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Observed

Cleveland Cavaliers lives on Spot up (22.8% of its possessions in 2025-26); what it does best, Misc (percentile 97); where it gets hurt, Spot up (defensive percentile 17).

22.8
What it lives on · % · 2025-26
Cleveland Cavaliers lives on Spot up (22.8% of its possessions in 2025-26); what it does best, Misc (percentile 97); where it gets hurt, Spot up (defensive percentile 17).23 %18 %16 %26 %
  • Spot up23 %
  • Transition18 %
  • Pick & roll (ball handler)16 %
  • Cuts9 %
  • Pick & roll (roll man)8 %
  • 6 other actions26 %
97
Its weapon · percentile · 2025-26
17
Its weak spot · defensive percentile · 2025-26
Play type · 2025-26 · regular season · NBA.com data
See evidence · 12 pieces of evidence
  1. Offense · Spot up: 22.8% of its possessions · 1.07 points per possession · percentile 69
  2. Offense · Transition: 17.9% of its possessions · 1.16 points per possession · percentile 69
  3. Offense · Pick & roll (ball handler): 16.3% of its possessions · 0.90 points per possession · percentile 72
  4. Offense · Cuts: 9.0% of its possessions · 1.30 points per possession · percentile 48
  5. Offense · Pick & roll (roll man): 7.7% of its possessions · 1.07 points per possession · percentile 28
  6. Offense · Isolation: 7.3% of its possessions · 1.00 points per possession · percentile 90
  7. Offense · Misc: 5.6% of its possessions · 0.61 points per possession · percentile 97
  8. Offense · Putbacks: 4.5% of its possessions · 1.17 points per possession · percentile 69
  9. Offense · Hand-off: 4.1% of its possessions · 0.93 points per possession · percentile 45
  10. Offense · Off screen: 2.7% of its possessions · 1.00 points per possession · percentile 66
  11. Offense · Post up: 2.2% of its possessions · 1.03 points per possession · percentile 66
  12. Defense · Spot up: 25.1% of opponent possessions · 1.08 points allowed per possession · defensive percentile 17
Limits
  • It is how its possessions split by type of action, not its playbook.
  • Percentile among the league's 30 teams (100 = best); on defense, 100 = the one that allows the least.
  • Play type data: NBA.com.
Revision a6ad6d74 · house data
Other readings of Cleveland Cavaliers
Measured

Of the current Cleveland Cavaliers players, Donovan Mitchell finished 30.8% of the plays with him on the floor in 2025-26 (regular season and playoffs); the next, James Harden, 24.0%.

30.8 %
Plays he finishes · 2025-26
Of the current Cleveland Cavaliers players, Donovan Mitchell finished 30.8% of the plays with him on the floor in 2025-26 (regular season and playoffs); the next, James Harden, 24.0%.Donovan Mitche…30.8James Harden24.0Evan Mobley21.6Tyrese Proctor21.0Thomas Bryant18.4
2025-26 · usage: regular season and playoffs, clock from 84 games · players with ≥ 250 regular-season min
Observed

Of Cleveland Cavaliers's current roster, the pairing that has shared the floor most in 2025-26 is Mitchell + Mobley (1,886 minutes). This map draws the 14 most used pairings: who plays with whom, not how each one fared.

1,886.2
Minutes on court together · 2025-26
Of Cleveland Cavaliers's current roster, the pairing that has shared the floor most in 2025-26 is Mitchell + Mobley (1,886 minutes). This map draws the 14 most used pairings: who plays with whom, not how each one fared.1,886.21,080.8940.3878.5Evan Mo…Jaylon…Jarrett…Donovan Mit…14 connections in total
2025-26 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Measured · Partial coverage

Mitchell + Allen is, among the combinations compared here, the one with the best difference that holds up: +17.0 per 100 possessions across 1,573 possessions.

17.0
Difference per 100 possessions · 2025-26 · 23 units covering 724 minutes
Mitchell + Allen is, among the combinations compared here, the one with the best difference that holds up: +17.0 per 100 possessions across 1,573 possessions.Mitch… + Mobley1,886.2Mitche… + Allen1,080.8Mobley + Tyson940.3Mitche… + Tyson878.5Allen + Mobley867.5
2025-26 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Observed · Partial coverage

Mitchell · Allen · Merrill · Tyson · Harden has played the most of those compared here (40 minutes). None of them clears the conservative threshold we use to rank by performance, so no performance figure is highlighted here: what is shown is how much they played.

40.0 min
Minutes on court together · 2025-26 · a single unit
Mitchell · Allen · Merrill · Tyson · Harden has played the most of those compared here (40 minutes). None of them clears the conservative threshold we use to rank by performance, so no performance figure is highlighted here: what is shown is how much they played.Mit… · All… · Mer… · Tys… · Har…40.0Bry… · Tom… · Por… · Tys… · Pro…27.0Mit… · All… · Mer… · Mob… · Har…24.0All… · Mer… · Mob… · Tys… · Har…20.0Mit… · All… · Mer… · Mob… · Tys…17.0
2025-26 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Observed · Partial coverage

Of Cleveland Cavaliers's 8 five-man units in 2025-26 whose five players are all still at the club today, the most repeated is Mitchell · Allen · Merrill · Tyson · Harden (40 minutes). Together they add up to 169 minutes.

40.0
Minutes on court together · 2025-26 · a single unit
Of Cleveland Cavaliers's 8 five-man units in 2025-26 whose five players are all still at the club today, the most repeated is Mitchell · Allen · Merrill · Tyson · Harden (40 minutes). Together they add up to 169 minutes.24 %
2025-26 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Observed

Mitchell + Mobley add up to 1,886 minutes together in 2025-26, spread month by month. 4 pairings from the current roster are drawn: how much they have shared the floor, not how they fared.

406.1 min
Minutes on court together · 2025-11
Mitchell + Mobley add up to 1,886 minutes together in 2025-26, spread month by month. 4 pairings from the current roster are drawn: how much they have shared the floor, not how they fared.56.5
2025-26 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Measured · Partial coverage

Mitchell + Mobley · 2,138 possessions: above the conservative threshold we apply before comparing.

1,886.2 min
Minutes on court together · 2025-26 · game clock across 84 games
Mitchell + Mobley · 2,138 possessions: above the conservative threshold we apply before comparing.Minutes on…PossessionsPoints sco…Points all…Difference…Pace
2025-26 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Measured

Of 184 combinations, 16 have not shared a single minute and 147 have too short a sample to conclude anything. Only 21 clear the conservative threshold we use to rank them.

14
2 · 2025-26
21 supported · 0 inferences
  1. Mitchell and Mobley: 1,886.2 minutes together across 68 games in 2025-26
  2. Mitchell · Hunter · Garland · Mobley · Tyson: 89 minutes across 8 games · 111.6 scored and 126.3 allowed per 100 possessions (190 possessions)
2025-26 · Cleveland Cavaliers
Forecast

Cleveland Cavaliers: 52.3 projected wins in 2026-27 (range 41.0–64.0).

52.3
Wins · 2026-27
Cleveland Cavaliers: 52.3 projected wins in 2026-27 (range 41.0–64.0).52.3
Season 2026-27 · current model · computed 2026-09-24
Profile · Cleveland Cavaliers