The 2001–02 NBA season was the 32nd season of the
National Basketball Association in
Cleveland, Ohio.[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] acquired
Ricky Davis from the
Miami Heat,[9][10] and signed free agent
Bryant Stith.[11] Under new head coach
John Lucas, the Cavaliers got off to a horrible start losing nine of their first eleven games, then suffered a 12-game losing streak in January. Hill only played just 26 games due to sore back spasms,[12] 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.[13]
^"NBA Draft". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^Heat acquire forward Brian Grant in a three-way trade with Cleveland and Portland in which Miami sent forward Clarence Weatherspoon, forward Chris Gatling and a conditional first-round draft choice to the Cavaliers; Portland sent Brian Grant to Miami and guard Gary Grant to Cleveland and the Cavaliers sent forward Shawn Kemp to the Trail Blazers.
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The 2001–02 NBA season was the 32nd season of the
National Basketball Association in
Cleveland, Ohio.[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] acquired
Ricky Davis from the
Miami Heat,[9][10] and signed free agent
Bryant Stith.[11] Under new head coach
John Lucas, the Cavaliers got off to a horrible start losing nine of their first eleven games, then suffered a 12-game losing streak in January. Hill only played just 26 games due to sore back spasms,[12] 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.[13]
^"NBA Draft". Los Angeles Times. June 28, 2002. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
^Heat acquire forward Brian Grant in a three-way trade with Cleveland and Portland in which Miami sent forward Clarence Weatherspoon, forward Chris Gatling and a conditional first-round draft choice to the Cavaliers; Portland sent Brian Grant to Miami and guard Gary Grant to Cleveland and the Cavaliers sent forward Shawn Kemp to the Trail Blazers.
http://www.nba.com/heat/history/keydates_transactions_2000.htmlArchived 2008-04-10 at the
Wayback Machine