The best Cleveland Cavaliers to wear each uniform number

It’s some powerful point guards in the 20s for the Cavaliers, not to mention The King.

#29: Mike Wilks

Mike Wilks played 37 games for Cleveland in 2005-06, averaging 1.1 points per game. Lucky for him, then, that no one else has chosen #29 for the Cavaliers.

#28: Alfonzo McKinnie

It’s a one-man show for #28, as reserve wing Alfonzo McKinnie was the only player to wear #28. He played 40 games for the 2019-20 Cavaliers.

#27: Dwayne Jones

Dwayne Jones gets the nod here largely because he actually saw the court, beating a couple of deep reserves. The power forward played 60 games for the Cavaliers during the mid-aughts.

#26: Kyle Korver

It’s a two-man race for #26, with the sharpshooting Kyle Korver taking the title over two-way guard Brandon Goodwin.

#25: Mark Price

A top-5 player in franchise history, Mark Price was one of the most underrated point guards in league history. He was an elite shooter ahead of his time and the engine behind the best non-LeBron teams the Cavaliers have ever fielded.

#24: Andre Miller

“The Professor” began his career in Cleveland, leading the league in assists one season. He beats out a solid season from Lauri Markkanen and a few seasons from Chris Mills.

#23: LeBron James

The easiest call on the entire list; we obviously didn’t look at anyone else for this slot. The greatest player of all time always wore No. 23 when playing in Cleveland.

#22: Larry Nance

The majority of Larry Nance’s Cleveland career came with the #22 on his chest. The high-flying defensive big man was a key pillar of the team’s run in the late 80s and early 90s. The elder Nance beats out his son, Larry Nance Jr.

#21: World B. Free

20 players wore #21 for the Cavaliers, but it’s not exactly a “who’s who” of franchise icons, making Free the easy choice. World B. Free was a popular player in Philadelphia, San Diego and Golden State before joining the Cavaliers for four seasons of scoring and dishing in the early 1980s.

#20: Campy Russell

Mr. Moves was one of the early All-Stars for the Cleveland franchise, building himself into a 20-point scorer by 1978-79; the small forward would play seven seasons in all for the franchise.