Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart 2025-26

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	J. HardenJames Harden	D. Schroder Cavaliers' Dennis Schroder: Not listed on injury report Dennis Schroder Cavaliers' Dennis Schroder: Not listed on injury report	C. Porter Jr. Cavaliers' Craig Porter: Coming off bench for Game 1 Craig Porter Jr. Cavaliers' Craig Porter: Coming off bench for Game 1 T. ProctorTyrese Proctor
Shooting Guard	D. MitchellDonovan Mitchell	S. Merrill Cavaliers' Sam Merrill: Cleared from injury report Sam Merrill Cavaliers' Sam Merrill: Cleared from injury report	M. Strus Cavaliers' Max Strus: Won't start Saturday Max Strus Cavaliers' Max Strus: Won't start Saturday K. Ellis Cavaliers' Keon Ellis: Good to go for Game 1 Keon Ellis Cavaliers' Keon Ellis: Good to go for Game 1 T. ProctorTyrese Proctor J. Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Not starting Game 1 Jaylon Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Not starting Game 1 D. Schroder Cavaliers' Dennis Schroder: Not listed on injury report Dennis Schroder Cavaliers' Dennis Schroder: Not listed on injury report C. Porter Jr. Cavaliers' Craig Porter: Coming off bench for Game 1 Craig Porter Jr. Cavaliers' Craig Porter: Coming off bench for Game 1
Small Forward	D. Wade Cavaliers' Dean Wade: Off injury report for Saturday Dean Wade Cavaliers' Dean Wade: Off injury report for Saturday	M. Strus Cavaliers' Max Strus: Won't start Saturday Max Strus Cavaliers' Max Strus: Won't start Saturday	K. Ellis Cavaliers' Keon Ellis: Good to go for Game 1 Keon Ellis Cavaliers' Keon Ellis: Good to go for Game 1 J. Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Not starting Game 1 Jaylon Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Not starting Game 1 S. Merrill Cavaliers' Sam Merrill: Cleared from injury report Sam Merrill Cavaliers' Sam Merrill: Cleared from injury report N. Tomlin Cavaliers' Nae'Qwan Tomlin: Back to bench for Game 1 Nae'Qwan Tomlin Cavaliers' Nae'Qwan Tomlin: Back to bench for Game 1 T. EnarunaTristan Enaruna R. MinixRiley Minix
Power Forward	E. MobleyEvan Mobley	K. Ellis Cavaliers' Keon Ellis: Good to go for Game 1 Keon Ellis Cavaliers' Keon Ellis: Good to go for Game 1	J. Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Not starting Game 1 Jaylon Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Not starting Game 1 N. Tomlin Cavaliers' Nae'Qwan Tomlin: Back to bench for Game 1 Nae'Qwan Tomlin Cavaliers' Nae'Qwan Tomlin: Back to bench for Game 1 D. Wade Cavaliers' Dean Wade: Off injury report for Saturday Dean Wade Cavaliers' Dean Wade: Off injury report for Saturday L. Nance Jr. Cavaliers' Larry Nance: Won't start Saturday Larry Nance Jr. Cavaliers' Larry Nance: Won't start Saturday T. EnarunaTristan Enaruna R. MinixRiley Minix
Center	J. Allen Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen: Fades injury report Jarrett Allen Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen: Fades injury report	E. MobleyEvan Mobley	T. Bryant Calf: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 Thomas Bryant Calf: Expected to be out until at least Apr 20 L. Nance Jr. Cavaliers' Larry Nance: Won't start Saturday Larry Nance Jr. Cavaliers' Larry Nance: Won't start Saturday D. Wade Cavaliers' Dean Wade: Off injury report for Saturday Dean Wade Cavaliers' Dean Wade: Off injury report for Saturday O. SarrOlivier Sarr