Counting through Cavaliers history, the number 25 has a clear place at the top of the list.
It’s retired now, and it belongs to one of the franchise’s true icons: Mark Price. Before Price made the number his own, though, a handful of other players wore it in Cleveland - Teddy Furlow, Dave Robisch, Darren Tillis, and Ron Anderson among them. The jersey did not carry much weight until Price turned it into something permanent.
The first Cavalier to wear 25 was Brokaw. He logged at least four NBA seasons, including one in Cleveland, after being drafted in 1974 by the Bucks.
He later played for the Buffalo Braves. In his lone Cavs season, the shooting guard averaged 7.2 points across 36 games.
Then came Price, and everything changed.
Drafted by the Dallas Mavericks before landing in Cleveland ahead of his rookie season, Price spent nearly a decade with the Cavaliers. He and Brad Daugherty formed the team’s dynamic duo in the 80s and 90s, and Price built a résumé that still sits all over the franchise record book. The Oklahoma point guard averaged 7.2 assists over nine seasons and owns the best free throw percentage in team history at better than 90%.
His numbers speak for themselves. Price ranks fifth all-time in scoring with 9,543 points and fifth in three-pointers made with 802.
He appeared in 582 games and logged 18,127 minutes. He also ranks in the top 10 in field goals made and free throws made, while sitting second in franchise assists and steals.
And 25 has shown up in a few other memorable Cavs moments, too.
Cleveland’s franchise record for rebounds in a game is 25, and it has happened twice. Rick Roberson set the standard in 1972 against the Houston Rockets, pulling down 25 boards in a loss. That remained the team mark until Zydrunas Ilgauskas matched it on January 2 in an 87-81 overtime win over the Orlando Magic.
The number surfaced again in Game 4 against the Pistons, when Cleveland needed a response. Donovan Mitchell had only four points in the first half, and the Cavs trailed at halftime with the series in a rough spot. What followed was a burst that flipped everything: Mitchell scored 19 of the team’s 25 points during a 25-0 run, and Cleveland went on to win 112-103.
So while 25 is forever tied to Price in Cleveland, the number has popped up in a few other places along the way. Tomorrow, the focus shifts to 24, a jersey worn by more than 20 players.
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