Evan Mobley, USC Trojans. (Photo by Jayne Kamin-Oncea/Getty Images)
I was relieved when the Cleveland Cavaliers selected Evan Mobley at #3 in the 2021 NBA Draft. Did the Cavs and general manager Koby Altman deserve a blue ribbon for doing so?
No, but it was the right call, with Mobley having all the potential in the world to eventually be a superstar at both ends of the floor, and with him being the type of big that could fit with Jarrett Allen long term.
Mobley didn’t showcase three-point shooting abilities much at USC in his lone collegiate season with them, no, although he did show plenty of flashes in AAU play/high school, and his shooting stroke, while it needs some work, shows promise there.