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Cavs Snag USC Big Man Evan Mobley at No. 3

by Joe Gabriele (@CavsJoeG)
7/30/21 | Cavs.com

There were some major surprises in the First Round of the 2021 Draft. The Cavaliers’ pick was not one of them.

The Wine &amp; Gold went with the player they’ve been aligned with for weeks – tabbing talented seven-footer from Southern California, Evan Mobley, with the No. 3 overall pick, adding the 20-year-old to a young core ready to take the next step.

The highest Cavaliers draft pick since Andrew Wiggins was selected with the top overall pick back in 2014, Mobley enters the league after a prolific single season with the Trojans. As a freshman, Mobley was named Pac-12 Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year. The only other player to have accomplished that feat in a major conference was Anthony Davis in 2012.

After building the backcourt in two consecutive Drafts and taking forward Isaac Okoro with the top pick last year, Cleveland went with the explosive big man who finished last season as the Pac-12’s top rebounder (8.7rpg) and shot-blocker (3.0bpg) while averaging 16.8ppg, sixth-best mark in the conference.

”A lot of people have been comparing me to Chris Bosh, Anthony Davis, Giannis – players like that,” said Mobley after the Cavaliers made the pick. “I definitely see a good amount of similarity with all those players, but I feel like I’m my own player and I have my own tendencies which make me unique.”

In his single season at USC, Mobley was named Pac-12 Player of the Year, Defensive Player of the Year and Freshman of the Year.
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Mobley has been described as a “unicorn” – a true seven-footer (with a 7-4 wingspan) who can do it all on the offensive end. The San Diego native can score the ball from all three levels. He can create his own shot – a rarity for most seven-footers. He can shoot over smaller defenders, is far too quick for clunkier big men and has a varied arsenal of shots – from a smooth mid-range jumper to jump-hooks over both shoulders.

He’s not yet a long-range threat – drilling just 12 triples on 40 attempts as a collegian – but he’s shown a nice stroke that will allow him to get better. He shot nearly 58 percent from the floor and 70 percent from the stripe.

In 33 games with USC, Mobley notched double-figure scoring in all but two – turning in 10 games of 20-points plus. He also notched 12 double-doubles – including a pair in the NCAA Tournament, where he led the Trojans to the Elite 8 before falling to Gonzaga.

On the defensive end, Mobley was an absolute nightmare for Pac-12 opponents.

The dominant freshman blocked at least two shots in 24 of his 33 appearances – including four games with four blocks, three games with five (including back-to-back contests in the Pac-12 Tourney) and three games with six.

His 95 total swats were second overall in the NCAA. Cleveland’s leader last year, Jarrett Allen blocked 71 blocks in 51 games.

”From a defensive standpoint, his versatility is really unique for a guy his size,” praised Cavaliers GM Koby Altman. “And then on the offensive side of the ball, (he’s) extremely skilled, can step out and shoot it, can handle it, was a guard coming up and had an incredible growth spurt.”

Mobley grabbed double-digit boards in a dozen games, nine of those contests with at least four off the offensive glass.

The Cavaliers didn’t have another pick going into Thursday night and didn’t jump back in to either round. But they head into Friday morning with a young man they hope will be a cornerstone player for a decade-plus.

”This is a large injection of talent, along with what we’ve already established,” said Altman. “We want him to set his goals really high. We’ve had some unbelievable success in this organization and (know) it’s really hard – and you need great talent to get there. (Mobley) has high hopes and aspirations, and we’re right there with him.”

With Evan Mobley, the Wine &amp; Gold got younger and bigger and better. And the future got a whole lot brighter.

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The Cavaliers haven’t dropped a regular season or playoff game since June 10 – Game 4 of the NBA Finals – and look to move to 7-0 for the first time since 1976-77, the fall after the Miracle of Richfield.

Cleveland had its closest call of the season against the winless Sixers on Saturday night – with Channing Frye hitting the game-winning three-pointer with 1:05 to play at the Wells Fargo Center. Kyrie Irving made a pair of big defensive plays in the final minute, but it was J.R. Smith who saved the day – stripping Gerald Henderson before he could release a shot in the closing seconds.

The Hawks won their first three games of the season, dropped two straight and bounced back against the Rockets on Saturday night at Philips Arena.

The last time these two clubs met, the Wine and Gold were wrapping up another four-game sweep of the Hawks, their 12th straight postseason victory over Atlanta. Overall, the Cavs have won 11 straight against the Hawks and look to continue that stretch with the first of four this season on Tuesday at The Q.

Early in the first quarter on Saturday night, LeBron James continued his steady rise through the NBA’s all-time scoring list, passing Hakeem Olajuwon to move into the Top 10.

On Monday afternoon, James went 2-for-2 this season, being named the Eastern Conference’s Player of the Week once again – his NBA record 55th nod. Against Philly, the four-time MVP was excellent again, leading both teams with 25 points and 14 assists – his third straight double-double – going 9-for-23 from the floor and 6-of-7 from the stripe to go with eight boards and a pair of steals. When LeBron registers at least 20 points and 10 assists, the Cavaliers have won 23 straight games.

James will match up with Atlanta’s Kent Bazemore (mixed with some Thabo Sefalosha, who leads the NBA at +76) on Tuesday night. Bazemore is coming off his best game of the season – notching 20 points on 7-for-12 shooting, including 3-of-4 from long-range, in the Hawks’ 15-point win over Houston on Saturday night.

When the Cavaliers and Hawks squared off in last year’s Eastern Conference Semis, the Wine and Gold set NBA marks from the three-point line, canning 77 triples over the course of the four-game sweep. In Game 2 alone, the Cavs hit 25 bombs – setting the NBA record for three-pointers in any game, regular or postseason. So far this season, the Cavaliers have drilled an NBA-best 80 treys, with their 13.3 made threes, the top mark in the league through six games.

While less explosive than the Cavaliers, the Hawks have been very efficient on the offensive end so far this season – ranking third in the league at 27.3 assists per game, including at least 30 twice and 22 in all six games.

With Jeff Teague now manning the point for Indiana, Dennis Schroder has taken over in Atlanta, and he’s off to a strong start – averaging 15.0 and 6.5 helpers through six games.

He won’t have an easy night at the office on Tuesday when he squares off against Kyrie Irving, who struggled on Saturday night, finishing with eight points on 3-for-17 shooting – his first game below 20 points since Game 2 of last year’s Finals.

If it weren’t for LeBron James’ scalding start, the headlines would be focused on Kevin Love, who’s been outstanding to start the 2016-17 campaign.

On Saturday night in Philly, Love notched his third double-double of the season, finishing with 20 points and 11 boards – his third consecutive 20-plus point game. So far this season, Love’s netted at least 18 points and five boards in all six contests.

Love will go up against Atlanta’s leading scorer, Paul Millsap, on Tuesday night. The Hawks’ three-time All-Star was their most efficient player when these two teams squared off in the Second Round last spring, and he’s off to another great start this year. On Saturday night, he notched his second double-double of the season, going off for 23 points, 11 boards, four assists and five steals against Houston.

Between Love, LeBron, Millsap and Dwight Howard, we’ll be watching some of the top double-double machines in the business on Tuesday night.

Despite changing locations – returning to his hometown in the offseason – Dwight Howard is doing his thing again this year, averaging 17.0 points and 12.3 boards per contest and is tied for the NBA’s top spot with five double-doubles, including four straight.

Howard is also ranked 2nd in the NBA in field goal percentage at .617, trailing only his teammate – Mike Muscala – who’s shooting at a .710 clip so far this season. Muscala has shot at least 50 percent from the floor in all six games this season and has notched double-figures twice.

On the opposite side, Tristan Thompson has been rock-solid all season. On Saturday night, the sixth-year big man led all rebounders with 13 and has pulled down at least 10 in each of his last five games, averaging a team-high 10.8 boards per contest this year.

His backup, Channing Frye, has been just as solid of late: tallying double-figures in his last three outings, averaging 11.3 points on 57 percent shooting from beyond the arc over that stretch.

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Five Keys: Cavaliers vs. Hawks

The Discount Drug Mart NBA Champion Cleveland Cavaliers Insider show returns as Fox Sports Ohio’s Fred McLeod talks to Cavaliers legend Jim Brewer about Brewer’s time in Cleveland, the Cavs winning the title this season, and his thoughts on Tristan Thompson. Fred will also talk to Cavs.com’s Joe Gabriele about the recently released NBA schedule and the key games for the Cavs this upcoming season.

We also look back at this week’s spotlight game: Eastern Conference Finals Game 2 against the Toronto Raptors.

Listen to more here: Insider Show Archive

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Discount Drug Mart Cavaliers Insider Show - August 14, 2016

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This is all the Cavaliers could have asked for – especially after falling behind in the NBA Finals, 2-0, and then 3-1 – to have a one-game shot at the title.

The Warriors were hoping to have scheduled their parade by now after having those two-game advantages – but they’ll take Game 7 at Oracle Arena, where they dropped only two regular season and one postseason home games before the Wine and Gold knocked them off on Monday night. The Cavaliers made things really interesting three nights later, when they went wire-to-wire against a team that suddenly looks frustrated.

LeBron James turned in yet another Hall of Fame-worthy performance on both ends – netting 41 points on 16-for-27 shooting, including 3-of-6 from long-range and 6-of-8 from the stripe, adding 11 assists, eight boards, four steals and three blocked shots in Cleveland’s 115-101 win.

Tristan Thompson, as he has through most of the series, set the physical tone and doubled-up with 15 points and 16 boards. J.R. Smith was perfect from the floor in the fourth, Kyrie was spectacular again and even Dahntay Jones made some big contributions in a short stint off the bench.

The Warriors are banged up and definitely missed the presence of Andrew Bogut, who’s out for the series with a left knee injury. And Andre Iguodala gutted through the second half of Friday’s affair with a bad back. Steph Curry fouled out late in the fourth and lost his cool afterward and Golden State dropped back-to-back games for the second time this season.

If the Cavaliers can make it three, they’ll have made NBA history and broken a 52-year drought. They have much work to do.

As brilliant as Kyrie Irving has been in the Playoffs, and again in the Finals. Steph Curry has flashed his MVP form and Klay Thompson has, at times, been unstoppable. But in Cleveland’s seven-game set with Golden State, LeBron James has asserted his dominance as the greatest player in the game when push comes to shove.

The numbers don’t say it all, but they are mind-blowing. Over the past two NBA Finals – James’ fifth and sixth consecutive trips to the summit – he’s averaged 33.0 points, 12.3 boards and 8.7 assists. He’s now dropped 40-plus on the Warriors five times in those 12 contests, including the previous two on Monday and Thursday night.

And as locked in as James is on the offensive end – shooting 53 percent from the floor over his last four games and 50 percent from deep over the past two – LeBron might be even more laser-focused defensively. The four-time MVP has blocked nine shots over the past three games – including some huge second-half swats in Games 5 and 6 – and has 16 steals in the series, including four each in Games 2 and 6.

Numbers aside, LeBron has been the team’s rock when things looked bleak earlier in the series – putting the team on his shoulders and willing the Wine and Gold to the two biggest wins in franchise history.

But the biggest one is still on deck. The Warriors are banged up and their confidence is slightly shaken – and he knows it. And an angry road crowd simply fuels his fire.

He’s one win away from truly joining the Association’s all-time legends and becoming the author of one of the greatest stories in sports history

With 4:42 to play in regulation in Game 6, Steph Curry’s emotions boiled over after getting whistled for his sixth foul and being sent to the showers by Scott Foster. Curry chucked his famed mouthpiece into the stands and the league lightened his wallet for the outburst.

Curry left the game having scored 30 points, going 8-of-20 from the floor, 6-of-13 from beyond the arc.

There’s no doubt that after struggling offensively early in the series, Curry has figured out the Cavaliers defensively – averaging 31.0 points over his last three, shooting 45 percent from long-range. It’s the reason he was the NBA’s unanimous MVP and has taken the trophy in back-to-back seasons.

But the Wine and Gold have also flummoxed him on the defensive end – finding himself trying to check LeBron James on the switch or stay in front of one of the most dangerous point guards in the league in Kyrie Irving.  Cleveland’s physicality has taken a toll on the sharpshooting guard, who’s been in foul trouble through three games of the 2016 Finals.

But the Cavs also know he’s prone to bouncing back with a monster performance at home.

Kyrie’s already had some monster performances in the Finals – topped by his 41-point outburst in Oakland on Monday night, sending the series back to Cleveland with 17 points in the fourth quarter.  After Irving’s disappointing 10-point performance in Game 2, he’s scored 30 points, 34, 41 and 23 – averaging 32.0 points per over that span and proving that no stage is too big for the 24-year-old phenom.

If he can flourish under the bright lights one more time, he might be bringing a souvenir with him on the flight home.

As the Finals have progressed, the storylines have settled in.

LeBron’s all-around greatness and Kyrie, as usual, has gotten better as he’s gone along. The Splash Brothers have displayed their long-range dominance. Tristan Thompson has been a blue-collar beast in the middle. Both benches have come back to Earth.

But there is one circuitous storyline whose completion could determine the 2016 NBA Champion – and that’s the tale of Kevin Love.

The third member of Cleveland’s Big Three, the man so instrumental in the Cavaliers’ journey to the Finals has struggled to find his rhythm in June.

After a solid outing in the series opener – doubling-up with 17 points and 13 boards – the three-time All-Star has averaged 6.3 points and 3.5 boards per over his next four outings. He played less than 12 minutes on Thursday night in Cleveland – getting in foul trouble early and finishing with seven points, three boards and a pair of assists.

The Warriors have had to go very small with Bogut finished for the series – essentially starting Draymond Green at center in Game 6. And although he indicated in his media availability on Wednesday that the Warriors would have won Game 5 with him, the All-Star forward didn’t make a major splash the next night – finishing with eight points on 3-for-7 shooting, leading Golden State with 10 points and six boards.

The dueling forwards, Love and Green, are two of the game’s most versatile players at their position. And they could easily hold the key to the NBA title.

Heading into this year’s Finals, who could have predicted that the Cavaliers bench situation would be what it is heading into the deciding Game 7?

In the run-up to the Finals, Channing Frye was one of the cornerstones of the entire offense – averaging 10.9 ppg on 58 percent shooting from long-range against Atlanta and Toronto. Matthew Dellavedova led the 2016 Playoffs in assist-to-turnover ratio through the Eastern Conference bracket and was the underdog hero of Cleveland’s epic run to the Finals in 2015.

But both have seen their minutes reduced in this year’s seven-game set. Instead, Mo Williams and Dahntay Jones have seen some key minutes, with Iman Shumpert as a steady defensive presence.

Richard Jefferson has been a revelation off the bench for Cleveland all season and represents a massive upgrade over last year’s situation at the backup-3 – especially at this point in the season, averaging 56 percent from the floor while joining Tristan Thompson in doing much of the dirty work needed to win a title.

For the Warriors, Shaun Livingston has calmed down after doing in the Cavaliers through the first two games of the series, but Leandro Barbosa has stayed hot – including a 14-point effort on Friday. Anderson Varejao has been a thorn in Cleveland’s side, as he had been for the Cavs over the years – and he’ll take an even bigger role in Game 7 with Bogut on the shelf.

The Wine and Gold already know that role players play better at home in the postseason. They need to ensure that Golden State’s reserves don’t go off on Sunday night – and that they can continue to get solid contributions from theirs.

For as many superstars as this year’s Finals boasts, as is so often the case, a role player might make the play that decides the NBA Championship.

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Five Keys: Cavaliers at Warriors - Game 7

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Tuesday night’s matchup pits one team just starting a four-game road trip against another wrapping up a four-gamer at home.

The Jazz begin their tough trip with a stop at The Q, where they’ve dropped three straight and nine of the last 11. The Cavaliers, who’ve topped 15 of the last 16 Western Conference foes they’ve faced dating back to last season, including eight straight at The Q. The Jazz, who’ve already played four of their first six games on the road, have won four of five after dropping the season opener in Detroit.

Last year, the two clubs split their season series, with Gordon Hayward sinking the Wine and Gold on a buzzer-beater in Salt Lake City just over one year ago before the Wine and Gold handed them a two-touchdown loss late last January. The Cavaliers will look to make it seven straight before embarking on a three-game trip of their own, but it won’t be easy against a Jazz team that leads the league in defense.

Last year, Hayward made some headlines when he playfully called out LeBron James – then proceeded to drill the game-winner in Utah.

This year, the former Butler star leads Utah in scoring at 15.5 ppg and last year, he averaged 17.5 ppg against the Cavaliers. Since 2010-11, he’s averaging an even 20.0 against Cleveland at The Q – his highest road scoring average against any team and he’s one of three players in league history to raise his scoring average by at least two points per season in four straight years – joining Gary Payton and Kobe Bryant.

Hayward will have to go against the game’s best on Tuesday night – with LeBron James coming into the contest averaging 30.0 ppg over his last two, dropping 29 points on the Pacers after dropping 31 on Philly (despite taking a knee to the quad) two nights earlier. James, who passed Jerry West for 19th place on the NBA’s all-time field goals made list, averaged 28.5 ppg in two games against the Jazz last year and has dropped at least 30 points on Utah in nine of his last 13 meetings.

Even without Kyrie Irving in the lineup – still nursing offseason knee surgery – the Cavaliers have been strong at the point guard position.

Over the last four games, Mo Williams – who was originally drafted by the Jazz in 2003 – is averaging 17.3 points on 50 percent shooting (28-56) to go with 5.8 assists and 3.5 boards. Williams’ backup, Matthew Dellavedova, handed out a game-high nine assists in Sunday’s win over Indiana and is averaging 6.1 helpers this season, good for 4th among all reserves. Delly has also tallied double-figure scoring in three of Cleveland’s previous five contests.

The Jazz start Brazilian rookie, Raul Neto, but Delly will have his work cut out for him on Tuesday night when he goes up against Utah’s Trey Burke – who’s averaged 15.6 points over the last five games, including a 24-point outburst with a career-high six 3-pointers in a home win over Memphis on Saturday.

Tuesday’s match features two of the best rebounding combos in the NBA – Cleveland’s Kevin Love (12.6 rpg) and Tristan Thompson (10.0) and Utah’s Derrick Favors (9.0) and Rudy Gobert (12.7).

Love is coming off his best rebounding game of the year, snagging 19 boards to go with 22 points in Sunday’s victory over the Pacers – doubling up for the third straight game (and fifth time this season) after going 8-of-12 from the floor in the second stanza. Love is two three-pointers away from 600 and would become just the second player in NBA history to tally 600 treys and average over 10.0 rebounds for a career, joining the legendary Larry Bird. The three-time All-Star is also just two double-doubles away from 300 for his career – becoming just the 11th active player to do so – and has tallied more double-doubles (12) against the Jazz than anyone else in the league since 2010-11.

Thompson finished with a season-high 16 points on Sunday, grabbing eight boards to go with a pair of steals. Thompson, the top rebounding reserve in the NBA, has grabbed at least eight rebounds in every game this season.

The Cavaliers have been excellent at The Q when they top the century mark, rattling off 26 straight wins in which they’ve scored over 100 points. Cleveland is averaging 102.1 points per contest – good for 4th in the Eastern Conference, topping triple-figures in five of their last six contests and currently ranking 3rd in the NBA in assists.

But they’ll be going against the league’s top defense on Tuesday night – one that’s holding opponents to a league-low 85.0 points per game on 39.4 percent shooting. Utah also leads the league in opponents’ points in the paint at just 33.3 ppg – largely due to Gobert, who’s established himself as one of the best shot-blockers in the Association. The French big man is leading the NBA, averaging 4.0 swats per contest this season, and has posted 26 games of 3+ blocks since last year’s All-Star Game, tops in the league over that span.

The Jazz were one of the top defenses in the league last season – and this year they’ve shaved 9.9 points off their average from a year ago.

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Five Keys: Cavaliers vs. Jazz

On Wednesday night – the final home game of the season – the Cavs officially turned their focus to the future. The starters got most of the night off and D.J. Kennedy, in his first game as a pro, topped the team in minutes and scoring.

Last year, the Cavaliers were entering an entirely new era. This year, they began laying the foundation for a new one.

Kyrie Irving and Tristan Thompson were the obvious building blocks. Irving is the presumptive Rookie of the Year and if Thompson isn’t First Team All-Rookie, something’s seriously askew. He’s been the best rebounding rookie in his class. Kyrie’s been the best rookie overall.

Anthony Parker and Antawn Jamison were solid veterans and provided leadership on and off the floor. Alonzo Gee established himself as – at the very least – a strong rotation player. Anderson Varejao and Boobie Gibson had their campaigns cut short by injury. Omri Casspi and Luke Walton spent much of their season adapting to a new environment.

And a pair of second-year players – Samardo Samuels and Manny Harris – has spent the waning days of this season working to impress Byron Scott and Chris Grant.

Samuels and Harris came into the league together, both undrafted players who’ve had to work for every minute of floor time in the NBA. Their lockers are next to each other at The Q and almost always on the road.

They’ve had a similar journey to this point, and their play over these past two weeks could go a long way to determining their future with the Wine and Gold.

Manny has notched double-figures in five of his last seven games. In that stretch, he’s shooting .517 from the floor and an even 50 percent (9-of-18) from beyond the arc. He dropped 18 points on the Pistons in front of friends and family at the Palace and tallied a career-high 12 boards – along with 19 points – in a win over New York.

“It’s important to finish out strong, but it’s more important to just try to – as a team – finish out strong also,” said the former Wolverine. “But individually, I have a lot more confidence.”

As a rookie, Manny played in 54 games, starting 15. But during the NBA lockout, he suffered a serious freezer burn on his right foot in a Cryon-X recuperation chamber at the Nike facility in Oregon. Mychel Thompson, took advantage of the opening and made the Cavaliers out of the abbreviated Training Camp. Manny was released.

On December 28, he was signed by the Cavs D-League affiliate, the Canton Charge, where he began working his way back to the big leagues. He did so by winning NBDL Performer of the Week twice and averaging 41.0 ppg over his last two outings in central Stark County.

Samardo Samuels has been with the big league squad all season, but it hasn’t been an easy one.

After finishing his rookie season strongly, Samuels came to Camp after the lockout with a couple extra pounds. He scored 17 points against the Pistons in Cleveland’s second game of the season, but by early January, seemed to fall out of favor with Coach Scott – racking up five straight DNP-CDs.

“Being a bench player, you have to be ready for whatever,” observed the Jamaican-born Samuels. “And that’s what I learned at the beginning of this season. I had high expectations and I started off well in Detroit and I was feeling good. But coach hit me with he didn’t think I was in shape.

In 37 games as a rookie, the 6-9 banger finished averaging 7.8 points and 4.2 boards per contest – good for 10th among rookie scorers and 8th in rebounding. In his 10 starts, he averaged 12.9 points and 6.4 boards per contest.

Like Manny, Samuels has turned up his game in the homestretch of the season.

Since April 11, he’s notched double-figures on four occasions and is shooting .531 from the floor and .826 from the stripe. He’s flashed some strong post moves as well as the 18-footer – averaging 8.7 ppg over that span. In Cleveland’s final home game of the season, Samardo went 4-for-6 from the floor and led the squad with nine boards.

“(I’ve been) just relaxing and just playing basketball,” said Samuels. “It was tough in the beginning, not knowing when you’re going to play and stuff. That was tough, I went through that phase. Now, I’m starting to be more consistent and I know what I need to do when I get in there.”

Manny Harris also ended the season feeling more relaxed on the floor.

“It’s more me being comfortable,” added Manny. “It’s not about me feeling like I’m under pressure or anything like that. It’s more me getting back to playing the way I like to play.”

Both Samardo and Manny will have an entire off-season to sharpen their games heading into next season. They figure to be in the Wine and Gold’s plans moving forward. And ending this strong is the first step.

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