Donovan Mitchell MVP? | Can Evan Mobley win NBA Most Improved Player? | Cleveland Cavaliers Podcast
Is Donovan Mitchell a contender for NBA MVP in 2025? Will Evan Mobley win his first NBA Defensive Player of the Year Award? What about Kenny Atkinson as Coach of the Year?
On today’s episode of Locked On Cavs, Danny Cunningham (@RealDCunningham) of 92.3 The Fan and Cleveland Magazine is joined by Matt Fontana (BIGPLAY, ESPN Radio) to discuss which members of the Cleveland Cavaliers belong on the awards lists this preseason. Donovan Mitchell wasn’t on the list of ESPN’s potential MVP candidates, but Evan Mobley was listed as a potential first-time NBA All-Star.
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2 Comments
Bill Russel was 6'10" w/a 7'4" wingspan & in his prime only weighed about 5 more pounds than Mobley does today. The tics didn't really need him to do anything else other than defend and grab boards and the rest of the guys on the tics didn't really have a scoring talent like we do in Donovan Mitchell. Sam Jones was their go-to guy in the clutch but he was also a lockdown defender against the Lakers (some say that is the reason why Jerry West never won a championship against the Tics, because of Jones locking him down.)
I believe if Mobley can bump up those blocks and rebound #s during the regular season, he can win most improved for sure even if he maintains 15ppg and maybe sprinkling in a handful of assists. Donovan in my opinion is the best SG in the league and he has been peaking every single year since being in the Wine & Gold. So yeah if he plays enough games he could win MVP. But like I commented on the previous pods…Cavs are going to need to impose their will on both ends all season long, and bring it every single night, especially against the best teams around the league.
Mobley deserves one award: the most OVERRATED Cav of all time. Giving him that max rookie extention was a bad move.