2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season

2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season
2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers season
Head coach	John Lucas (8–34); Keith Smart (9–31)
Arena	Gund Arena
Results
Record	17–65 (.207)
Place	Division: 8th (Central); Conference: 15th (Eastern)
Playoff finish	Did not qualify
	Stats at Basketball-Reference.com
Local media
Television	Fox Sports Net Ohio · WUAB
Radio	WTAM
< 2001–02	2003–04 >

The 2002–03 NBA season was the 33rd season of the National Basketball Association in Cleveland, Ohio.^[1] In the 2002 NBA draft, the Cavaliers selected Dajuan Wagner from the University of Memphis with the sixth pick,^[2] and selected Carlos Boozer out of Duke University with the 34th pick in the second round.^[3]^[4] During the off-season, the team acquired Darius Miles from the Los Angeles Clippers.^[5] After a 2–2 start to the season, the Cavaliers suffered a dreadful 15-game losing streak between November and December. They would continue to struggle as head coach John Lucas was replaced with Keith Smart after an 8–34 start. At midseason, Tyrone Hill was released to free agency and re-signed as a free agent with his former team, the Philadelphia 76ers, while Bimbo Coles was also released and signed with the Boston Celtics. The Cavaliers finished the season with a 17–65 record, last place in the Eastern Conference and tied for the worst record in the NBA along with the Denver Nuggets.^[6] It was also the team's worst record since the 1981–82 season.

Despite their awful season, Ricky Davis showed improvement averaging 20.6 points, 5.5 assists and 1.6 steals per game. Center Zydrunas Ilgauskas averaged 17.2 points, 7.5 rebounds and 1.9 blocks per game, and was selected for the 2003 NBA All-Star Game,^[7] while Boozer made the NBA All-Rookie Second Team, averaging 10.0 points and 7.5 rebounds per game. Wagner averaged 13.4 points per game, but only played just 47 games due to a knee injury.^[8] Following the season, Jumaine Jones was traded to the Boston Celtics.

Offseason

Free agents

Trades

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Position	Nationality	College / Club Team
1	6	Dajuan Wagner	Guard	United States	Memphis
2	34	Carlos Boozer	Forward	United States	Duke

Roster

Players

Coaches

Pos.	No.	Name	Height	Weight	From
F	1	Boozer, Carlos	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	258 lb (117 kg)	Duke
G	3	Brown, Tierre	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	McNeese State
G/F	31	Davis, Ricky	6 ft 7 in (2.01 m)	195 lb (88 kg)	Iowa
C	52	Diop, DeSagana	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	280 lb (127 kg)	Oak Hill Academy (VA)
C	11	Ilgauskas, Žydrūnas	7 ft 3 in (2.21 m)	238 lb (108 kg)	Lithuania
F	33	Jones, Jumaine	6 ft 8 in (2.03 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	Georgia
C	4	Mihm, Chris	7 ft 0 in (2.13 m)	265 lb (120 kg)	Texas
F	21	Miles, Darius	6 ft 9 in (2.06 m)	235 lb (107 kg)	East St. Louis HS (IL)
PG	10	Palacio, Milt	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	210 lb (95 kg)	Colorado State
G	17	Parker, Smush	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)	190 lb (86 kg)	Fordham
F/C	13	Stewart, Michael	6 ft 10 in (2.08 m)	230 lb (104 kg)	California
G	2	Wagner, Dajuan	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)	200 lb (91 kg)	Memphis

Head coach

John Lucas (Maryland)

Assistant coach(es)

Legend

(DP) Unsigned draft pick
(FA) Free agent
(S) Suspended
Injured

Roster

Note

Bold = All-Star selection

Regular season

Season standings

Central Division v t e	W	L	PCT	GB	Home	Road	Div
y-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	–	30–11	20–21	19–9
x-Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	2	32–9	16–25	19–9
x-New Orleans Hornets	47	35	.573	3	29–12	18–23	17–11
x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	8	25–16	17–24	16–12
Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	15	26–15	9–32	14–14
Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	20	27–14	3–38	12–16
Toronto Raptors	24	58	.293	26	15–26	9–32	10–18
Cleveland Cavaliers	17	65	.207	33	14–27	3–38	5–23

#	Eastern Conference v t e
#	Team	W	L	PCT	GB
1	c-Detroit Pistons	50	32	.610	–
2	y-New Jersey Nets	49	33	.598	1
3	x-Indiana Pacers	48	34	.585	2
4	x-Philadelphia 76ers	48	34	.585	2
5	x-New Orleans Hornets	47	35	.573	3
6	x-Boston Celtics	44	38	.537	6
7	x-Milwaukee Bucks	42	40	.512	8
8	x-Orlando Magic	42	40	.512	8

9	New York Knicks	37	45	.451	13
10	Washington Wizards	37	45	.451	13
11	Atlanta Hawks	35	47	.427	15
12	Chicago Bulls	30	52	.366	20
13	Miami Heat	25	57	.305	25
14	Toronto Raptors	24	58	.293	26
15	Cleveland Cavaliers	17	65	.207	33

Record vs. opponents

2002-03 NBA Records
Team	ATL	BOS	CHI	CLE	DAL	DEN	DET	GSW	HOU	IND	LAC	LAL	MEM	MIA	MIL	MIN	NJN	NOH	NYK	ORL	PHI	PHO	POR	SAC	SAS	SEA	TOR	UTA	WAS
Atlanta	—	0–3	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–0	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–3	2–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–1	3–1	0–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	2–2
Boston	3–0	—	2–2	4–0	0–2	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–2	2–0	1–3	3–1	4–0	3–2	2–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–3
Chicago	2–2	2–2	—	3–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–2	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	2–1	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	1–1	1–3
Cleveland	0–4	0–4	1–3	—	0–2	1–1	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–4	2–0	1–1	0–2	1–2	0–4	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–2	0–4	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	3–1	1–1	0–4
Dallas	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–0	—	4–0	2–0	4–0	4–0	1–1	4–0	1–3	4–0	2–0	0–2	2–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Denver	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	—	0–2	0–4	0–4	1–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	0–4	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	0–2	1–3	2–2	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	0–4	1–1
Detroit	3–1	2–2	4–0	4–0	0–2	2–0	—	1–1	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	2–0	3–1	1–3	1–1	2–1	2–2	2–2	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	2–0	3–1
Golden State	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	1–1	—	1–3	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	2–0	2–2	2–0
Houston	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	0–4	4–0	0–2	3–1	—	1–1	2–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–0	3–1	1–3	2–2	1–3	2–2	2–0	1–3	1–1
Indiana	2–2	2–2	2–2	4–0	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–1	1–1	—	2–0	0–2	1–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	1–2	3–1	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	0–2	2–0	3–1	1–1	2–2
L.A. Clippers	0–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–4	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	—	0–4	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	0–2
L.A. Lakers	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	—	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–4	2–2	2–0	3–1	1–1
Memphis	1–1	0–2	1–1	2–0	0–4	2–2	0–2	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–2	0–4	—	2–0	2–0	0–4	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	1–3	0–4	1–3	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Miami	3–1	2–2	2–1	2–1	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	1–1	0–4	0–2	1–1	0–2	—	1–3	1–1	0–4	0–4	2–2	0–4	0–4	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	4–0	0–2	1–3
Milwaukee	2–2	2–1	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–1	3–1	2–0	1–1	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	3–1	—	0–2	2–2	2–2	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	0–2	0–2	1–1	2–2	0–2	2–1
Minnesota	2–0	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–2	4–0	1–1	3–1	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	—	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	2–2	1–1	1–3	2–0
New Jersey	3–1	3–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–2	1–1	1–1	2–1	1–1	2–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	—	2–2	3–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	4–0	0–2	3–1
New Orleans	2–2	1–3	3–1	3–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	—	3–1	1–3	2–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	4–0	2–0	2–1
New York	3–1	0–4	1–2	2–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–3	1–3	—	2–2	2–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	2–0	1–1	3–1	1–1	2–2
Orlando	1–2	2–3	3–1	4–0	1–1	2–0	1–2	1–1	0–2	1–2	1–1	1–1	0–2	4–0	2–2	1–1	2–2	3–1	2–2	—	2–2	0–2	0–2	1–1	0–2	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–2
Philadelphia	1–3	2–2	3–1	4–0	0–2	2–0	2–2	0–2	0–2	2–2	2–0	1–1	2–0	4–0	2–2	1–1	3–1	1–2	2–2	2–2	—	0–2	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	3–0	1–1	4–0
Phoenix	2–0	2–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	1–3	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	0–2	2–0	1–3	1–1	0–2	0–2	2–0	2–0	—	3–1	2–2	3–1	1–3	1–1	1–3	1–1
Portland	2–0	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–2	2–0	4–0	3–1	2–0	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–3	0–2	2–0	2–0	2–0	0–2	1–3	—	1–3	2–2	4–0	2–0	1–3	1–1
Sacramento	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	3–1	4–0	1–1	4–0	2–2	2–0	3–1	2–2	4–0	1–1	2–0	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–0	2–2	3–1	—	1–3	3–1	1–1	3–1	2–0
San Antonio	1–1	2–0	2–0	2–0	2–2	3–1	2–0	3–1	3–1	2–0	3–1	4–0	3–1	2–0	2–0	2–2	1–1	2–0	0–2	2–0	1–1	1–3	2–2	3–1	—	3–1	2–0	4–0	1–1
Seattle	1–1	0–2	2–0	1–1	2–2	3–1	1–1	2–2	2–2	0–2	3–1	2–2	3–1	2–0	1–1	2–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	1–1	3–1	0–4	1–3	1–3	—	2–0	2–2	1–1
Toronto	3–1	2–1	2–2	1–3	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	0–2	1–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–4	2–2	1–1	0–4	0–4	1–3	2–2	0–3	1–1	0–2	1–1	0–2	0–2	—	0–2	3–1
Utah	1–1	1–1	1–1	1–1	2–2	4–0	0–2	2–2	3–1	1–1	3–1	1–3	3–1	2–0	2–0	3–1	2–0	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–1	3–1	3–1	1–3	0–4	2–2	2–0	—	1–1
Washington	2–2	3–1	3–1	4–0	0–2	1–1	1–3	0–2	1–1	2–2	2–0	1–1	1–1	3–1	1–2	0–2	1–3	1–2	2–2	2–2	0–4	1–1	1–1	0–2	1–1	1–1	1–3	1–1	—

Game log

October

Record: 1–1; Home: 0–0; Road: 1–1

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
1	29 October 2002	Cavaliers	67–94	Kings	NA	Ricky Davis (17)		0–1
2	30 October 2002	Cavaliers	98–96	Clippers	NA	Ricky Davis (25)		1–1

November

Record: 1–15; Home: 1–6; Road: 0–9

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
3	1 November 2002	Cavaliers	74–78	Suns	NA	Ricky Davis (21)		1–2
4	5 November 2002	Lakers	70–89	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (24)		2–2
5	6 November 2002	Cavaliers	100–107	Wizards	NA	Ricky Davis (27)		2–3
6	8 November 2002	Cavaliers	84–108	Sixers	NA	Ricky Davis (31)		2–4
7	9 November 2002	Wizards	93–79	Cavaliers	NA	Two-way tie (19)		2–5
8	12 November 2002	Cavaliers	75–95	Pacers	NA	Darius Miles (19)		2–6
9	13 November 2002	Mavericks	103–99	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (34)		2–7
10	16 November 2002	Spurs	90–77	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (22)		2–8
11	18 November 2002	Cavaliers	78–104	Spurs	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (25)		2–9
12	19 November 2002	Cavaliers	80–97	Rockets	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (24)		2–10
13	22 November 2002	Cavaliers	79–120	Nets	NA	Smush Parker (18)		2–11
14	23 November 2002	Hornets	97–84	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (24)		2–12
15	26 November 2002	Kings	91–85	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (22)		2–13
16	27 November 2002	Cavaliers	80–112	Bucks	NA	Ricky Davis (23)		2–14
17	29 November 2002	Sixers	106–99	Cavaliers	NA	Dajuan Wagner (29)		2–15
18	30 November 2002	Cavaliers	79–85	Heat	NA	Dajuan Wagner (28)		2–16

December

Record: 4–11; Home: 4–6; Road: 0–5

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
19	2 December 2002	Cavaliers	93–125	Knicks	NA	Dajuan Wagner (25)		2–17
20	4 December 2002	Bulls	101–111	Cavaliers	NA	Dajuan Wagner (29)		3–17
21	7 December 2002	Cavaliers	104–112	Bulls	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (28)		3–18
22	9 December 2002	Bucks	140–133	Cavaliers	2	Ricky Davis (45)		3–19
23	11 December 2002	Raptors	83–96	Cavaliers	NA	Dajuan Wagner (33)		4–19
24	13 December 2002	Cavaliers	100–115	Celtics	NA	Ricky Davis (42)		4–20
25	14 December 2002	Nuggets	104–111	Cavaliers	NA	Two-way tie (29)		5–20
26	16 December 2002	SuperSonics	111–98	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (20)		5–21
27	18 December 2002	Pistons	111–106	Cavaliers	1	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)		5–22
28	20 December 2002	Cavaliers	107–109	Pistons	1	Ricky Davis (42)		5–23
29	21 December 2002	Celtics	89–82	Cavaliers	NA	Dajuan Wagner (25)		5–24
30	23 December 2002	Heat	72–74	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (33)		6–24
31	27 December 2002	Pacers	113–89	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (21)		6–25
32	29 December 2002	Suns	103–84	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (15)		6–26
33	30 December 2002	Cavaliers	88–102	Nets	NA	Ricky Davis (24)		6–27

January

Record: 3–11; Home: 1–3; Road: 2–8

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
34	3 January 2003	Cavaliers	81–80	Raptors	NA	Ricky Davis (29)		7–27
35	4 January 2003	Cavaliers	79–85	Bulls	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (27)		7–28
36	6 January 2003	Bucks	106–94	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (22)		7–29
37	10 January 2003	Cavaliers	99–115	Lakers	NA	Ricky Davis (27)		7–30
38	12 January 2003	Cavaliers	87–79	SuperSonics	NA	Ricky Davis (22)		8–30
39	13 January 2003	Cavaliers	94–118	Trail Blazers	NA	Ricky Davis (17)		8–31
40	15 January 2003	Cavaliers	80–108	Warriors	NA	Ricky Davis (21)		8–32
41	17 January 2003	Cavaliers	80–97	Nuggets	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (26)		8–33
42	18 January 2003	Cavaliers	78–95	Jazz	NA	Ricky Davis (25)		8–34
43	21 January 2003	Magic	103–94	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (35)		8–35
44	25 January 2003	Hawks	102–101	Cavaliers	1	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (19)		8–36
45	27 January 2003	Clippers	100–104	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (32)		9–36
46	29 January 2003	Cavaliers	108–113	Magic	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (22)		9–37
47	31 January 2003	Cavaliers	91–96	Hawks	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (21)		9–38

February

Record: 2–9; Home: 2–5; Road: 0–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
48	2 February 2003	Trail Blazers	114–95	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (20)		9–39
49	4 February 2003	Cavaliers	84–93	Wizards	NA	Dajuan Wagner (19)		9–40
50	5 February 2003	Rockets	102–105	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (21)		10–40
51	11 February 2003	Cavaliers	96–107	Pacers	NA	Jumaine Jones (25)		10–41
52	12 February 2003	Timberwolves	102–91	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (26)		10–42
53	16 February 2003	Pistons	90–75	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (19)		10–43
54	18 February 2003	Bulls	107–101	Cavaliers	NA	Carlos Boozer (23)		10–44
55	21 February 2003	Sixers	119–99	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (19)		10–45
56	23 February 2003	Cavaliers	103–116	Sixers	NA	Dajuan Wagner (23)		10–46
57	25 February 2003	Nets	90–93	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)		11–46
58	28 February 2003	Cavaliers	95–118	Timberwolves	NA	Two-way tie (16)		11–47

March

Record: 3–12; Home: 3–5; Road: 0–7

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
59	2 March 2003	Magic	102–76	Cavaliers	NA	Two-way tie (14)		11–48
60	4 March 2003	Cavaliers	80–89	Knicks	NA	Ricky Davis (24)		11–49
61	5 March 2003	Hawks	111–105	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (27)		11–50
62	7 March 2003	Cavaliers	76–102	Hornets	NA	Carlos Boozer (16)		11–51
63	8 March 2003	Grizzlies	115–89	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (18)		11–52
64	11 March 2003	Heat	77–75	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (19)		11–53
65	16 March 2003	Jazz	95–122	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (28)		12–53
66	18 March 2003	Cavaliers	93–114	Mavericks	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (30)		12–54
67	19 March 2003	Cavaliers	101–128	Grizzlies	NA	Carlos Boozer (27)		12–55
68	21 March 2003	Cavaliers	85–109	Magic	NA	Milt Palacio (15)		12–56
69	23 March 2003	Nets	88–93	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (29)		13–56
70	25 March 2003	Warriors	103–124	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (28)		14–56
71	26 March 2003	Cavaliers	83–89	Raptors	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (25)		14–57
72	28 March 2003	Cavaliers	95–104	Celtics	NA	Ricky Davis (31)		14–58
73	29 March 2003	Celtics	110–106	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (38)		14–59

April

Record: 3–6; Home: 3–2; Road: 0–4

#	Date	Visitor	Score	Home	OT	Leading scorer	Attendance	Record
74	2 April 2003	Pacers	103–82	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (27)		14–60
75	4 April 2003	Cavaliers	93–95	Bucks	NA	Ricky Davis (26)		14–61
76	5 April 2003	Hornets	76–79	Cavaliers	NA	Ricky Davis (17)		15–61
77	8 April 2003	Wizards	100–91	Cavaliers	NA	Zydrunas Ilgauskas (23)		15–62
78	9 April 2003	Cavaliers	81–100	Hornets	NA	Jumaine Jones (21)		15–63
79	11 April 2003	Cavaliers	89–109	Hawks	NA	Tierre Brown (15)		15–64
80	12 April 2003	Knicks	99–104	Cavaliers	1	Ricky Davis (37)		16–64
81	14 April 2003	Cavaliers	88–89	Pistons	NA	Ricky Davis (25)		16–65
82	16 April 2003	Raptors	86–96	Cavaliers	NA	Smush Parker (17)		17–65

Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates loss.

Player stats

Legend
GP	Games played	GS	Games started	MPG	Minutes per game
FG%	Field-goal percentage	3P%	3-point field-goal percentage	FT%	Free-throw percentage
RPG	Rebounds per game	APG	Assists per game	SPG	Steals per game
BPG	Blocks per game	PPG	Points per game

Regular season

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3P%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
Carlos Boozer	81	54	25.3	.536	.000	.771	7.5	1.3	.73	.62	10.0
Tierre Brown	15	0	11.2	.458	.000	.786	2.0	2.6	.87	.00	4.3
Ricky Davis	79	76	39.6	.410	.363	.748	4.9	5.5	1.58	.46	20.6
DeSagana Diop	80	1	11.8	.351	.000	.367	2.7	.5	.41	1.01	1.5
Žydrūnas Ilgauskas	81	81	30.0	.441	.000	.781	7.5	1.6	.69	1.88	17.2
Jumaine Jones	80	12	27.6	.434	.354	.687	5.1	1.4	.84	.28	9.8
Chris Mihm	52	0	15.6	.404	.000	.724	4.4	.5	.35	.73	5.9
Darius Miles	67	62	30.0	.410	.000	.594	5.4	2.6	1.00	1.03	9.2
Milt Palacio	80	46	24.7	.418	.216	.747	2.9	3.2	.85	.20	5.0
Smush Parker	66	18	16.7	.402	.322	.831	1.8	2.5	.73	.18	6.2
Michael Stewart	47	0	5.3	.378	.000	.667	1.2	.1	.04	.32	.8
Dajuan Wagner	47	24	29.5	.369	.316	.800	1.7	2.8	.81	.15	13.4

Awards and records

Awards

Records

Milestones

All-Star

Transactions

Trades

Free agents

Development League

References

^ "2002-03 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.
^ Passan, Jeff (June 27, 2002). "Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2022.
^ "Rockets Make Yao Ming First Overall Pick". ESPN. June 26, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "2002 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.
^ Smith, Sam (October 30, 2002). "Eastern Conference Capsules". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2022.
^ "2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.
^ "2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.
^ "2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

External links

[1] "2002-03 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference.com.

[2] Passan, Jeff (June 27, 2002). "Rockets Select Yao No. 1 Overall in Draft". The Washington Post. Retrieved July 15, 2022.

[3] "Rockets Make Yao Ming First Overall Pick". ESPN. June 26, 2002. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[4] "2002 NBA Draft". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved December 1, 2022.

[5] Smith, Sam (October 30, 2002). "Eastern Conference Capsules". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 16, 2022.

[results-6] "2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers Schedule and Results". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

[7] "2003 NBA All-Star Game: West 155, East 145 (2OT)". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved January 14, 2022.

[roster-8] "2002–03 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats". Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022.

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