2001–02 Cleveland Cavaliers season

The 2001–02 NBA season was the 32nd season for the Cleveland Cavaliers in the National Basketball Association. For the third consecutive year, the Cavaliers received the eighth overall pick in the 2001 NBA draft, and selected high school center DeSagana Diop. During the off-season, the team re-acquired former Cavaliers forward Tyrone Hill, and Jumaine Jones from the Philadelphia 76ers, acquired Ricky Davis from the Miami Heat, and signed free agent Bryant Stith.

Under new head coach John Lucas, the Cavaliers got off to a horrible start by losing nine of their first eleven games of the regular season, then suffered a 12-game losing streak in January. Hill only played just 26 games due to sore back spasms, and Diop failed to live up to expectations only playing just 18 games due to knee, ankle and foot injuries. The Cavaliers lost 50 games for the third consecutive season, finishing in seventh place in the Central Division with a 29–53 record.

Lamond Murray was the team's leading scorer averaging 16.6 points per game, and Andre Miller averaged a double-double in points and assists, averaging 16.5 points and leading the league with 10.9 assists per game. Following the season, Murray was traded to the Toronto Raptors, while Miller and Stith were both traded to the Los Angeles Clippers, and Wesley Person was dealt to the Memphis Grizzlies.

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