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1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season

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Head coach
  
Lenny Wilkens

Record
  
31–51 (.378)

Television
  
WUAB

Arena
  
Coliseum at Richfield

Playoff finish
  
DNQ

Place
  
Division: 6th (Central) Conference: 9th (Eastern)

The 1986-87 NBA season was the Cavaliers' 17th season in the NBA.

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The season saw the team draft Brad Daugherty and Ron Harper with the first and eighth overall picks, respectively. Future four-time All-Star Mark Price was brought in from Dallas, who drafted him in the second round of the draft.

Roster

Mark Price

Ron Harper

Brad Daugherty

John Williams

Craig Ehlo

John Bagley

Phil Hubbard

Mark West

Tyrone Corbin

Johnny Newman

Dirk Minnifield

Scooter McCray

Melvin Turpin

Ben Poquette

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

Awards and records

  • Brad Daugherty, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
  • Ron Harper, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team
  • John "Hot Rod" Williams, NBA All-Rookie Team 1st Team

    • References

    1986–87 Cleveland Cavaliers season Wikipedia
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