Despite a 1-9 record, Billy Donovan has been impressed with the Cavaliers.

The Cavaliers currently have the worst record in the NBA and have already fired head coach Tyronn Lue this season. They have since promoted Larry Drew to head coach on an interim basis.

After 10 games, the Cavaliers are 18th in the league in offensive efficiency and are dead-last in defensive efficiency after giving up 115.1 points per 100 possessions.

They most recently lost to the Magic on Monday night after Evan Fournier hit a game-winning shot as time expired to send the Cavaliers to their third consecutive loss.

“I know their record doesn’t really speak to me in terms of the team that they are,” Donovan said on Wednesday. “They have had every opportunity to win some games. Obviously, it was a heartbreaking loss for them against Orlando but they are playing hard, they are playing aggressive [and] they are playing small in a lot of ways. They have guys that can shoot it and put it down and they are giving really good effort defensively so I’m really impressed with the way they are competing and playing.”

From Cleveland, Billy Donovan on the Cavs: pic.twitter.com/9uqJdIxWsp — Maddie Lee (@maddie_m_lee) November 7, 2018

It will be important for the Thunder not to overlook the Cavaliers with the Rockets looming on Thursday night. Cleveland still appears to be trying to win right now, as they have prioritized playing time for the veterans, so the Thunder should not take them lightly.

The Thunder will be without Russell Westbrook in the contest but are still favored by 6.5 points against Cleveland on Wednesday night.

The game tips off at 6 p.m. CT and can be seen on FS OK.