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The Cavaliers selected high school phenom LeBron James from St. Vincent-St. Mary High School in nearby Akron, providing the team with a centerpiece player around which to build. [ 2 ] The Cavaliers revised their look for the 2003–04 season, introducing a new logo and a variation on the wine and gold color scheme used by the club during the 1970s.
As a Cavalier, LeBron won Rookie of the Year as well as two MVP awards and two All Star Game MVP awards. He also led the Cavaliers to five NBA Finals, including the last 4 straight, and won the 2016 title as Finals MVP. [5] Cleveland's next first overall pick after James, Kyrie Irving, won Rookie of the Year in 2012 and NBA All-Star Game MVP in ...
A prep-to-pro, James was selected by the Cleveland Cavaliers with the first overall pick of the 2003 NBA draft. Named the 2004 NBA Rookie of the Year, [9] he soon established himself as one of the league's premier players, leading the Cavaliers to their first NBA Finals appearance in 2007 and winning the NBA MVP award in 2009 and 2010. [5]
The Cleveland Cavaliers, who had a 22.50 percent probability of obtaining the first selection, won the NBA draft lottery on May 22, and Cleveland chairman Gordon Gund said afterward his team would select LeBron James, and they did. [2] [3] The Detroit Pistons and the Denver Nuggets were second and third, respectively.
—Paul Silas (2003-05): He was James' first coach in the 2003-04 season and helped the first-year player win the NBA Rookie of the Year award. —Brendan Malone (2005): He became interim coach ...
Denotes player who has been selected for at least one All-Star Game with the Cleveland Cavaliers x: Denotes player who is currently on the Cleveland Cavaliers roster: 0.0: Denotes the Cleveland Cavaliers statistics leader (min. 100 games played for the team for per-game statistics)
LeBron James: St. Vincent–St. Mary High School: 2003: 2: 31 Jason Kapono: University of California, Los Angeles: 2002: 1: 6 Dajuan Wagner: University of Memphis: 2002: 2: 34 Carlos Boozer: Duke University: 2001: 1: 8 DeSagana Diop: Oak Hill Academy: 2001: 1: 20 Brendan Haywood: University of North Carolina: 2001: 2: 35 Jeff Trepagnier ...
LeBron James – 2009, 2010; NBA Rookie of the Year. LeBron James – 2004; Kyrie Irving – 2012; NBA Coach of the Year. Bill Fitch – 1976; Mike Brown – 2009; NBA Executive of the Year. Wayne Embry – 1992, 1998; NBA Sportsmanship Award. Terrell Brandon – 1997; J. Walter Kennedy Citizenship Award. Austin Carr – 1980; Eric Snow ...