One of Cleveland's big men just played the best season of his career, and he might get traded, anyway. Life isn't fair, but the NBA life can be brutal.
Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley and center Jarrett Allen team up to block the shot attempt by Memphis Grizzlies forward Lamar Stevens during the second half at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse.CLEVELAND, Ohio — One just played the best season of his career. One just averaged 21.4 points per game in a playoff series against the eventual conference champions. One is a premiere rim-running and rim-protecting big man, one could be that and more.
and assists per game . He played 81 straight games during a season where the Cavs couldn’t stay healthy around him. And he averaged 17 points and 13.8 rebounds during his four healthy playoff games. This isn’t last year’s story, during which trade rumors followed Allen after a disappointing playoff performance against the New York Knicks . And this year’s narrative runs deeper than thethat Allen suffered this postseason. But both anecdotes help explain the bigger, more complicated plot between Allen, Evan Mobley and Cleveland’s future, which could be close to its conclusion.
Can you imagine trading Mobley after that performance? No way. The Cavs owe Mobley — and the vision they saw when drafting him — a chance to explore his untapped potential on a longer trajectory. They must be intrigued by Mobley’s playoff performance as the only on-court big . And they cannot ignore the inherent conflict between the best environment for Mobley’s development, which might be their best chance to maximize this roster, and the best plan for keeping Mobley and Allen together.
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