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| Date | Team | Acquired | Relinquished | Notes |
| 1986-06-01 | Cavaliers | • Gene Littles | assistant coach (date approximate) | |
| 1986-06-01 | Cavaliers | • Wayne Embry | hired as general manager (date approximate) | |
| 1986-06-16 | Cavaliers | • 1986 first round pick (#1-Brad Daugherty) | • Roy Hinson • cash |
trade with 76ers |
| 1986-06-16 | Cavaliers | • Adrian Branch | signed free agent | |
| 1986-06-16 | Cavaliers | • John Williams / Hot Rod Williams | signed first round pick | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Brad Daugherty | 1986 NBA draft first round pick (#1 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Ron Harper (Sr.) | 1986 NBA draft first round pick (#8 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Johnny Newman | 1986 NBA draft second round pick (#29 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Kevin Henderson | 1986 NBA draft third round pick (#50 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Warren Martin | 1986 NBA draft fourth round pick (#73 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Ben Davis | 1986 NBA draft fifth round pick (#96 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Gilbert Wilburn | 1986 NBA draft sixth round pick (#119 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • Ralph Dalton | 1986 NBA draft seventh round pick (#142 overall) | |
| 1986-06-17 | Cavaliers | • rights to Mark Price | • 1989 second round pick (#53-Jeff Hodge) • cash / future considerations |
trade with Mavericks |
| 1986-07-01 | Cavaliers | • Dick Helm | hired as assistant coach (date approximate) | |
| 1986-07-09 | Cavaliers | • Lenny Wilkens | hired as head coach | |
| 1986-07-16 | Cavaliers | • World B. Free / Lloyd Free | team declined contract option, making player a free agent | |
| 1986-08-22 | Cavaliers | • Adrian Branch | waived | |
| 1986-10-01 | Cavaliers | • Brad Daugherty | signed first round pick to a 6-year $6M contract | |
| 1986-10-03 | Cavaliers | • Carlton McCray / Scooter McCray | signed free agent | |
| 1986-10-08 | Cavaliers | • Edgar Jones | waived | |
| 1986-10-13 | Cavaliers | • Mark Price | signed second round pick to a 2-year, $200K contract | |
| 1986-10-23 | Cavaliers | • Ron Harper (Sr.) | signed first round pick to a 4-year reported $2.3M contract | |
| 1986-10-28 | Cavaliers | • Dwayne McClain | waived | |
| 1986-10-28 | Cavaliers | • Kevin Henderson | waived |
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