Cleveland Cavaliers draft history
In their -year history, the Cleveland Cavaliers have selected the following players in the National Basketball Association Draft.
| Year | Round | Pick | Name | College/Country/School |
| 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 | |
| 1970 | 18 | 236 | Grambling State University | |
| 1970 | 19 | 238 | St. Mary of the Plains College |