NBA professional basketball team season
NBA professional basketball team season
The
2002β03 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 2β2 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 8β34 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 17β65 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
1981β82 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
Roster
Players
Coaches
Pos.
No.
Name
Height
Weight
DOB
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 , Ε½ydrΕ«nas
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
Assistant coach(es)
Legend
(DP) Unsigned draft pick(FA) Free agent(S) Suspended Injured
Roster Last transaction: {{{access-date}}}
Note
Bold = All-Star selection
Regular season
Season standings
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
β
0β3
2β2
4β0
0β2
2β0
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β3
2β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
1β3
2β1
3β1
0β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
2β2
Boston
3β0
β
2β2
4β0
0β2
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β2
2β0
1β3
3β1
4β0
3β2
2β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
1β2
1β1
1β3
Chicago
2β2
2β2
β
3β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
1β1
1β1
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β2
2β2
0β2
2β2
1β3
2β1
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
Cleveland
0β4
0β4
1β3
β
0β2
1β1
0β4
1β1
1β1
0β4
2β0
1β1
0β2
1β2
0β4
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β2
0β4
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
3β1
1β1
0β4
Dallas
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β0
β
4β0
2β0
4β0
4β0
1β1
4β0
1β3
4β0
2β0
0β2
2β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
Denver
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
β
0β2
0β4
0β4
1β1
1β3
0β4
2β2
2β0
1β1
0β4
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
0β2
1β3
2β2
0β4
1β3
1β3
1β1
0β4
1β1
Detroit
3β1
2β2
4β0
4β0
0β2
2β0
β
1β1
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
2β0
3β1
1β3
1β1
2β1
2β2
2β2
2β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
Golden State
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β4
4β0
1β1
β
1β3
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β4
0β4
1β3
2β2
2β0
2β2
2β0
Houston
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
0β4
4β0
0β2
3β1
β
1β1
2β2
2β2
3β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β0
3β1
1β3
2β2
1β3
2β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
Indiana
2β2
2β2
2β2
4β0
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β1
1β1
β
2β0
0β2
1β1
4β0
3β1
2β0
1β2
3β1
3β1
2β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
0β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
2β2
L.A. Clippers
0β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β4
3β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
β
0β4
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β3
0β2
L.A. Lakers
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
4β0
1β1
2β2
2β2
2β0
4β0
β
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β4
2β2
2β0
3β1
1β1
Memphis
1β1
0β2
1β1
2β0
0β4
2β2
0β2
2β2
1β3
1β1
2β2
0β4
β
2β0
2β0
0β4
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β3
1β3
0β4
1β3
1β3
1β1
1β3
1β1
Miami
3β1
2β2
2β1
2β1
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
1β1
0β4
0β2
1β1
0β2
β
1β3
1β1
0β4
0β4
2β2
0β4
0β4
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
4β0
0β2
1β3
Milwaukee
2β2
2β1
2β2
4β0
2β0
1β1
3β1
2β0
1β1
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
3β1
β
0β2
2β2
2β2
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
2β0
0β2
0β2
1β1
2β2
0β2
2β1
Minnesota
2β0
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β2
4β0
1β1
3β1
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
β
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
1β1
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
2β2
1β1
1β3
2β0
New Jersey
3β1
3β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β2
1β1
1β1
2β1
1β1
2β0
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
β
2β2
3β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
4β0
0β2
3β1
New Orleans
2β2
1β3
3β1
3β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
4β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
β
3β1
1β3
2β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
4β0
2β0
2β1
New York
3β1
0β4
1β2
2β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
1β3
1β3
β
2β2
2β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
2β0
1β1
3β1
1β1
2β2
Orlando
1β2
2β3
3β1
4β0
1β1
2β0
1β2
1β1
0β2
1β2
1β1
1β1
0β2
4β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
3β1
2β2
β
2β2
0β2
0β2
1β1
0β2
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β2
Philadelphia
1β3
2β2
3β1
4β0
0β2
2β0
2β2
0β2
0β2
2β2
2β0
1β1
2β0
4β0
2β2
1β1
3β1
1β2
2β2
2β2
β
0β2
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
3β0
1β1
4β0
Phoenix
2β0
2β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
1β3
1β1
3β1
1β3
3β1
0β2
2β0
1β3
1β1
0β2
0β2
2β0
2β0
β
3β1
2β2
3β1
1β3
1β1
1β3
1β1
Portland
2β0
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β2
2β0
4β0
3β1
2β0
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β3
0β2
2β0
2β0
2β0
0β2
1β3
β
1β3
2β2
4β0
2β0
1β3
1β1
Sacramento
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
3β1
4β0
1β1
4β0
2β2
2β0
3β1
2β2
4β0
1β1
2β0
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β0
2β2
3β1
β
1β3
3β1
1β1
3β1
2β0
San Antonio
1β1
2β0
2β0
2β0
2β2
3β1
2β0
3β1
3β1
2β0
3β1
4β0
3β1
2β0
2β0
2β2
1β1
2β0
0β2
2β0
1β1
1β3
2β2
3β1
β
3β1
2β0
4β0
1β1
Seattle
1β1
0β2
2β0
1β1
2β2
3β1
1β1
2β2
2β2
0β2
3β1
2β2
3β1
2β0
1β1
2β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
1β1
3β1
0β4
1β3
1β3
β
2β0
2β2
1β1
Toronto
3β1
2β1
2β2
1β3
0β2
1β1
1β3
0β2
0β2
1β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β4
2β2
1β1
0β4
0β4
1β3
2β2
0β3
1β1
0β2
1β1
0β2
0β2
β
0β2
3β1
Utah
1β1
1β1
1β1
1β1
2β2
4β0
0β2
2β2
3β1
1β1
3β1
1β3
3β1
2β0
2β0
3β1
2β0
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β1
3β1
3β1
1β3
0β4
2β2
2β0
β
1β1
Washington
2β2
3β1
3β1
4β0
0β2
1β1
1β3
0β2
1β1
2β2
2β0
1β1
1β1
3β1
1β2
0β2
1β3
1β2
2β2
2β2
0β4
1β1
1β1
0β2
1β1
1β1
1β3
1β1
β
Game log
October
Record: 1β1; Home: 0β0; Road: 1β1
November
Record: 1β15; Home: 1β6; Road: 0β9
December
Record: 4β11; Home: 4β6; Road: 0β5
January
Record: 3β11; Home: 1β3; Road: 2β8
February
Record: 2β9; Home: 2β5; Road: 0β4
March
Record: 3β12; Home: 3β5; Road: 0β7
April
Record: 3β6; Home: 3β2; Road: 0β4
Green background indicates win.
Red background indicates loss.
Player stats
Regular season
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 .
^
"2002β03 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 .
^
"2002β03 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats" . Basketball-Reference. Retrieved June 22, 2022 .
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