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1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season

NBA professional basketball team season

Field	Value
team	Cleveland Cavaliers
end_year	1983
wins	23
losses	59
division	Central
division_place	5
conf_place	10
coach	Tom Nissalke
gm	Harry Weltman
owner	Ted Stepien
arena	Coliseum at Richfield
playoffs	Did not qualify
bbr_team	CLE
television	WUAB
radio	WBBG

The 1982–83 Cleveland Cavaliers season was the 13th season for the team in the National Basketball Association (NBA) and in Cleveland, Ohio. It involved the team going 23–59 in Ted Stepien's final season as the team's owner.

Draft picks

Round	Pick	Player	Nationality	School/Club team
1	12	John Bagley	PG	Boston College
2	28	Dave Magley	PF	Kansas

Roster

Tom Nissalke
Don Delaney
Gene Littles

Regular season

Season standings

:z - clinched division title :y - clinched division title :x - clinched playoff spot

Game log

|-style="background:#fcc;" | 19 || December 7, 1982 || Atlanta | L 90–102 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield 2,254 | 3–16 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 23 || December 16, 1982 || @ Atlanta | L 97–106 | | | | The Omni 4,564 | 3–20 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 45 || February 1, 1983 || @ Atlanta | L 84–93 | | | | The Omni 4,802 | 9–36 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 47 || February 4, 1983 || Atlanta | L 81–92 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield 2,066 | 9–38 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 66 || March 18, 1983 || Atlanta | L 73–97 | | | | Coliseum at Richfield 2,461 | 17–49 |-style="background:#fcc;" | 72 || March 29, 1983 || @ Atlanta | L 82–95 | | | | The Omni 5,064 | 18–54

Player statistics

Player	GP	GS	MPG	FG%	3FG%	FT%	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	PPG
World B. Free	54	51	35.9	45.8	35.7	74.7	2.9	3.7	1.5	0.2	24.2
Scott Wedman	35	35	36.9	48.0	40.9	84.4	5.9	2.5	0.7	0.3	18.1
Cliff Robinson	77	75	33.8	47.7	0.0	70.8	11.1	1.9	0.8	0.8	18.0
James Edwards	15	8	25.5	48.7	0.0	62.3	6.4	0.9	0.5	0.9	12.3
Geoff Huston	80	79	34.0	48.2	33.3	68.6	2.0	6.1	0.9	0.1	12.2
Ron Brewer	21	18	26.8	40.0	0.0	86.3	1.8	1.3	1.0	0.3	11.4
Phil Hubbard	82	38	23.8	48.2	0.0	68.9	5.7	1.1	1.1	0.1	9.5
Larry Kenon	32	7	19.5	47.2	0.0	76.1	3.7	1.1	0.7	0.3	7.3
Jeff Cook	30	20	26.1	53.7	0.0	76.0	6.9	1.5	0.9	0.6	7.1
Carl Nicks	9	2	16.4	44.1	0.0	64.7	2.9	1.2	0.7	0.0	7.0
Bob Wilkerson	77	11	22.1	41.7	0.0	75.0	3.1	2.5	0.9	0.2	6.7
John Bagley	68	3	14.6	43.2	0.0	76.2	1.4	2.5	0.8	0.1	5.7
Paul Mokeski	23	18	23.4	45.5	0.0	61.5	6.0	1.1	0.5	1.0	5.5
Bruce Flowers	53	5	13.2	53.4	0.0	77.4	3.4	0.9	0.4	0.2	4.9
Sam Lacey	60	33	20.5	42.0	22.2	78.4	3.9	2.0	0.5	0.4	4.2
Darren Tillis	37	4	13.0	43.7	0.0	63.6	3.3	0.4	0.2	0.8	4.1
Steve Hayes	65	3	16.3	47.9	0.0	56.9	3.6	0.6	0.3	0.6	3.6
Dave Magley	14	0	4.0	25.0	0.0	50.0	0.7	0.1	0.1	0.0	0.9

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Transactions

October 7, 1982 - Traded a 1986 2nd round draft pick to the Detroit Pistons for Steve Hayes.

October 11, 1982 - Waived Mike Evans.

October 22, 1982 - Waived Michael Wilson.

October 25, 1982 - Traded Brad Branson to the Indiana Pacers for a 1983 2nd round draft pick.

October 28, 1982 - Waived Lowes Moore.

December 6, 1982 - Signed Sam Lacey as a free agent.

December 15, 1982 - Traded Ron Brewer to the Golden State Warriors for World B. Free.

December 20, 1982 - Waived Paul Mokeski.

January 7, 1983 - Waived Dave Magley.

January 10, 1983 - Acquired player rights to Larry Kenon from the Golden State Warriors.

January 14, 1983 - Traded Scott Wedman to the Boston Celtics for Darren Tillis and a 1983 1st round draft pick.

February 7, 1983 - Traded James Edwards and a 1983 1st round draft pick to the Phoenix Suns for Jeff Cook, a 1983 1st round draft pick, and a 1983 3rd round draft pick.

March 21, 1983 - Waived Larry Kenon.

March 30, 1983 - Signed Carl Nicks as a free agent.

June 27, 1983 - Traded a 1983 2nd round draft pick to the Seattle SuperSonics for Lonnie Shelton.

References

Dolgan, Bob. (September 11, 2007). "Successful, Except as Owner of Cavs". Plain Dealer Publishing Co..
"1982-83 Cleveland Cavaliers Roster and Stats".

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