers line-up in time for the start of the pre-season.^[5]

Transactions

Overview

^a Waived before the start of the regular season.

Trades

Free agents

References

External links

• Media related to 2012–13 Cleveland Cavaliers season at Wikimedia Commons