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===Cavs Legends===
The following is a list of past Cavaliers players and other personnel who have been honored as "Cavs Legends" – either by retiring their number or having commemorative banners placed in the rafters at Rocket Arena.<ref>{{cite web|last1=Valade|first1=Jodie|title=Semih Erden thinks, and that's the reason he struggles: Cleveland Cavaliers Insider|url=http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2011/04/semih_erden_thinks_and_thats_t.html|website=cleveland.com|access-date=April 24, 2017|date=April 9, 2011|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801102711/http://www.cleveland.com/cavs/index.ssf/2011/04/semih_erden_thinks_and_thats_t.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Pluto|first1=Terry|title=Cleveland Cavaliers honor a legend in broadcaster Joe Tait: Terry Pluto|url=http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2011/04/post_39.html|website=cleveland.com|access-date=April 24, 2017|date=April 9, 2011|archive-date=August 1, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170801102713/http://www.cleveland.com/pluto/blog/index.ssf/2011/04/post_39.html|url-status=live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last1=Popovich|first1=Mike|title=Cavaliers honor longtime radio voice Joe Tait|url=http://www.timesreporter.com/x1700910388/Cavaliers-honor-longtime-radio-voice-Joe-Tait|website=TimesReporter.com|access-date=April 24, 2017|date=April 9, 2011|archive-date=April 25, 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20170425025859/http://www.timesreporter.com/x1700910388/Cavaliers-honor-longtime-radio-voice-Joe-Tait|url-status=dead}}</ref>

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
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! colspan="5" style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Retired numbers
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|No.
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Name
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Position
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Tenure
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Date
|-
| '''7''' || [[Bingo Smith|Bobby "Bingo" Smith]] || [[swingman|G/F]] || 1970–1979 || December 4, 1979
|-
| '''11''' || [[Zydrunas Ilgauskas]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1996–2010 || March 8, 2014<ref>{{cite news|title=Cavs Announce Zydrunas Ilgauskas' Jersey (#11) to be Retired|url=http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/cavs-announce-zydrunas-ilgauskas-jersey-11-be-retired|publisher=NBA Media Ventures, LLC|website=NBA.com|access-date=June 30, 2015|archive-date=November 22, 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20161122061928/http://www.nba.com/cavaliers/news/cavs-announce-zydrunas-ilgauskas-jersey-11-be-retired|url-status=live}}</ref>
|-
| '''22''' || [[Larry Nance]] || [[Forward (basketball)|F/C]] || 1988–1994 || January 30, 1995
|-
| '''25''' || [[Mark Price]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 1986–1995 || November 13, 1999
|-
| '''34''' || [[Austin Carr]] || [[Guard (basketball)|G]] || 1971–1980 || January 3, 1981
|-
| '''42''' || [[Nate Thurmond]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1975–1977 || December 18, 1977
|-
| '''43''' || [[Brad Daugherty (basketball)|Brad Daugherty]] || [[Center (basketball)|C]] || 1986–1996 || March 1, 1997
|}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center"
|-
! colspan="5" style="{{NBA color cell|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Other honored personnel
|-
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Insignia
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Name
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Role
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Tenure
! style="{{NBA color cell2|Cleveland Cavaliers|border=2}};"|Date
|-
| [[File:Exquisite-microphone.png|40px]] || [[Joe Tait]] || Broadcaster || 1970–1981; 1983–2011 || April 8, 2011
|-
| [[File:Bowtie paisley red.jpg|40px]] || Nick Gilbert || Late son of Cavs owner [[Dan Gilbert]] || || March 3, 2024
|}

* The NBA retired [[Bill Russell]]'s No. 6 for all its member teams on August 11, 2022.<ref>{{cite web |title=Bill Russell's No. 6 jersey to be retired throughout NBA |url=https://www.nba.com/news/bill-russells-no-6-jersey-to-be-retired-throughout-nba |website=NBA.com |access-date=August 24, 2022 |date=August 11, 2022 |archive-date=August 17, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220817080803/https://www.nba.com/news/bill-russells-no-6-jersey-to-be-retired-throughout-nba |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite news |last1=Golliver |first1=Ben |title=NBA permanently retires Bill Russell's No. 6 |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/11/bill-russell-nba-jersey-retirement/ |newspaper=Washington Post |access-date=August 24, 2022 |date=August 11, 2022 |archive-date=November 7, 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221107143239/https://www.washingtonpost.com/sports/2022/08/11/bill-russell-nba-jersey-retirement/ |url-status=live }}</ref>