It’s difficult to be critical of the play of Evan Mobley through his two seasons in the NBA with the Cleveland Cavaliers.
He’s been an integral player and has had his hands all over Cleveland’s turnaround in the past two seasons. He finished in a close second in last seasons’ Rookie of the Year voting, and in his second go-around, Mobley made NBA All-Defensive First Team, which was such a rarity for a player his age at not even 22 yet.
Mobley’s defense is already All-World, and his basketball intelligence, recognition and spatial awareness do not resemble that of a player not yet 22, nor even three seasons into his NBA career.