<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-silver-linings-evan-mobley-injury-absence');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson finds silver linings from Evan Mobley’s extended injury absence');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Spencer-Davies.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson finds silver linings from Evan Mobley’s extended injury absence</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-14T13:03:18-08:00">December 14th, 1:03pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-14T13:03:18-08:00">December 14th, 1:03pm</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson didn’t get into details about Evan Mobley’s ill-timed calf injury before hosting the Charlotte Hornets at Rocket Arena. Instead, he wanted to highlight <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/should-cavs-look-at-thunder-barometer-for-success">the challenge this will present to the Cavs</a> to “prepare early” for adversity that they could run into in the playoffs.</p><p>“We’re going to get some reps at this. I just think that’s good,” Atkinson said. “When I go back to Game 2 last year against Indiana, we had three of our best players out. We could be in the first round this year and Don [Mitchell] could have a cold or something, the flu, and he doesn’t play Game 1, so what does that look like? We’re getting really good reps with managing when you have guys out of the game.”</p><p>Early Saturday evening, the Cavs announced that Mobley could miss up to a month of action due to a left calf strain injury that he suffered against the Washington Wizards the night before. After experiencing tightness postgame, Mobley underwent an MRI when the team <a href="https://x.com/SpinDavies/status/1999967689994031158?s=20" rel="noopener">got back to Cleveland the next day</a>, which revealed a Grade 1 strain.</p><p>Despite suffering the setback in D.C., Mobley produced 23 points, 13 rebounds, and six assists in a team-high 36 minutes. It was the same night where <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-explodes-48-points-cleveland-escapes-wizards">Donovan Mitchell went nuclear in a superhero effort with 48 points</a>.</p><p>It’s unfortunate timing for the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year. Mobley has been in a real groove following a rocky start to the season, as he’s averaged 19.8 points, 9.8 boards, 4.1 assists, and 1.8 blocks over his last month of action, shooting 52.0% from the field and 36.0% from long range on nearly four attempts per game.</p><p>“The sky is not falling, crises aren’t happening, catastrophes are not happening, just so you guys know,” Atkinson said of the state of the Cavs. “We are going to be alright and I love the reps for our guys, our bench guys.”</p><p>The Cavs’ timeline for Mobley’s return is estimated to be between two and four weeks.</p><p>On the bright side, Cleveland is getting big man Jarrett Allen back from his extended absence; he’s been dealing with two separate finger injuries on each hand. Sunday will be his first game since Nov. 28 in Atlanta.</p><p>“I mean, he’s going to have to get into rhythm,” Atkinson said. “Let’s not expect perfect. He’s been conditioning his tail off. I think that’s why he’s playing [Sunday]. He’s tired of conditioning, which is the way it should be. You’re so miserable trying to get back in shape, but it’s not going to be perfect. It’s obviously good timing with Evan being out. We’re going to need T.B. [Thomas Bryant] and then we’re going to have to find some small-ball lineups just to buy us some minutes.”</p><p>Despite Mobley’s absence, the Cavs have a great opportunity to get on track against bottom-of-the-rung squads in the Eastern Conference. They’ll take on the Hornets on Sunday and Dec. 22, with a home-and-home against the Chicago Bulls in between.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson finds silver linings from Evan Mobley’s extended injury absence

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-miss-extended-time-calf-strain');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Evan Mobley to miss extended time with calf strain');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cavs-All-Star-Evan-Mobley.jpg"><figcaption>Geoff Burke-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs’ Evan Mobley to miss extended time with calf strain</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-13T14:11:33-08:00">December 13th, 2:11pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-13T14:31:41-08:00">December 13th, 2:31pm</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavs All-Star Evan Mobley underwent an MRI on his left calf strain suffered in Friday’s 130-126 win against the Washington Wizards, and will miss extended time. <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-rumors-evan-mobley-slapped-harsh-reality-nba-insiders">Mobley’s difficult 2025-26 regular season just got worse</a> for him and the Cavs.</p><p>Mobley suffered a Grade 1 strain in his left calf, according to <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1999957746905686511/" rel="noopener">a press release</a> by the Cavs.</p><p>“Evan Mobley injured his left calf during Friday night’s game at Washington after postgame evaluation of tightness in that area,” the Cavs said via a press release. “An MRI (Saturday) at Cleveland Clinic Sports Health revealed a Grade 1 strain. Mobley will begin treatment and is expected to miss approximately 2-4 weeks.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="zxx"><a href="https://t.co/4pzOq8uYIq">pic.twitter.com/4pzOq8uYIq</a></p><p>— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) <a href="https://twitter.com/cavs/status/1999957746905686511?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 13, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Mobley finished with 23 points and 13 rebounds in Friday’s win against the Wizards. It was Mobley’s fourth consecutive double-double, as he’s been turning things around in December with his second 23-point double-double.</p><h2><b>Evan Mobley, Cavs slapped with harsh reality by NBA insider</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Cavs-head-coach-Kenny-Atkinson.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cavs All-Star Evan Mobley heard coach <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-uncomfortable-callout-flip-switch-underwhelming-start">Kenny Atkinson call out his team for underwhelming</a> returns throughout the first two months of the regular season. While the Cavs are 15-11, which is the seventh-best record in the Eastern Conference, there have been <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47039949/nba-first-month-lessons-intel-thunder-lakers-warriors-knicks-every-team" rel="noopener">underlying concerns</a> in regards to roster depth, due to injuries to starters Darius Garland and Max Struss, according to ESPN’s Tim Bomtemps.</p><p>“In essentially replacing 2025 Sixth Man finalist Ty Jerome with Lonzo Ball, the Cavaliers knew they were risking a lower regular-season ceiling in favor of a higher one in the playoffs. That’s exactly what league insiders are seeing through the first month of 2025-26. The departure of Jerome and the absence of Darius Garland, who has played just 73 minutes while dealing with a big toe injury, has dropped last season’s top-ranked offense to outside the top 10,” Bontemps reported.</p><p>Ball isn’t having the season the Cavs were hoping for, according to a Western Conference scout.</p><p>“They’re not great right now, but they’re down at least two starters,” a West scout said, referring to Garland, Max Strus, and Sam Merrill all missing time. “Lonzo hasn’t been great.</p><p>“Are they better [than last year]? Probably not. They’ve always needed Evan [Mobley] to get even better, and he’s not there yet.”</p><p>The Cavs will host the Hornets on Sunday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Evan Mobley to miss extended time with calf strain

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavaliers-news-giannis-antetokounmpo-traded-evan-mobley-latest-zach-lowe-proposal');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavaliers trade Evan Mobley for Giannis in latest Zach Lowe proposal');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/Mitchell-and-Antetokounmpo.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavaliers trade Evan Mobley for Giannis in latest Zach Lowe proposal</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-12-04T13:21:03-08:00">December 4th, 1:21pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-12-04T13:21:03-08:00">December 4th, 1:21pm</time><address><a>Jackson Stone</a>Jackson Stone is a Mercer University alum from Atlanta who graduated with a BA in communications. A lifelong sports lover, Jackson is a die-hard fan of all Atlanta teams. He joined ClutchPoints in 2023.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-thomas-bryant-tenacious-consolation-prize-cleveland-loss-blazers">Cleveland Cavaliers have been</a> on the struggle bus as of late, dropping to 13-10 on Wednesday night with an inexplicable home loss to the lowly Portland Trail Blazers. While <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-gets-brutally-honest-ugly-loss-blazers-cleveland-scuffles">Donovan Mitchell continues</a> to put up Herculean stat lines on a nightly basis, he isn’t getting as much help as anticipated from his Cleveland supporting cast, and the injury bug is also starting to leave its mark on this Cavaliers team as well.</p><p>This being the case, some have already floated the idea of the Cavs trying to shake things up with a trade, and on Thursday, The Ringer’s Zach Lowe proposed a trade <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?t=1427&amp;v=JOZwK0-OFoA&amp;feature=youtu.be" rel="noopener">that would bring</a> the best player in the Eastern Conference to Cleveland.</p><p>” I think (Evan) Mobley as the center piece of a Giannis deal discussion is much, much, more interesting to me from the Cleveland perspective than it was just a couple of months ago. Because this more and more just looks like it’s Donovan Mitchell’s team, it’s Donovan Mitchell’s timeline,” said Lowe, per The Zach Lowe Show.</p><p>Lowe clarified that “Evan Mobley is really good, and he’s really young, 24 years old, they’re going to have to add more to it than that and there’s apron restrictions.”</p><p>Mobley has been a disappointment for the Cavs this season, as fans are still waiting for the reigning NBA Defensive Player of the Year winner to take the offensive leap that has been anticipated for several years now. Meanwhile, Mobley’s frontcourt partner Jarrett Allen has been in and out of the lineup due to injury, and hasn’t been particularly impactful when he’s been on the floor.</p><p>Overall, a pairing of Mitchell and Antetokounmpo would give the Cavaliers arguably two out of the best three players in the conference on their team, which would be very difficult for any opponent to overcome in a playoff series.</p><p>However, as Lowe pointed out, completing this trade would take some maneuvering on Cleveland’s part.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavaliers trade Evan Mobley for Giannis in latest Zach Lowe proposal

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-rumors-evan-mobley-slapped-harsh-reality-nba-insiders');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs rumors: Evan Mobley, Cleveland slapped with harsh reality by NBA insiders');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cavs-All-Star-Evan-Mobley.jpg"><figcaption>David Dermer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs rumors: Evan Mobley, Cleveland slapped with harsh reality by NBA insiders</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-21T08:21:26-08:00">November 21st, 8:21am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-21T11:18:00-08:00">November 21st, 11:18am</time><address><a>Josue Pavon</a>Josue Pavon is an Associate Editor for ClutchPoints and Cavs Nation, as well as the Oklahoma City Thunder beat writer for ClutchPoints.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers anticipated All-Star Evan Mobley’s next stride in his development to no avail this season, according to an anonymous NBA scout. As <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-points-celtics-example-follow">the Cavs hope to make their momentous leap</a> toward a deep playoff run after injuries derailed them from reaching their full potential last season, health has once again become a lingering hurdle.</p><p>Amidst injuries to starters Darius Garland and Max Strus this season, the Cavs hoped for Mobley to step into a more <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/47039949/nba-first-month-lessons-intel-thunder-lakers-warriors-knicks-every-team" rel="noopener">prominent role</a>, which hasn’t been the case, according to ESPN’s Tim Bomtemps.</p><p>“In essentially replacing 2025 Sixth Man finalist Ty Jerome with Lonzo Ball, the Cavaliers knew they were risking a lower regular-season ceiling in favor of a higher one in the playoffs. That’s exactly what league insiders are seeing through the first month of 2025-26. The departure of Jerome and the absence of Darius Garland, who has played just 73 minutes while dealing with a big toe injury, has dropped last season’s top-ranked offense to outside the top 10,” Bontemps reported.</p><p>Ball isn’t having the season the Cavs were hoping for, according to a Western Conference scout.</p><p>“They’re not great right now, but they’re down at least two starters,” a West scout said, referring to Garland, Max Strus, and Sam Merrill all missing time. “Lonzo hasn’t been great.</p><p>“Are they better [than last year]? Probably not. They’ve always needed Evan [Mobley] to get even better, and he’s not there yet.”</p><p>Evan Mobley is averaging 18.8 points on 47.2% shooting, including 34.8% from deep, 8.6 rebounds, 4.0 assists, 1.5 blocks, and 1.1 steals per game for the Cavs this season. Cleveland is 10-6.</p><h2><b>Donovan Mitchell drops truth bomb on Cavs’ chances at No. 1</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Cavs-All-Star-Donovan-Mitchell_606625.jpg"><figcaption>David Dermer-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Cavs All-Star <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-drops-truth-bomb-about-panic-no-1-seed">Donovan Mitchell isn’t stressing over the No. 1 seed</a>. Amid an 82-game regular season, Mitchell’s only hope is for <a href="https://www.videogamer.com/news/donovan-mitchell-exclusive-interview-cavaliers/" rel="noopener">his team to be healthy</a> enough to compete in the postseason, which he revealed in an interview with Video Gamer’s D.J. Siddiqi.</p><p>“Would we love to do both? 1,000%,” said Mitchell, speaking about both securing the first seed and entering the playoffs peaking at the right time. “I’m not going to sit here and say we wouldn’t want to be the number one seed. At the same token, we saw last year that you can do all the things, but if you’re not ready when that time goes and if you’re not necessarily healthy, it doesn’t really matter what you’ve done during the regular season. ”</p><p>Mitchell also spoke on his mindset for what happens if the Cavs don’t secure it.</p><p>“Would I love to be the No. 1 seed? Sure. But if we’re not, am I going to be panicking? No. As long as we’re playing our best basketball at the right time, that’s all that really matters.”</p><p>The Cavs will host the Pacers on Friday.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs rumors: Evan Mobley, Cleveland slapped with harsh reality by NBA insiders

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-kenny-atkinson-donovan-mitchell-evan-mobley-nba-fine');   ga('set', 'title', 'Kenny Atkinson defends Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley rest decision amid NBA’s fine');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/20251117_tbs_ar7_062.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Kenny Atkinson defends Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley rest decision amid NBA’s fine</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-19T15:52:07-08:00">November 19th, 3:52pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-19T15:52:07-08:00">November 19th, 3:52pm</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Cleveland Cavaliers head coach Kenny Atkinson minced no words on Wednesday regarding the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-cleveland-fined-donovan-mitchell-evan-mobley-miami">NBA’s $100,000 fine for resting Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley</a> last week. Asked multiple times about the punishment, Atkinson initially left well enough alone before expressing his disagreement with the league’s decision.</p><p>“I’ve got to look at the Cavs’ best interest,” Atkinson said in his pregame press conference before the Cavs’ matchup with the Houston Rockets.</p><p>“Fifteen games in 27 days, let that sink in to everybody. We’re sitting here in our seats. But three back-to-backs. We’re going into a fourth back-to-back. I think my No. 1 job is to continue to protect the health of our players. So, [it’s] kind of that simple.”</p><p>In the middle of a five-in-seven stretch, Atkinson shared that he wouldn’t change his approach to last week’s game in Miami, which the Cavs won 130-116. Cleveland <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-depth-jarrett-allen-stunning-win-heat-down-three-all-star-starters">showcased its depth and developed players while coming out victorious</a>.</p><p>“From a competitive standpoint, I mean, we won that game, too,” Atkinson said. “So to me, you throw that on top of it, and it’s like, wait a second, are you discrediting the guys that played that night?</p><p>“We get penalized for it? I don’t know if that makes sense to you guys; it doesn’t make sense to me. I understand the league has their policies, but again, I’m just looking at it from my perspective and my team and our organization. I’m sure the NBA doesn’t agree with everything I do. It’s a great league, it’s a great product. I’ve gotta [look out for] our guys.”</p><p>Immediately after the win over the Heat, the team boarded a flight back home and landed at 3:30 a.m. ET on the same day that it had to host the Toronto Raptors on the second night of a back-to-back.</p><p>Managing players and prioritizing their physical health have become paramount for NBA coaches nowadays. Atkinson and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-head-coach-kenny-atkinson-steve-kerr-fewer-regular-season-games">Cleveland’s performance staff will continue to act in the best interest</a> of the roster’s well-being. Atkinson believes that basketball is a different game now, with not just pace, but intensity of play. That, combined with the tight schedule, has emphasized the need for extra caution throughout a long season.</p><p>“It’s not just running up and down the court, it’s how do you do that,” Atkinson said. “Teams are pressing farther up the court, which means we’ve got to cover more ground to turn guys. More teams are offensive rebounding; the rate is higher than ever. So, physically, you’ve got to go crash and then you got to get back right before you just got back. So add that onto the ledger.</p><p>“Everybody knows transition possessions are the most valuable possessions in the game, so everybody’s seeking that out. It’s like baseball. Everyone’s trying to be so efficient in what we do, which is our job. Every pitcher’s trying to throw a hundred whatever [innings]. Now, obviously when you look for efficiency, sometimes you’ve just got to do it intelligently. I’m not saying the league isn’t, but we’ve got to figure this out.”</p><p>The Cavs want to be at their strongest when the playoffs roll around, and this strategy gives them the best chance to achieve that goal.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Kenny Atkinson defends Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley rest decision amid NBA’s fine

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His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The NBA has fined the Cleveland Cavaliers $100,000 for sitting <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-cleveland-let-last-season-go-early-lull">Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley</a> in Miami last Wednesday. The league released a statement <a href="https://pr.nba.com/cavaliers-fined-11-18-25/" rel="noopener">on the matter</a> on Tuesday evening.</p><p>“The NBA announced today that the Cleveland Cavaliers have been fined $100,000 for violating the league’s Player Participation Policy. The violation occurred when the Cavaliers held Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley, who are both star players under the Policy, out of the team’s game against the Miami Heat on Nov. 12 for rest. The Policy, which was adopted prior to the 2023-24 season, is intended to promote participation in the NBA’s regular season.”</p><p>Though likely disappointing to fans in South Beach that night, it wasn’t surprising to see the Cavs rest two of their stars in a rematch with the Heat. For one, they were coming off an <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/miami-heat/heat-news-erik-spoelstra-reveals-how-andrew-wiggins-game-winning-dunk-vs-cavs-was-4-years-in-the-making">overtime spectacle that ended on a buzzer-beating alley-oop from an inbound pass</a>. Mitchell played 41 minutes and Mobley logged 39 minutes, both game-highs.</p><p>Additionally, Cleveland had to fly back home the next night to host the Toronto Raptors; the team didn’t get into town until 3 a.m. ET. It was a brutal turnaround for a road-home second night of a back-to-back that the wine and gold wound up dropping with Mitchell and Mobley active, anyhow.</p><p>The Cavs have already played in 15 games to this point. Entering Tuesday, only the Milwaukee Bucks, Golden State Warriors, Dallas Mavericks, and Oklahoma City Thunder could say the same.</p><p>After Wednesday night’s tilt against the Houston Rockets, Cleveland will have played its fifth game in seven days. Following that, the wine and gold will have games on Friday and Sunday vs. the Indiana Pacers and LA Clippers to finish the longest homestand of the year before Thanksgiving. There hasn’t been a single practice yet.</p><p>Cavs head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-head-coach-kenny-atkinson-steve-kerr-fewer-regular-season-games">Kenny Atkinson passionately stated his case for fewer games</a> at the beginning of the season, and Warriors head coach <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/golden-state-warriors/warriors-news-ex-suns-star-pushes-back-on-steve-kerrs-tough-claim-about-schedule">Steve Kerr brought it to light</a> again on Tuesday. Clearly, there’s a disconnect between the teams and the league regarding what constitutes a fair workload.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs fined $100,000 for sitting Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-evan-mobley-injury-report-heat');   ga('set', 'title', 'Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley headline Cavs’ lengthy injury report for Heat rematch in Miami');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/11/Injury-report-littered-with-players-for-Heat-rematch-in-Miami.jpg"><figcaption>Rhona Wise-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley headline Cavs’ lengthy injury report for Heat rematch in Miami</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-11T16:07:34-08:00">November 11th, 4:07pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-11T16:14:37-08:00">November 11th, 4:14pm</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Sports Illustrated, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers will not have <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-isnt-worried-darius-garland-injury">Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley, Darius Garland, or Jaylon Tyson</a> for Wednesday night’s rematch with the Miami Heat at the Kaseya Center. Those four will join Max Strus on the sidelines, but only two of them are injured.</p><p>Mitchell and Mobley are being held out for rest purposes, while <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-ruled-out-rest-heat-game-concerning-injury">Garland has a left great toe injury that he reaggravated on Monday</a>. Despite playing 31 minutes in the first game, Jaylon Tyson suffered a concussion after falling backward into teammate Sam Merrill’s knee.</p><p>Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson is clearly erring on the side of caution as per usual. Cleveland and <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-stories/nba-news-fans-disbelief-wild-ending-heat-cavaliers">Miami went to overtime in a 140-138 affair</a>, where Mitchell logged a game-high 41 minutes with Mobley right behind him at 39. Seeing Garland leave the game early and being unable to continue could have also influenced this decision for the rematch.</p><p>All three of Cleveland’s two-way contract players — Luke Travers, Nae’Qwan Tomlin, and Chris Livingston — will be active. Larry Nance Jr.’s status is still in question with a left knee contusion.</p><p>The Cavs will be asking everybody to step up in the absence of their core players. Jarrett Allen is the lone member of the Core Four who will be on the court. De’Andre Hunter should be the lead scoring threat for the wine and gold, along with Merrill. Other contributors, such as Lonzo Ball, Craig Porter Jr., Dean Wade, and rookie Tyrese Proctor, are going to have to be ready to provide an extra lift. We’ll likely see Thomas Bryant get run, too.</p><p>Meanwhile, the Heat plan to suit up their guys who played just as much as Cleveland’s guys. Though Jaime Jaquez Jr., Davion Mitchell, Kel’el Ware, and Dru Smith are dealing with nagging injuries, they’re all listed as available on the injury report. Bam Adebayo and Tyler Herro remain out with a sprained left big toe and left ankle surgery recovery, respectively.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley headline Cavs’ lengthy injury report for Heat rematch in Miami

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchells-evan-mobley-secret-playoffs');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’Donovan Mitchell’s Evan Mobley secret to ‘not f**k up’ in playoffs again');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Cavs-head-coach-Kenny-Atkinson-Cavs-All-Star-Donovan-Mitchell.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-USA TODAY Sports</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs’Donovan Mitchell’s Evan Mobley secret to ‘not f**k up’ in playoffs again</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-11-04T11:58:25-08:00">November 4th, 11:58am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-11-04T11:58:25-08:00">November 4th, 11:58am</time><address><a>Rishabh Bhatnagar</a></address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The Cleveland Cavaliers had an interesting 2024-25 campaign that saw them dominate the regular season as they finished first with a 64-18 record. However, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-extends-cleveland-record-in-win-vs-hawks">that domination did not extend to the playoffs amidst injury troubles</a> as they bowed out of the Eastern Conference semifinals at the hands of the Indiana Pacers.</p><p>This time around, Donovan Mitchell and <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-pulls-off-feat-not-done-lebron-james-2014">Evan Mobley seem better prepared to go a few steps further</a>.</p><p>“Understanding that hey, this happened and we f—ed up. Now it’s like, ‘OK, how do we not f— up the next time?” Mitchell <a href="https://www.espn.in/nba/story/_/id/46848071/sources-cavaliers-garland-toe-make-season-debut-wednesday" rel="noopener">recently explained</a> to ESPN.</p><p>Mitchell explained how he has been mentoring Mobley, and has already had conversations with the now 24-year-old about stepping up further when it came to playmaking.</p><p>“Me and [Mobley] had a conversation, it was like, ‘Hey, last year he took a step. That’s his first year really having the ball like that. Now it’s like, ‘Hey, I’m not open … it’s you. That offense creation is coming from you. That’s what we expect out of you.’ But with that comes great responsibility, too,” he said.</p><p>Last season, Evan Mobley averaged career highs in points, field goal attempts, 3-pointers, and free throws in addition to winning Defensive Player of the Year. This season, he has in seven games averaged 4.4 assists per game , a career-high, alongside 19.3 points, 8.9 rebounds, steals and 1.7 blocks per game.</p><p>While Mitchell remains the team’s primary scorer and playmaker, his value when it comes to cutting inside is amplified due to Mobley’s influence. That, in addition to the defensive value he brings makes him an integral part of the Cavaliers’ roster.</p><p>“I just got to keep taking that on. Taking the challenges,” Mobley said.</p><p>Considering the kind of influence Mitchell can have, Mobley undoubtedly has the ideal mentor.</p><p>“I’m in his ear nonstop. … ‘Hey, you’re a threat, or there’s a pass here, or stop passing the f—ing ball, there’s no way player X should be able to guard you.’ He has it himself, not saying it’s all me. It’s reinforcing that,” Mitchell revealed.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’Donovan Mitchell’s Evan Mobley secret to ‘not f**k up’ in playoffs again

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-pulls-off-feat-not-done-lebron-james-2014');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Evan Mobley pulls off feat not done since LeBron James in 2014');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Bucks-guard-Ryan-Rollins-drives-to-the-basket-against-Cavs-center-Evan-Mobley.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs’ Evan Mobley pulls off feat not done since LeBron James in 2014</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-27T07:36:13-07:00">October 27th, 7:36am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-27T07:36:13-07:00">October 27th, 7:36am</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-21-point-quarter-knicks">Cleveland Cavaliers did not have a great start</a> to their 2025-26 NBA campaign, as they lost to the New York Knicks in the Big Apple in their season opener last week, 119-111. However, the Cavs have since gotten up on their feet, as they followed that with two wins in a row.</p><p>After beating the Brooklyn Nets on the road, 131-124, last Friday, Evan Mobley and the Cavs defeated Giannis Antetokounmpo and the Milwaukee Bucks in Cleveland’s first home game of the season on Sunday via a score of 118-113.</p><p>Mobley played a big part in the Cavs’ successful takedown of the visiting Bucks, as he came up with 23 points. He was not particularly efficient with his shots from the floor, going only 5-for-13 on his field goal attempts, but the former USC Trojans star big man capitalized on the fouls he drew from Bucks defenders. Overall in the game, Mobley <a href="https://www.espn.com/nba/recap/_/gameId/401809962" rel="noopener">went 12-for-12 from the free-throw line</a> to match a feat last done by a Cavs player in 2014.</p><p>“Mobley was a career-best 12 for 12 on free throws along with eight rebounds and six assists. The last Cavaliers player to go perfect from the line when making 12 or more attempts was LeBron James on Nov. 5, 2014, against Utah. James was also 12 of 12,” shared by the Associated Press (h/T ESPN).</p><p>The 24-year-old Mobley inflicted most of his damage from the foul line on the Bucks in the final quarter. During that period, he scored eight points while going 6-for-6 on his freebies. He also finished the contest with eight rebounds, six assists, three steals and two blocks in 34 minutes of all-around brilliance on the floor for Cleveland, which improved to 2-1.</p><p>As a team, the Cavaliers shot 28-of-35 from the free-throw line. Donovan Mitchell spearheaded Cleveland’s attack alongside Mobley, with the guard scoring 24 points to go with four assists.</p><p>Now in his fifth year in the NBA, Mobley is <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-brian-windhorst-major-evan-mobley-change">counted upon even more by the Cavs</a>, especially after he earned his first NBA All-Star nod during the 2024-25 season. So far in the 2025-26 campaign, Mobley is averaging 19.3 points, 8.0 rebounds and 4.7 assists.</p><p>Coming up next for Cleveland is a game against another division rival in the form of the Detroit Pistons this Monay on the road.cavs</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Evan Mobley pulls off feat not done since LeBron James in 2014

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-brian-windhorst-major-evan-mobley-change');   ga('set', 'title', 'Brian Windhorst preps fans for major Cavs’ Evan Mobley change');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Evan-Mobley-1.jpg"><figcaption>David Richard-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Brian Windhorst preps fans for major Cavs’ Evan Mobley change</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-10-22T10:12:39-07:00">October 22nd, 10:12am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-10-22T10:12:39-07:00">October 22nd, 10:12am</time><address><a>Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram. He can also be found three to five times weekly on Locked On Cavs, a part of the Locked On Podcast Network.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>ESPN insider Brian Windhorst <a href="https://x.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1981030792953274531" rel="noopener">believes a major change is coming</a> for Cleveland Cavaliers star Evan Mobley, and the rest of the NBA should take notice.</p><p>“Evan Mobley has shown us he is an All-NBA player and NBA Defensive Player of the Year,” Windhorst said. “He is still very young. There is no reason to keep a limit on his ability. What they’re asking him to do more of at the beginning of the year, especially with Darius Garland out, is to be more of a playmaker on offense. The ball is going to be in his hands more, and they did it because they believe he can handle it.”</p><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">"The ball is going to be in his hands more, and they did it because they think he can handle it," – <a href="https://twitter.com/WindhorstESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@WindhorstESPN</a> on Evan Mobley. <a href="https://t.co/klcJiElzYU">pic.twitter.com/klcJiElzYU</a></p><p>— ESPN Cleveland (@ESPNCleveland) <a href="https://twitter.com/ESPNCleveland/status/1981030792953274531?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">October 22, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>That confidence reflects how the <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-what-gm-koby-altman-is-really-excited-about-in-championship-quest">Cavs are preparing to unleash</a> the 24-year-old forward in ways that extend far beyond defense. Mobley, who averaged 18.5 points, 9.3 rebounds, and 3.2 assists last season, is expected to take on a <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-evan-mobley-dominates-with-two-way-mastery-vs-heat">central offensive role for the Cavs</a> under head coach Kenny Atkinson.</p><p>Atkinson said Mobley’s growth has been “tremendous” and noted that he has been one of the team’s best shooters during camp.</p><p>“You can sense another jump coming from him,” Atkinson said. “He’s playing with more force and confidence. His strength and shooting are both on another level.”</p><h2><b>The Cavs will go as far as Evan Mobley can carry them</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/10/Evan-Mobley-2.jpg"><figcaption>Patrick Gorski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mobley spent the offseason adding size and refining his ball handling. With Garland recovering from toe surgery, Cleveland’s offense will flow through him more often.</p><p>“You’re definitely going to see the ball in my hands a lot more,” Mobley said. “With guys out, we need people to step up, and I have that capability.”</p><p>President of basketball operations Koby Altman echoed that sentiment, calling Mobley “locked in” and predicting another leap forward. “He can be a top-five player in this league,” Altman said. “We go as he goes.”</p><p>Windhorst’s remarks only reinforce what many around the Cavs already believe: Mobley is ready to transform from a defensive anchor into an all-around superstar. As Cleveland opens its season against the New York Knicks at Madison Square Garden, fans may soon witness the next great chapter in Mobley’s rise.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Brian Windhorst preps fans for major Cavs’ Evan Mobley change

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-training-camp-observations-evan-mobley-deandre-hunter');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs training camp observations: Evan Mobley’s next step, De’Andre Hunter standing out');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/09/Cavs-training-camp-observations-Mobleys-next-step-Hunter-standing-out.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Image</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs training camp observations: Evan Mobley’s next step, De’Andre Hunter standing out</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-09-30T17:40:05-07:00">September 30th, 5:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-09-30T17:40:05-07:00">September 30th, 5:40pm</time><address><a href="https://spindavies.myportfolio.com/home">Spencer Davies</a>Spencer Davies has covered the NBA and the Cleveland Cavaliers as a credentialed reporter for over a decade. His work has appeared on Basketball News, Bleacher Report, USA Today, FOX Sports, HoopsHype, CloseUp360, FanSided, and Basketball Insiders, among others. In addition to his journalistic experience, he has been a senior editor, a digital production assistant, a social media manager, a sports radio anchor, and a producer.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After a <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-darius-garland-max-strus-positive-injury-updates-provide-hope-media-day">fun-filled start to the week at Media Day back home</a>, the Cleveland Cavaliers got to business on Tuesday afternoon at IMG Academy.</p><p>“I think our buildup to this, with guys coming in early on their own, it makes this transition to training camp easier,” Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson told a handful of reporters who made the trip to Bradenton, Florida. “We don’t have to overdo it right off the bat. Guys have been working and conditioning leading up to this, so, a good day. We didn’t scrimmage today. Probably get to that tomorrow.”</p><p>ClutchPoints will be on-site for the first three days of <a href="https://x.com/SpinDavies/status/1973097355663593889">Cavs training camp</a> in Bradenton, Florida, and highlight the most notable storylines of each day.</p><p>Here is what stood out on Day 1:</p><h2><b>A stronger Evan Mobley opens a world of possibilities</b></h2><p>Atkinson’s <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/kenny-atkinson-declaring-cavs-championship-ready">expectations for Evan Mobley are through the roof</a>. Sometimes, if a coach says something that puts too much pressure on a blossoming player, it’ll get clarified or put more gently in hindsight. In this particular case, he’s doubling down on the reigning Defensive Player of the Year and Second Team All-NBA member.</p><p>“It’s pretty amazing at 24 years old, when you put all those accolades together, right? He’s not 28. <i>You’re 24</i>,” Atkinson said. “Maybe you can project better than me, but if you look at that, there’s other things out there that he can be in the conversation for. And I think we will see, you guys will observe the early part of the season, but it seems to me like he’s going to make another jump. I keep saying that. It just feels that way.”</p><p>Despite what the training camp roster list indicates, a league source told ClutchPoints that Mobley is now around 226 pounds.</p><p>With more added strength, Atkinson wants to see Mobley consistently play with more force. He is excited about his potential as a ball-handler, but doesn’t want the seven-footer to get away from being a big man.</p><p>“The challenge for me: I love perimeter Evan. I love it. But I also love interior Evan,” Atkinson said. “I thought last year we did a good job of finding that balance. I think the hardest to guard is if you can do both really well. That’s your complete player. I want to continue to find that balance with him.”</p><p>It’s also understood that opposing teams will try to take away the ball from the Cavs’ guards, so he’ll have to be ready for that too. Atkinson detailed the coaching staff’s specific plan to prepare Mobley for those scenarios.</p><p>“You have to be able to handle the ball in space, and then you’ve got to be able to go get us a bucket when we need a bucket,” Atkinson said. “They’re taking away our drive, kick, swing. They’re taking all our stuff away. Sometimes you’ve got to throw it to a guy, and he’s got to go get it.</p><p>“Those were two things we worked on, and we’re still working on. Today, we played a bunch of 1-on-1, elbow, mid-post. Just getting him in a little bit of a mentality of, ‘Hey, when we need a bucket, I can go get it for us.’”</p><p>According to Atkinson, Mobley has been one of Cleveland’s top 3-point shooters in the preseason. He is showing his development in driving off closeouts from that threat, an area of his game in which he showed some hesitation last season.</p><p>“Definitely stronger. He’s definitely more aggressive. He has confidence,” De’Andre Hunter added. “You can tell he’s putting in a lot of work. I’ve seen it this summer, I was working out with him. He’s gotten a lot better, us giving him confidence and the confidence he has in himself.</p><p>“I think he’s going to have a great year.”</p><h2><b>De’Andre Hunter should fit like a glove</b></h2><figure class="op-interactive"><blockquote class="twitter-tweet"><p dir="ltr" lang="en">“He’s someone [that] you’ve really got to build his trust.”</p><p>De’Andre Hunter and Kenny Atkinson reflect on establishing a closer relationship with each other over the summer and how it’s helped with on-court communication. <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Cavs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Cavs</a> <a href="https://t.co/8SQYuGKmet">pic.twitter.com/8SQYuGKmet</a></p><p>— Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) <a href="https://twitter.com/SpinDavies/status/1973032680834117981?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">September 30, 2025</a></p></blockquote><p><script async="" src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script></p></figure><p>Atkinson shared that Hunter’s willingness to open up to the Cavs is like “night and day.” They’re not making anything official anytime soon, but in all likelihood, the 27-year-old forward should wind up in the starting five.</p><p>ClutchPoints asked Hunter how he can complement Mobley and Jarrett Allen on each end of the floor.</p><p>“I think we’re going to help each other a lot defensively, being able to switch with those guys, it makes it easier for them,” Hunter responded. “They don’t have to worry about guarding the pick-and-roll as much as a big. So I just try to make it easy for them, they try to make it easy for me. And offensively, I mean, we’re still going to have to figure it out. I haven’t played with them for too long, so I’ve still got to figure out what they like, what they’re used to, but I think that’ll be easy.”</p><p>Posed the same question, Atkinson believes it should work “seamlessly” with the trio.</p><p>“Dre is really kind of perimeter oriented offensively. He can play behind the three, and he gives you great spacing the way he shoots the ball, so there’s no spacing issues there,” Atkinson said. “He gives you an isolation scorer, obviously. Then defensively, I know those three on the court, they defended pretty well, and they rebounded well. I’m excited to see what that looks like.  I think Dre is a good match with Sam (Merrill) and Don (Mitchell), too. They complement each other in a way.</p><p>“I haven’t committed to anything yet, but they’re going to get kind of first shot at what that looks like. I don’t see, ‘Well, it can’t work because of this.’ I haven’t seen negatives to it yet. But again, we’ve got to see more on the floor.”</p><p>Hunter also brought up being more vocal on his part as an area he’d like to be better at: “Max (Strus) is one of our vocal guys who might not be around for the first few months. TT [Tristan Thompson] was one of our more vocal guys as well. So I think I have to step into that role and help Don and help DG [Darius Garland] in that regard.”</p><h2><b>The Cavs are not going to rush Darius Garland back</b></h2><p>Garland had a 45-minute individual workout without contact on the first day of camp.</p><p>“He looked good in those 45 minutes,” Atkinson said. “He’s moving quickly in small spaces, attacking closeouts. No contact. No contact. I don’t want anybody to read too much into that. But definitely getting some good on-court work, individual work.”</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs training camp observations: Evan Mobley’s next step, De’Andre Hunter standing out

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/news/cavs-news-star-evan-mobley-brother-earns-new-professional-contract');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs star Evan Mobley’s brother earns new professional contract');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.cavsnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/08/Cavaliers-forward-Isaiah-Mobley-15-drives-to-the-basket.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs star Evan Mobley’s brother earns new professional contract</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-08-11T19:33:40-07:00">August 11th, 7:33pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-08-11T19:33:40-07:00">August 11th, 7:33pm</time><address><a>Rexwell Villas</a>A Communications Arts graduate from the University of Santo Tomas in the Philippines, Rex claims to have JR Smith's conscience with his shot selection. He has won a basketball, a baseball, and a football championship in fantasy all within a year.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cavs News</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>After three seasons in the NBA, <a href="https://cavsnation.com/editorials/cavs-why-isaiah-mobley-must-make-clevelands-roster">former Cleveland Cavaliers forward</a> and brother of Cavs star big man Evan Mobley, Isaiah Mobley, is headed overseas to <a href="https://x.com/manisabasket94/status/1954870415999881600" rel="noopener">continue his professional basketball career</a>.</p><p>The 25-year-old Mobley has signed with Turkish ball club Manisa Basket, the team announced in a post on social media.</p><p>“Our team has signed American power forward Isaiah Mobley, known for his NBA experience and versatile game,” Manisa wrote in a statement (translated via Grok) shared via social media platform X (formerly Twitter).</p><p>“We believe his basketball IQ and all-around skills will be a great asset to us. Welcome Isaiah!”</p><p>Mobley turned pro in 2022 when he entered that year’s NBA draft and got <a href="https://cavsnation.com/news/cavs-news-isaiah-mobley-game-winning-double-poster-nba-g-league-pure-insanity">selected in the second round (19th overall) by the Cavs</a> — a year after Evan Mobley was taken in the first round (third overall) of the 2021 NBA draft by Cleveland. In two seasons with the Cavaliers, Isaiah Mobley appeared in only 22 games, averaging 2.5 points, 1.4 rebounds, 0.4 assists, 0.3 steals and 0.1 blocks while shooting 42.3 percent from the field and posting a 46.6 effective field goal percentage.</p><p>Isaiah signed an Exhibit 10 contract with the Philadelphia 76ers in the summer of 2024, and in a lone appearance for the Sixers in the 2024-25 NBA campaign, he scored six points, dished out five assists, grabbed four rebounds, recorded a steal and had a block in 17 minutes of action during a 122-102 loss at home against the visiting Chicago Bulls last April.</p><p>Manisa is coming offa disappointing season in which they won just 11 games agianst 19 losses. An anemic offense made it harder for the team to have success, as they were second-last in the Turkish league with just an average of 87.7 points per game. But their defense was among the best, holding opponents to only 88.9 points per outing — third-best overall.</p><p>While not known for his offense, Mobley can still be expected to contribute on that side of the floor for Manisa, given his NBA experience and likely higher usage on the floor. Before getting drafted by the Cavs, Mobley averged 14.2 points and shot 35.2 percent from behind the arc in his final college basketball season with the USC Trojans in the 2021-22 NCAA campaign.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs star Evan Mobley’s brother earns new professional contract

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-donovan-mitchell-evan-mobley-earn-exclusive-honors-joining-lebron-james-and-kyrie-irving');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley join LeBron James, Kyrie Irving with All-NBA honors');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Donovan-Mitchell-and-Evan-Mobley-celebrate-Cavs.jpg"><figcaption>Isaiah J. Downing-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley join LeBron James, Kyrie Irving with All-NBA honors</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-23T17:40:16-07:00">May 23rd, 5:40pm</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-23T17:55:01-07:00">May 23rd, 5:55pm</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>The <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/pacers-news-rick-carlisle-lit-admission-cavs-game-5-crowd">Cleveland Cavaliers may have exited the postseason</a> earlier than hoped, but they didn’t walk away from the year empty-handed. Sure, it still stings to watch the Eastern Conference Finals from their couch. However, the Cavs might have gained something just as valuable as playoff wins with the latest round of NBA awards: Undeniable validation of their core.</p><p>For the <a href="https://x.com/AmNotEvan/status/1926054916910448677" rel="noopener">first time in nearly a decade</a>, Cleveland <a href="https://x.com/AmNotEvan/status/1926054717483888797" rel="noopener">placed two players</a> on the All-NBA teams, a milestone that speaks volumes about the organization’s trajectory. LeBron James and Kyrie Irving were the last Cavs teammates to pull off the feat, and now Cleveland has another dynamic duo to hang its hat on.</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-news-donovan-mitchell-bold-promise-next-season">Donovan Mitchell landed on the All-NBA First Team</a>, the pinnacle of personal achievement in the regular season, and Evan Mobley, meanwhile, followed with a Second Team selection, a rare feat for a player in just his fourth year, and<a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-evan-mobley-joins-lebron-james-exclusive-list"> joins his All-Defensive and Defensive Player of the Year honors</a>.</p><p>This kind of recognition doesn’t happen by accident. And in Cleveland’s case, it’s not simply recognition for regular-season success. It’s a statement that what the Cavs are building, spearheaded by Mobley and Mitchell, could lead to a championship sooner rather than later.</p><h2><b>Donovan Mitchell stepping back allowed Evan Mobley, Cavs to thrive</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Donovan-Mitchell-and-Evan-Mobley-sit-Cavs.jpg"><figcaption>Ken Blaze-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mitchell, now firmly entrenched as the heartbeat of this team, didn’t arrive at this honor by inflating his stats or chasing headlines. This season, his game was sharper, smarter, and more mature. He balanced aggressiveness with composure, scoring with facilitation. He understood that leadership sometimes meant stepping back so others could step forward.</p><p>And no one stepped up more than Mobley.</p><p>The 23-year-old big man wasn’t just good. He was essential. Mobley expanded his offensive arsenal while maintaining the discipline and intelligence that make him one of the most adaptable defenders in the league. In just one season, he became the kind of player who doesn’t just fill roles. Instead, he became one who defines them.</p><p>Together, Mitchell and Mobley formed a duo that reshaped the Cavs’ identity. What began as a talented team with promise evolved into a unit led by two of the most complete players in the league.</p><p>For Mobley, that development wasn’t incidental. Mitchell’s intentional effort to involve Mobley more in the offense was a turning point. Early in the year, he asked the coaching staff for more time on the floor with Mobley, believing that success wouldn’t come unless the young forward grew into a star right alongside him.</p><p>“Donovan, a big reason why he re-signed, is Evan Mobley,” Cavs president of basketball operations Koby Altman said. “… He said ‘I want to force feed Evan to make sure he’s going to be ready for the playoffs’ and that’s not going to stop.”</p><p>The growth that soon followed came quickly. From a breakout All-Star appearance to anchoring the frontcourt defensively, Mobley made the kind of jump that franchises dream of. His impact wasn’t always loud, but it was constant and respected across the league.</p><h2><b>Cleveland’s superstar duo got the recognition they deserve</b></h2><p>Recognition came in waves: All-Star, All-Defensive First Team, and finally, All-NBA Second Team. Yet, Mobley didn’t dwell on the honors. He viewed them the way great players do. Each award is a step towards greatness, not the final destination.</p><p>But the brilliance of this pairing isn’t just in the accolades. It’s in how they mesh. Mitchell brings fire, Mobley brings control. Mitchell delivers the knockout punches, Mobley grinds out the rounds. Their All-Star Weekend win in the Skills Challenge may have been played for fun, but it highlighted something deeper: chemistry rooted in trust and shared ambition.</p><p>The Cavaliers have seen a duo capable of rewriting the franchise’s story before in LeBron James and Kyrie Irving. But unlike the LeBron-Kyrie era, this version is being built brick by brick, through sweat, patience, and belief in development.</p><p>The All-NBA selections reflect more than individual excellence. They represent a franchise on the rise, one no longer content with regular-season relevance. Cleveland is thinking bigger now. It has to. Because when Cleveland’s two best players are being recognized as among the league’s elite, the expectation shifts. From building toward something to the Cavs being ready for something.</p><p>Mobley is growing into the kind of star who makes winning a habit. Mitchell is proving he can lead without always needing the ball. And the front office knows the opportunity window isn’t just open. It’s widening.</p><p>The next step is clear: translate regular-season excellence into playoff dominance. That’s the only way banners get raised and why the Cavs aren’t chasing echoes of past glory. They’re charting a path toward something new. And with Mitchell and Mobley leading the charge, the future in Cleveland isn’t just a dream, it’s reality.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Donovan Mitchell, Evan Mobley join LeBron James, Kyrie Irving with All-NBA honors

<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD XHTML 1.0 Transitional//EN" "http://www.w3.org/TR/xhtml1/DTD/xhtml1-transitional.dtd"><html xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml" xml:lang="en" lang="en">    <head>        <script>   (function(i, s, o, g, r, a, m) {     i["GoogleAnalyticsObject"] = r;     i[r] = i[r] || function() {       (i[r].q = i[r].q || []).push(arguments)     }, i[r].l = 1 * new Date();     a = s.createElement(o),       m = s.getElementsByTagName(o)[0];     a.async = 1;     a.src = g;     m.parentNode.insertBefore(a, m)   })(window, document, "script", "https://www.google-analytics.com/analytics.js", "ga");   ga('create', 'UA-66147751-16', {     'storage': 'none',     'clientId': localStorage.getItem('ga:clientId')   });   ga(function(tracker) {     localStorage.setItem('ga:clientId', tracker.get('clientId'));   });   ga('set', 'checkProtocolTask', null);      ga('set', 'page', '/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-evan-mobley-joins-lebron-james-exclusive-list');   ga('set', 'title', 'Cavs’ Evan Mobley joins LeBron James on exclusive All-Defensive list');   ga('send', 'pageview');</script>        <style type="text/css" media="all">            body {    background: transparent;    margin: 0px;}h1, h2, h3 {    color: #DDDDDD;    font-family: "SFUIText-Semibold";    margin: 30px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 21px;    line-height: 125%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}header {    margin: 0px;    height: 0px;    display: none;}p {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 15px 15px 15px 15px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}p > img {    margin-left: -15px;    width: calc(100% + 30px);}a {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;    text-decoration: underline;}ul {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 3px 10px 3px 10px;    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}ol {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    font-size: 17px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.23px;}img {    margin: 0px;    width: 100%;    height: auto;}blockquote {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.8);    font-family: "SFUIText-Medium";    margin: 30px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 19px;    line-height: 135%;    letter-spacing: -0.41px;}blockquote p {    margin: 0px;}.op-tracker, .op-ad {    display: none;    height: 0px;}article > figure {    margin: 0px;}figcaption {    color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.7);    font-family: "SFUIText-Regular";    margin: 10px 15px 30px 15px;    font-size: 13px;}iframe {    width: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;    margin: 0px;    border: 0;}.vine-embed {    height: __SCREEN_SIZE_WIDTH__;}.twitter-tweet, .instagram-media {    margin-left: 15px !important;    margin-right: 15px !important;    width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;}.clutchpoints-widget {    /*margin: 10px 15px 10px 15px !important;*/    /*margin-top: 1px !important;*/    padding-top: 10px;    /*margin-left: 15px !important;*/    /*margin-right: 15px !important;*/    /*width: __SCREEN_CONTENT_SIZE_WIDTH__ !important;*/}        </style>        <meta http-equiv="Content-Type" content="text/html; charset=UTF-8" />    </head>    <body>        <article id="mvp-content-main"><header><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evan-Mobley-defends-Cavs-Pacers_5a59fd.jpg"><figcaption>Trevor Ruszkowski-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><h1>Cavs’ Evan Mobley joins LeBron James on exclusive All-Defensive list</h1><time class="op-published" datetime="2025-05-22T11:41:26-07:00">May 22nd, 11:41am</time><time class="op-modified" datetime="2025-05-22T11:41:26-07:00">May 22nd, 11:41am</time><address><a href="https://www.downeuclid.com">Evan Dammarell</a>Evan Dammarell is an award-winning sports journalist covering all things Cleveland, including the Cavs, right off the shores of Lake Erie. Follow him on Twitter, Facebook or Instagram.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Evan Mobley’s 2024-25 season was the culmination of years of potential, patience, and promise finally crystallizing into something undeniable. <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-rumors-the-evan-mobley-reason-cleveland-could-lose-ty-jerome">Crowned the NBA’s Defensive Player of the Year</a> and named to the All-Defensive First Team <a href="https://x.com/AmNotEvan/status/1925613918350655907" rel="noopener">for the second time in his young career</a>, the 23-year-old big man has emphatically arrived as one of the league’s premier stoppers and as the <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/cleveland-cavaliers/cavs-3-biggest-x-factors-pacers-series-2025-nba-playoffs">centerpiece of Cleveland’s championship aspirations</a>. Mobley also joins franchise legend LeBron James as one of the few Cavs players to earn multiple All-Defensive honors, further cementing his greatness.</p><p>Mobley was a foundational force behind the Cavs’ eighth-ranked defense. He averaged 1.6 blocks per game (6th in the league), grabbed 7.0 defensive rebounds per game (13th), and contested 10.4 shots nightly—third most among all players meeting the 70% games played threshold. The Cavs allowed just 111.8 points per 100 possessions overall, but when Mobley was on the court, that number plummeted to 108.6, which would’ve ranked second in the NBA.</p><p>Cleveland’s 64-18 regular-season record was the best in franchise history without LeBron James. And Mobley was at the heart of it, averaging a career-high 18.5 points on 55.7% shooting, while also contributing 9.3 rebounds, 3.2 assists, and 1.6 blocks per game. He was the only player in the league this year to tally at least 1,000 points, 600 rebounds, 60 steals, and 100 blocks.</p><h2><b>The Cavs’ future rests on Evan Mobley’s shoulders</b></h2><figure><img src="https://wp.clutchpoints.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Evan-Mobley-block-Cavs-Magic.jpg"><figcaption>Kevin Jairaj-Imagn Images</figcaption></figure><p>Mobley’s Defensive Player of the Year award, secured with 35 first-place votes, was more than a personal milestone. It signaled that he’s no longer a player with promise, but one delivering on it. And while his offensive game remains a work in progress, the flashes have become more frequent. There’s improved footwork in the post, a softening jumper from the perimeter, and a budding comfort as a ball handler in transition.</p><p>But the Cavs don’t have the luxury of waiting for gradual improvement. With Donovan Mitchell eligible for free agency in two years and the franchise barreling into second-apron tax territory, internal growth isn’t just a development plan. It’s a necessity.</p><p>“This is a big offseason again for Evan,” Altman said. “We‘re going to go as a franchise, as Evan is going to go. And we‘ve had that conversation with Evan.”</p><p>That belief is shared internally and now publicly. Mobley’s five-year, $224 million extension, one that could balloon to $269 million, already feels like an investment made with the playoffs in mind. The Cavs aren’t just asking Mobley to become a star. They’re banking on him to become the superstar who tips a playoff series. The kind of force that forces opponents to rewrite their game plans.</p><p>Mitchell, Cleveland’s All-NBA guard and emotional heartbeat, did everything he could in the postseason, often to his physical limit. But even he understands the Cavs’ ceiling isn’t defined by his brilliance alone.</p><p>“We have a guy who is an All-NBA level talent,” Mitchell said of Mobley at his end-of-the-season media availability. ” [He will be a] top-5 player in the league one day, and he‘s continuing to grow into that.”</p><h2><b>Next season is critical for Cleveland’s success</b></h2><p>Unfortunately, the playoffs didn’t deliver that coronation. Mobley’s usage dropped, and his assertiveness flickered. However, the injury he battled through and the flashes he showed reaffirmed the vision. Next season isn’t about flirtation with greatness. It’s about owning it.</p><p>Mobley doesn’t have to be loud. He doesn’t need to lead with charisma or quotes. Instead, he needs to lead by being the anchor. By being the reason Cleveland wins games in April, May, and, hopefully, in June.</p><p>Because in today’s NBA economy, built around compressed timelines and luxury-tax penalties, bets on player growth are the only currency teams like the Cavs can afford to spend. There is no blueprint, no championship experience to lean on in Cleveland. They must forge their way. And Mobley must be the one to lead it.</p><p>The clock on Mitchell’s prime is ticking. The league’s financial system is closing in. But if Mobley continues this ascent, from Defensive Player of the Year to a playoff-tilting force, the Cavs might just win that bet.</p><p>Cleveland doesn’t need Mobley to be the best player in the NBA. They need him to believe he is.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

Cavs’ Evan Mobley joins LeBron James on exclusive All-Defensive list

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He is originally from Lake Arrowhead, California. Mistretta graduated from Biola University with a degree in broadcast journalism.</address><h3 class="op-kicker">Cleveland Cavaliers</h3><figure class="op-ad"></figure></header><p>Giannis <a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/bucks-news-brian-windhorst-breaks-down-giannis-trade-interest-around-nba">Antetokounmpo trade rumors are already swirling</a> around the NBA world. Bill Simmons <a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gj0hQXIKVCA&amp;t=3018s" rel="noopener">recently proposed</a> a possible Giannis for Evan Mobley trade on his podcast. Although Giannis is the better player, Simmons explained why the deal could make sense.</p><p>“Mobley for Giannis straight up, what do you think? We could do the deal on July 1st when Mobley’s kicker comes in,” Simmons said. “Straight up, he’s (Mobley) six and a half years younger, call it in right now.”</p><p>Giannis will turn 31 years old during the 2025-26 season. Mobley is only 23 years old and earned the NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award this past season. Antetokounmpo, however, is a two-time MVP and an NBA champion.</p><p>“I think it’s a great trade and I don’t even know if you had to say one side has to throw in something else,” Simmons added. “Which team would you pick to have to throw something else in? Giannis is a better player, but Mobley is six and a half years younger.”</p><p><a href="https://clutchpoints.com/nba/nba-rumors-bobby-marks-claims-rockets-spurs-check-all-boxes-giannis-antetokounmpo-trade">Giannis is a candidate to be traded</a> in the offseason. The Bucks were eliminated early from the playoffs in 2025, and Antetokounmpo could be looking for a new team.</p><p>The Cavs enjoyed a terrific regular season but they failed to replicate their success in the postseason. Trading a 23-year-old star in Mobley seems unlikely, but the idea of having Giannis and Donovan Mitchell team up could appeal to Cleveland as they look for a way to build a championship contender.</p><p>Parting ways with Giannis Antetokounmpo would obviously be difficult for the Bucks as well. Milwaukee may be headed toward a rebuild, though. Evan Mobley could become a player to build around for the future. Many NBA teams have found recent success by building around centers, a strategy the Bucks would follow if they do end up acquiring Mobley.</p><p>This trade is just an idea at the moment. It will be intriguing to see if the Cavs and Bucks engage in trade discussions at some point this offseason.</p><figure class="op-tracker"></figure></article>    </body></html>

2025-26 SEASON STATS
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18.9	8.9	3.9	1.6	1.1

2025-26 SEASON STATS
PTS	REB	AST	BLK	STL
18.9	8.9	3.9	1.6	1.1

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