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Cavs: 3 takeaways from Evan Mobley’s play in Summer League

By Matthew Fagan

Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images)
Evan Mobley, Cleveland Cavaliers (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /
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Cleveland Cavaliers big Evan Mobley shoots the ball. (Photo by Ethan Miller/Getty Images) /

Takeaway #2: Mobley’s scoring for the Cavs

As previously mentioned, Mobley finished his year at USC with an average of 16.4 points. Additionally, he shot from the field with a shooting percentage of 57.8 percent, and from beyond the arc at 30.0 percent. Throughout his three games in Summer League (which was reportedly set to have been the plan for him), Mobley gave the NBA a glimpse of his scoring capabilities.

He shot 35.3 percent from the field against the Rockets, followed by a field goal percentage of 33.3 percent, and 33.3 percent from the three-point line against the Magic, and shot 36.4 percent against New Orleans.

It wasn’t the greatest scoring display from Mobley, but he was also playing with a squad without a natural point guard, and Mobley did show plenty of flashes of being able to create for himself via work off-the-bounce, fadeaways and was in the right spot for lobs a number of times. One shouldn’t read too much into the splits.

The abilities are there for him, and Mobley’s scoring should pair nicely with Darius Garland‘s playmaking. Coming off last season with an average of 6.1 assists per game, Garland is projected to step up again as the primary ball handler of these young Cavaliers. And having a guy like Mobley on the court to catch lobs, and take shots from a variety of areas will elevate Garland’s playmaking potential.

Mobley does need to fill out in time, but his 7-foot-4 wingspan certainly should help him as a scorer, and to aid him in getting shots off easily. Speaking of which, his ability to create shots for himself on-ball should not go unnoticed by fans, considering how meaningful that is for someone of Mobley’s height, but again he’ll have some problems finishing at the NBA level early.

However, while Mobley is sure to find some success this upcoming season as a scorer, he still needs to fill out in order to help him play through oncoming contact from the opposing side.

Finally, it’s time to discuss the last takeaway from Mobley’s play from this year’s Vegas Summer League, his playmaking.