[1] The Cavaliers had the eighth overall pick in the 2000 NBA draft, and selected Jamal Crawford from the University of Michigan, but soon traded him to the Chicago Bulls in exchange for top draft pick Chris Mihm from the University of Texas at Austin.
[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team acquired Chris Gatling and Clarence Weatherspoon from the Miami Heat in a three-team trade,[7][8][9][10] Matt Harpring from the Orlando Magic,[11][12][13] and Robert Traylor from the Milwaukee Bucks,[14][15] while signing free agent Bimbo Coles.
In January, they traded Brevin Knight to the Atlanta Hawks in exchange for former Ohio State star Jim Jackson.
[21] Second-year star Andre Miller led the team with 15.8 points, 8.0 assists and 1.5 steals per game, while Lamond Murray averaged 12.8 points per game, and Weatherspoon provided the team with 11.3 points, 9.7 rebounds and 1.3 blocks per game.
[23] Following the season, Randy Wittman was fired as head coach, while Gatling was traded back to the Miami Heat,[24][25] Jackson signed as a free agent with the Heat during the next season,[26][27] Weatherspoon signed with the New York Knicks,[28][29] and Harpring was traded along with Traylor to the Philadelphia 76ers,[30][31][32] who then sent Traylor to the Charlotte Hornets.