In their -year history, the Cleveland Cavaliers have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association draft.

Key Naismith Basketball Hall of FamerFirst overall NBA draft pickSelected for an NBA All-Star Game Year Round Pick Player College/high school/club 2025 2 49 Duke University 2025 2 58 Italy 2024 1 20 University of California, Berkeley 2023 2 49 Eastern Michigan University 2022 1 14 University of Kansas 2022 2 39 Senegal 2022 2 49 USC 2022 2 56 Australia 2021 1 3 USC 2020 1 5 Auburn University 2019 1 5 Vanderbilt University 2019 1 26 Belmont University 2018 1 8 University of Alabama 2015 1 24 Duke University 2015 2 53 St. John's University 2014 1 1 University of Kansas 2014 2 33 University of Virginia 2013 1 1 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 2013 1 19 Russia 2013 2 31 University of California, Berkeley 2013 2 34 Arizona State University 2012 1 4 Syracuse University 2012 1 24 Oregon State University 2012 2 33 Florida State University 2012 2 34 Marquette University 2011 1 1 Duke University 2011 1 4 University of Texas at Austin 2011 2 32 University of Richmond 2011 2 54 Serbia 2009 1 30 DR Congo 2009 2 46 University of North Carolina 2008 1 19 North Carolina State University 2006 1 25 Michigan State University 2006 2 42 University of Texas at Austin 2006 2 55 Nigeria 2004 1 10 University of Oregon 2003 1 1 St. Vincent–St. Mary High School 2003 2 31 University of California, Los Angeles 2002 1 6 University of Memphis 2002 2 34 Duke University 2001 1 8 Oak Hill Academy 2001 1 20 University of North Carolina 2001 2 35 University of Southern California 2000 1 7 University of Michigan 1999 1 8 University of Utah 1999 1 11 Duke University 1999 2 39 University of Arizona 1998 2 48 University of South Carolina 1997 1 13 University of Kentucky 1997 1 16 Stanford University 1997 2 44 University of Memphis 1996 1 12 Wright State University 1996 1 20 Lithuania 1996 2 56 University of Arizona 1995 1 17 Florida State University 1995 2 39 University of Connecticut 1994 2 42 University of Tulsa 1993 1 22 University of Arizona 1991 1 11 University of Oregon 1991 2 39 Purdue University 1990 2 52 Italy 1989 1 25 Seton Hall University 1989 2 43 North Carolina State University 1988 1 22 University of Southern Mississippi 1988 3 64 University of Kentucky 1987 1 7 University of California 1987 2 41 Western Kentucky University 1987 3 52 University of Notre Dame 1987 4 75 Yale University 1987 4 80 Texas Christian University 1987 5 98 Texas Christian University 1987 6 121 Villanova University 1987 7 144 University of South Carolina 1986 1 1 University of North Carolina 1986 1 8 Miami University 1986 2 29 University of Richmond 1986 3 50 California State University, Fullerton 1986 4 73 University of North Carolina 1986 5 96 Gardner–Webb University 1986 6 119 New Mexico State University 1986 7 142 Georgetown University 1985 1 9 Virginia Union University 1985 2 30 Virginia Commonwealth University 1985 2 45 Tulane University 1985 3 55 University of Tulsa 1985 4 79 Old Dominion University 1985 5 101 Germany 1985 6 125 Illinois State University 1985 7 147 University of North Carolina 1984 1 12 University of Michigan 1984 2 27 California State University, Fresno 1984 3 50 University of California, Irvine 1984 3 60 Louisiana State University 1984 4 73 Northwestern University 1984 5 96 Boise State University 1984 6 119 University of North Carolina 1984 7 142 University of Akron 1984 8 165 Oberlin College 1984 9 187 Xavier University 1984 10 209 Northeastern Illinois University 1983 1 20 Rutgers University 1983 1 24 Villanova University 1983 2 27 Boston College 1983 3 50 Tulane University 1983 3 56 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1983 3 66 Kansas State University 1983 3 67 University of Kentucky 1983 4 73 University of Cincinnati 1983 5 96 College of the Holy Cross 1983 6 119 Central Michigan University 1983 7 142 John Carroll University 1983 8 165 Lewis University 1983 9 187 Georgia State University 1983 10 208 Xavier University 1982 1 12 Boston College 1982 2 28 University of Kansas 1982 3 47 Marquette University 1982 4 70 University of South Alabama 1982 5 93 University of Texas at El Paso 1982 6 116 University of South Florida 1982 7 139 Kansas State University 1982 8 162 Virginia Commonwealth University 1982 9 185 University of South Alabama 1982 10 206 Marion College 1981 3 55 Florida State University 1981 3 59 American University 1981 4 74 Louisiana State University 1981 5 96 University of New Mexico 1981 6 120 University of Hawaii 1981 7 142 University of Nebraska–Lincoln 1981 8 166 University of Alabama at Birmingham 1981 9 187 Cleveland State University 1981 10 208 Augsburg College 1980 1 22 University of North Carolina at Charlotte 1980 3 53 Washington State University 1980 3 55 Southern Illinois University 1980 3 68 Illinois State University 1980 4 77 Florida State University 1980 5 101 University of Kentucky 1980 6 123 Oral Roberts University 1980 7 147 Wilmington College 1980 8 166 Ohio State University 1980 9 187 Central State University 1979 2 26 University of Notre Dame 1979 3 65 University of Notre Dame 1979 4 70 The Citadel 1979 5 91 Georgia Southern University 1979 6 112 North Texas State University 1979 7 131 Ohio University 1979 8 151 University of Massachusetts Amherst 1979 9 169 Ohio University 1979 10 188 Point Park University 1978 1 15 Auburn University 1978 2 33 Florida State University 1978 3 57 Louisiana State University 1978 4 78 Clemson University 1978 5 99 University of Kansas 1978 6 123 Virginia Tech 1978 7 143 University of Nevada, Las Vegas 1978 8 161 Missouri Southern State University 1978 9 180 Central State University 1978 10 194 United States Military Academy 1977 2 33 Rutgers University 1977 3 55 University of Michigan 1977 4 77 West Texas A&M University 1977 5 99 Jackson State University 1977 6 121 Eastern Washington University 1977 7 141 Eastern Michigan University 1977 8 160 Western Michigan University 1976 1 15 Kansas State University 1976 2 32 University of Maryland 1976 3 50 University of Wisconsin–Parkside 1976 4 66 University of Pennsylvania 1976 5 84 McNeese State University 1976 6 102 Morris Brown College 1976 7 120 Western Kentucky University 1976 8 123 University of Wisconsin–Madison 1976 8 138 Middle Tennessee State University 1976 9 155 Purdue University 1976 10 171 Minnesota State University, Mankato 1975 1 15 University of Southern California 1975 2 28 Central Michigan University 1975 2 33 St. John's University 1975 3 45 Cleveland State University 1975 4 62 University of San Francisco 1975 5 79 Syracuse University 1975 5 82 Western Kentucky University 1975 6 99 Jackson State University 1975 7 116 Jacksonville University 1975 8 136 University of California, Los Angeles 1975 9 152 Bowling Green State University 1975 10 167 Macalester College 1974 1 8 University of Michigan 1974 3 38 State University of West Georgia 1974 3 39 University of San Francisco 1974 4 57 University of Connecticut 1974 5 75 University of Notre Dame 1974 6 93 University of Richmond 1974 7 111 Michigan State University 1974 8 129 University of Wisconsin–Madison 1974 9 147 Upper Iowa University 1974 10 164 Loras College 1973 1 2 University of Minnesota 1973 2 26 Ohio State University 1973 3 37 University of Maryland 1973 3 40 Oklahoma City University 1973 3 41 Sam Houston State University 1973 4 57 Ohio State University 1973 5 74 University of California 1973 6 91 Abilene Christian University 1973 7 108 University of California, Los Angeles 1973 8 125 Indiana University 1973 9 142 Murray State University 1973 10 156 Baldwin-Wallace College 1973 11 169 Harvard University 1973 12 178 San Diego State University 1973 13 185 University of Hawaii 1973 14 191 Eastern Kentucky University 1973 15 196 University of Texas–Pan American 1973 16 201 University of Iowa 1973 17 205 Boston University 1972 1 3 University of Houston 1972 2 24 University of Washington 1972 4 50 Villanova University 1972 5 66 University of California, Riverside 1972 6 83 University of Kentucky 1972 7 100 West Texas A&M University 1972 8 116 Kent State University 1972 9 132 Southern Illinois University 1972 10 145 Abilene Christian University 1971 1 1 University of Notre Dame 1971 2 18 University of California, Los Angeles 1971 2 35 University of New Mexico 1971 3 36 University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff 1971 3 41 University of California 1971 4 52 Hardin–Simmons University 1971 5 69 Manhattan College 1971 6 86 Colorado State University 1971 7 103 Drake University 1971 8 120 Wake Forest University 1971 9 137 Bowling Green State University 1971 10 153 Washington State University 1971 11 169 University of Kentucky 1971 12 183 University of Toledo 1971 13 196 Drake University 1971 14 208 Indiana University 1971 15 217 Wittenberg University 1971 16 225 University of Wisconsin–La Crosse 1970 1 7 University of Iowa 1970 2 26 Ohio State University 1970 3 41 Stephen F. Austin State University 1970 4 60 University of Iowa 1970 5 75 Ashland University 1970 6 94 Indiana University 1970 7 109 Stephen F. Austin State University 1970 8 128 Loyola University Chicago 1970 9 143 Kent State University 1970 10 162 Indiana University 1970 11 175 Wayne State University 1970 12 189 University of Houston 1970 13 198 Ashland University 1970 14 209 University of Missouri 1970 15 217 Drake University 1970 16 227 Hanover College 1970 17 231 Concordia College (Minnesota) 1970 18 236 Grambling State University 1970 19 238 St. Mary of the Plains College

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References Cleveland Cavaliers Draft Register at Basketball-Reference.com