In the previous season, the league started in the month of December and featured only 72 games due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
The Cavaliers had the third pick in the 2021 NBA draft, and selected Evan Mobley out of the University of Southern California.
[2] The NBA announced that the All-Star Game will be played at the Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse in Cleveland, which was held February 20, 2022.
[3] The Cavaliers matched their previous win total of 22 on January 7, 2022, improving to 22–17.
The Cavaliers qualified for the postseason, but failed to qualify for the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season after losing to both the Brooklyn Nets and Atlanta Hawks in the play-in tournament.