Cleveland Cavaliers

Founded: 1970
Team Owner: Dan Gilbert
Head Coach: David Blatt
Team Icon: LeBron James
Overall Record: 1618-1942
D-League Affiliate: Canton Charge
Championships: nada
Arena: Quicken Loans Arena
Arena Capacity: 20,562
Arena Co-Tenants: Lake Erie Monsters (AHL), Cleveland Gladiators (AFL)
City: Cleveland, OH
Website: www.cavs.com

A name-the-team contest was held to give Cleveland's new basketball franchise a name in 1970. As always there were the also-rans: Foresters, Jays, Towers and Presidents. Cavaliers was the victor, and has been the team's name from day one.

Why, you ask, did they go with Cavaliers? The gentleman who won the contest, Jerry Tomko, stated "Cavaliers represent a group of daring fearless men, whose life pact was never surrender, no matter what the odds." Although in reality you'll just be another footnote in the novel that is descriptively titled Why God Hates Cleveland.