The Season in Brief
The 1997-98 Cleveland Cavaliers went 47-35. Led by Shawn Kemp, Zydrunas Ilgauskas and Wesley Person, they posted a +3.06 SRS and went 1-3 in the playoffs.
Each segment is one player's share of the team's fame - Shawn Kemp leads at 23%.
Honors & Awards
Team Leaders
| Points | Shawn Kemp | 18.0 |
| Rebounds | Shawn Kemp | 9.3 |
| Assists | Brevin Knight | 8.2 |
| Steals | Brevin Knight | 2.5 |
| Blocks | Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 1.6 |
| True Shooting | Wesley Person | 58.3 |
| 3-Pointers | Wesley Person | 192 |
| Def. Win Shares | Shawn Kemp | 5.9 |
The Roster, by Fame
Shawn KempAll-Star5002Zydrunas IlgauskasAll-Rookie 1st4103Wesley Person★394Brevin Knight★All-Rookie 1st355Derek AndersonAll-Rookie 2nd176Cedric Henderson★All-Rookie 2nd137Vitaly Potapenko78Danny Ferry69Bob Sura610Scott Brooks211Carl Thomas★112Henry James113Mitchell Butler114Shawnelle Scott115Greg Graham016Tony Dumas0
Full Stat Line
Tap a column to re-sort. ★ marks a career year.
| Player | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Shawn Kemp | 80 | 18.0 | 9.3 | 2.5 | 1.4 | 1.1 | 51.2 | 2 | 5.9 | 50 |
| Zydrunas Ilgauskas | 82 | 13.9 | 8.8 | 0.9 | 0.6 | 1.6 | 56.4 | 1 | 4.9 | 41 |
| Wesley Person★ | 82 | 14.7 | 4.4 | 2.3 | 1.6 | 0.6 | 58.3 | 192 | 5.0 | 39 |
| Brevin Knight★ | 80 | 9.0 | 3.2 | 8.2 | 2.5 | 0.2 | 51.5 | 0 | 4.9 | 35 |
| Derek Anderson | 66 | 11.7 | 2.8 | 3.4 | 1.3 | 0.2 | 53.1 | 17 | 2.8 | 17 |
| Cedric Henderson★ | 82 | 10.1 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.2 | 0.5 | 51.4 | 0 | 4.0 | 13 |
| Vitaly Potapenko | 80 | 7.1 | 3.9 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 51.7 | 0 | 2.2 | 7 |
| Danny Ferry | 69 | 4.2 | 1.7 | 0.9 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 47.9 | 33 | 1.4 | 6 |
| Bob Sura | 46 | 5.8 | 2.0 | 3.7 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 46.3 | 19 | 1.4 | 6 |
| Scott Brooks | 43 | 1.8 | 0.7 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 52.8 | 5 | 0.5 | 2 |
| Carl Thomas★ | 29 | 2.7 | 1.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.2 | 50.8 | 15 | 0.5 | 1 |
| Henry James | 28 | 2.9 | 0.5 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 58.2 | 11 | 0.2 | 1 |
| Mitchell Butler | 18 | 2.1 | 1.2 | 1.0 | 0.4 | 0.0 | 36.0 | 1 | 0.3 | 1 |
| Shawnelle Scott | 41 | 1.1 | 1.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 50.1 | 0 | 0.4 | 1 |
| Greg Graham | 6 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 1.0 | 0.2 | 0.0 | 62.1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 |
| Tony Dumas | 7 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 52.6 | 2 | 0.0 | 0 |
Roster Profile
- Avg age (minutes-weighted): 24.6
- Youngest: Zydrunas Ilgauskas (22)
- Oldest: Scott Brooks (32)
Rookies & Newcomers
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas - rookie
- Brevin Knight - rookie
- Derek Anderson - rookie
- Cedric Henderson (1998-2002) - rookie
- Shawn Kemp - new to the team
- Wesley Person - new to the team
- Scott Brooks - new to the team
- Henry James - new to the team
- Mitchell Butler - new to the team
- Greg Graham - new to the team
- Tony Dumas - new to the team
Draft Pedigree
- Shawn Kemp - pick #17 (1989)
- Zydrunas Ilgauskas - pick #20 (1996)
- Wesley Person - pick #23 (1994)
- Brevin Knight - pick #16 (1997)
- Derek Anderson - pick #13 (1997)
The Playoff Run
1-3 overall
Season fame across franchise history
Every season the Cleveland Cavaliers fielded a roster, scored by the combined fame of that year's team. Click any season to lock it in the panel, then use its Full season page link.
1970-712015-162025-26
1 championship season marked above the arc.