The Cleveland Cavaliers struck gold in the 2021 NBA Draft. Evan Mobley was a lanky big man out of the University of Southern California with a seemingly limitless defensive ceiling. Two years later, that ceiling still looks as high as ever as Mobley is already in contention for the highest of defensive accolades.
He becomes yet another star to be drafted No. 3 overall, an historic legacy featuring such names as Michael Jordan, Wilt Chamberlain, Carmelo Anthony and James Harden. That’s just the upper crust; what about all of the titles won by Kevin McHale, Chauncey Billups, Pau Gasol and Bill Cartwright?