Cleveland Cavaliers president of basketball operations Koby Altman will continue to serve his role in the Eastern Conference franchise for many more years to come. That’s after he put pen to paper for a multi-year extension with the Cavs, as reported by Shams Charania of ESPN.
“Cleveland Cavaliers president Koby Altman – the architect of the burgeoning title contender – has signed a contract extension through 2029-30, sources tell ESPN. Cavs’ front office, including Mike Gansey and Brandon Weems, received extensions amid rise to No. 1 seed in East,” Charania shared in a post on X (formerly Twitter) on Monday.
Charania added that the terms of Altman’s newest extension with the Cavs had already been finalized even before the start of the 2025 NBA Playoffs
This is a clear sign of confidence by the Cavaliers in Altman, who’s helped Cleveland become an NBA title contender in the post-LeBron James era. Initially appointed as an interim general manager after David Griffin’s firing in 2017, Altman can be credited for getting the Cavaliers a talented and championship-contending roster that is also still relatively young.
The likes of Darius Garland, Evan Mobley, Jarrett Allen and Donovan Mitchell all arrived in The Land during the watch of Altman, who was promoted to the role of president of basketball operations in 2022. In addition, Altman and the Cavs appear to have landed the right coach for the team when they hired Kenny Atkinson, who later won the NBA Coach of the Year award.
The Cavaliers have also made the NBA Playoffs in each of the last three seasons, including the 2024-25 campaign, in which Cleveland won a total of 64 games. The Cavs underwhelmed in the playoffs, in part because of injuries, but the future remains very bright for the team.
Apart from the challenge of helping the Cavs reach the top of the NBA world after James led the team to its first (and still only) league title in 2016, Altman has the task of keeping Cleveland’s payroll more manageable and the team’s roster competitive, as the Cavaliers are over the second tax apron for the 2025-26 season, which makes it harder for the club’s front office to make moves.
