In the LeBron James period, the Cleveland Cavaliers have always been a strong team in the league, 16 years, the old Zhan finally won the first championship trophy in the history of the team for Cleveland, and then two years later, Irving left, the Cavaliers basically have no room to maneuver, and gradually drifted away from the championship, 18 years, Zhan Huang chose the big city of Los Angeles, and the Cavaliers were completely reduced to a fish belly team.
Cleveland's geographical location, it is impossible to expect superstars to take the initiative to join, and after the departure of Zhan Huang, the Cavaliers can only rely on their own draft picks to slowly cultivate new stars.
In 18 years, the Cavaliers selected the attacking point guard Sexton with the No. 8 pick, and in 19 years, the Cavaliers won Garland from Vanderbilt University with the no. 5 pick, and this year, the Cavaliers won the Probing Sign, they selected the 20-year-old young center Mobley, and now, surprisingly, the Cavaliers' several high-ranking draft picks have gradually played their own characteristics, especially Mobley, which makes people see a defensive all-rounder inside gate slowly rising.
Mobley has played in 25 games so far, starting from the field, and he briefly missed several games due to an elbow sprain, hip pain and the NBA's health and safety deals.
In those 25 games, Mobly averaged 33.6 minutes per game, contributing 13.8 points, 1.8 blocks, 8.3 rebounds and 2.5 assists, shooting 33.3 percent from three-point range.
When Mobley was on the court, the Cavaliers were 98.2 percent defensively efficient and 105.3 percent offensively efficient. When Mobley wasn't on the floor, the Cavaliers had a defensive efficiency of 106.6 and an offensive efficiency of 110.7. Of course, no single player can determine the level of an entire team by individual strength, but Mobley did improve the Cavaliers' defense dramatically.
At the moment, Mobly has made a big contribution to both ends of the Cavaliers' defense, the offensive end, although he is still a little thin, but he is already quite aggressive, and he will use his own method and rhythm to hit the basket. When faced with the bag, Mobly also showed maturity that did not match his age, he knew how to find teammates, and smoothly delivered the ball to teammates in the empty position.
In the Cavaliers' game against the Heat, there was a very impressive round, Garland stole Adebayo's pass, and then passed the ball to Mobley, Mobley, as a big man, while holding the ball to push the fast attack, while observing the position of his teammates, he dribbled the ball a few times, and soon found that Markkanen had an easy dunk opportunity, so Mobley deftly passed the ball to Markkanen, helping the Cavaliers complete a near-perfect quick attack.
There was also another round against the Kings, which also showed Mobley's ball quotient to the fullest, Mobley initially stood in a high position, and then suddenly ran back with a fake action, getting rid of the defender and rushing to the inside line, using his bounce and Garland to complete a wonderful air connection. These offensive rounds, watching it, make people shout a day of talent!
Before he entered the league, many scouts predicted that he was talented, but it would take a little time to help the team win, but Mobley contributed the value of the game in his first year in the league. His defense has the style of Duncan, in the team's defense system, he can both squat in the inside line, but also change the defensive guard, and can also rush to the basket to protect the basket at the first time. On the offensive end, he has shown the potential of a large three-point shooter, as well as a beautiful organizational plan, a trustworthy terminator, with a certain degree of autonomous offensive ability, able to punish players shorter than him when changing defenses.
Don't forget, he has just stepped into the league, and now his physical fitness is average, and the confrontation is also at a disadvantage, but It is really surprising that Mobley can still handle many things on the inside line so well. The vast majority of fans thought that Mobley's potential needed to be developed slowly and have confidence in him, but it did not occur to him that in his rookie season, he would begin to cash in on his talent.
Crucially, Mobly's excellent mobility and height and arm span are the most important link in the Cavaliers' defensive line, and when he and Jarrett Allen are on the floor at the same time, Mobley can contribute his presence with the ball and strategize, and when Allen is not there, he can also eat the ball that Garland passed to him.
So, in today's world, Mobley is definitely a good seedling of a center worth cultivating, his lateral speed and basketball IQ can ensure that he will not become a weakness for the opponent in future high-level games, Mobley's multi-processing method after receiving the ball, and his agility in the fast attack, showing the real general's wind, these are not only technical can do, as long as they are cultivated, it is very promising to become a fully enhanced version of dream green with the ball and three points, and once he can reach this level, Then the Cavaliers will welcome the most transformative player since James.
Mobley is good, but whether he can win the best rookie depends on how his competitors perform.
Canningan has now survived the discomfort at the beginning of the season and began to contribute more and more positive roles in the game, but Cunningham's style of play is relatively stable, the technical characteristics are not clear, and the popularity in the league is not high, so the best rookie gives him little hope. The Rockets' Green played well, but he missed a bit of a game, and there was also a risk of injury, and the probability of winning the best rookie was not high.
The Raptors' Barnes is very strong and has a high tactical position in the team, he will be Mobley's biggest opponent in the competition for the best rookie, and the two people who can continue to play steadily while maintaining their health can win this honor.
Relatively speaking, I am still more optimistic about Mobley, because Mobley not only plays eye-catching personally, but also helps the Cavaliers to play amazing results, the team ranks in the upper half of the East, this young man, where the future limit is, we can't predict at all!