[1] For the third consecutive year, the Cavaliers had the eighth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected high school center DeSagana Diop.
[2][3][4][5][6] During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Cavs forward Tyrone Hill and Jumaine Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers,[7][8][9] acquired Ricky Davis from the Miami Heat,[10][11] and signed free agent Bryant Stith.
Hill only played just 26 games due to sore back spasms,[14] and Diop failed to live up to expectations only playing just 18 games due to knee, ankle and foot injuries.
The Cavs lost 50 games for the third straight season, finishing 7th in the Central Division with a 29–53 record.
[21] Key Dates: *1st round pick acquired from Miami in Shawn Kemp three-way deal with Portland.