Cleveland Cavaliers Depth Chart 2026-27

Position Players

POS	Starter	Second	Third+
Point Guard	J. Harden Cavaliers' James Harden: Narrowly misses double-double James Harden Cavaliers' James Harden: Narrowly misses double-double	C. Porter Jr.Craig Porter Jr.	T. ProctorTyrese Proctor
Shooting Guard	D. Mitchell Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell: Drops 26 points in OT victory Donovan Mitchell Cavaliers' Donovan Mitchell: Drops 26 points in OT victory	S. MerrillSam Merrill	J. Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Provides scoring spark off bench Jaylon Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Provides scoring spark off bench T. ProctorTyrese Proctor C. Porter Jr.Craig Porter Jr. M. Thomas Cavaliers' Meleek Thomas: Scores 16 points off bench Meleek Thomas Cavaliers' Meleek Thomas: Scores 16 points off bench
Small Forward	P. Watson Cavaliers' Peyton Watson: Swats four shots in win Peyton Watson Cavaliers' Peyton Watson: Swats four shots in win	J. Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Provides scoring spark off bench Jaylon Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Provides scoring spark off bench	M. HezonjaMario Hezonja S. MerrillSam Merrill N. Tomlin Back: Expected to be out until at least Nov 16 Nae'Qwan Tomlin Back: Expected to be out until at least Nov 16 T. EnarunaTristan Enaruna R. MinixRiley Minix
Power Forward	E. Mobley Cavaliers' Evan Mobley: Second consecutive double-double Evan Mobley Cavaliers' Evan Mobley: Second consecutive double-double	P. Watson Cavaliers' Peyton Watson: Swats four shots in win Peyton Watson Cavaliers' Peyton Watson: Swats four shots in win	J. Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Provides scoring spark off bench Jaylon Tyson Cavaliers' Jaylon Tyson: Provides scoring spark off bench M. HezonjaMario Hezonja N. Tomlin Back: Expected to be out until at least Nov 16 Nae'Qwan Tomlin Back: Expected to be out until at least Nov 16 T. EnarunaTristan Enaruna R. MinixRiley Minix
Center	J. Allen Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen: Nearly perfect from field Jarrett Allen Cavaliers' Jarrett Allen: Nearly perfect from field	E. Mobley Cavaliers' Evan Mobley: Second consecutive double-double Evan Mobley Cavaliers' Evan Mobley: Second consecutive double-double	T. BryantThomas Bryant K. Diop Cavaliers' Khalifa Diop: Remains out for Wednesday Knee: Expected to be out until at least Nov 2 Khalifa Diop Cavaliers' Khalifa Diop: Remains out for Wednesday Knee: Expected to be out until at least Nov 2 E. Udeh Jr.Ernest Udeh Jr.