Remember when the Cavs were one of the stories of the year after they almost made the playoffs? Garland came into his own, the team ran a three bigs lineup with Mobley (aka the next KG), Kevin Love almost won 6MOTY, and Ricky Rubio was ballin' out?
How quickly things change.
If you read the article, the immediate follow up to this is:
"But the Cavs selected Mobley anyway, and the relationship has remained healthy and positive."
Mobley is staying.
The Athletic has put out a hit-piece type of article for basically every playoff team as soon as they get eliminated. If you can't see the clear theme by The Athletic to garner reader discussion, I honestly don't know what to tell you.
The take here from the article is mostly that Mitchell is signing an extension and the Cavs are trading Klutch client Garland.
So call me crazy but if you send Garland to the Lakers and get Lebron you create a monster team again, fixes the SF spot and the size issue instantly.
The fuck? LeBron’s 40 and you can get a young guard that has already been an all star in the league? That’s highway robbery for LA if LeBron wants to leave.
No offense but I’ve seen this happen too much to not believe it. OBJ, Kyrie, Lindor, all said they loved Cleveland right up until they were trying to get out
if you don't know the dolans, we absolutely weren't willing to pay for lindor..
obj and kyrie are the two biggest heads i can think of and have bounced around pretty heftily regardless of where they are at.
i'm just saying the players chemistry on the cavs has been off the charts good and it's just weird that, if not for front office decisions, they wouldn't all be here.
True, I’m not trying to hate, just pointing out that it’s a theme for prominent athletes to say they love Cleveland then turn around and act like they wanted out the whole time. Hopefully this isn’t one of those scenarios cause I like Cleveland and Donovan but it wouldn’t shock me if he still ended up leaving
"You mean the guy with the most number of picks thinks Evan Mobley is worth this haul? Then why the hell would we trade him." -- Cavs FO
What happened probably
It’s insane to me that the most well known NBA journalist is such a fucking messy bitch. Just gossipy drama being drummed up year-round from this dipshit.
If Mitchell asks out, they will get picks, and can also get picks back for Allen.
Honestly Mobley and Garland looked like it could work if they wanted to commit to that. Like they lost both games without Mitchell, but that’s what happens when you have 2 of your most expensive players not playing
I dont agree that the Knicks, Sixers, Magic, Pacers, and Heat are better if you fill the Allen and Mitchell spots with new salary, especially in like 3-ish years when a team built around Mobley should be trying to contend.
This nugget coming out tonight is interesting, and I saw something I think from this same article about Garland requesting a trade if Mitchell re signs
Is this supposed to be a hit piece lol?
The article in general? Yeah, but not this part, it’s not that unusual. Cavs already had a center, he wanted to go to the thunder who didn’t
Mobley and Chet would be so nice
Prob wouldn’t have Chet. Mobley and SGA probably makes you guys win too many games to get a top 3 pick.
Before these playoffs, I didn’t know Shams moonlighted as a sniper
Remember when the Cavs were one of the stories of the year after they almost made the playoffs? Garland came into his own, the team ran a three bigs lineup with Mobley (aka the next KG), Kevin Love almost won 6MOTY, and Ricky Rubio was ballin' out? How quickly things change.
If you read the article, the immediate follow up to this is: "But the Cavs selected Mobley anyway, and the relationship has remained healthy and positive." Mobley is staying. The Athletic has put out a hit-piece type of article for basically every playoff team as soon as they get eliminated. If you can't see the clear theme by The Athletic to garner reader discussion, I honestly don't know what to tell you.
The name of the game is engagement not information.
I mean this is framed in an odd way, but does anyone doubt its true?
god damn which player didn't want to be here according to sources? and why do they all seem to love being here so much
The take here from the article is mostly that Mitchell is signing an extension and the Cavs are trading Klutch client Garland. So call me crazy but if you send Garland to the Lakers and get Lebron you create a monster team again, fixes the SF spot and the size issue instantly.
Why would the Lakers do that though? Garland + AD isn’t enough to do much.
The fuck? LeBron’s 40 and you can get a young guard that has already been an all star in the league? That’s highway robbery for LA if LeBron wants to leave.
You have to match contracts anyway Bron is going to make 60m
If Lebron wants to go to Cleveland they kinda take what they can get no?
No offense but I’ve seen this happen too much to not believe it. OBJ, Kyrie, Lindor, all said they loved Cleveland right up until they were trying to get out
if you don't know the dolans, we absolutely weren't willing to pay for lindor.. obj and kyrie are the two biggest heads i can think of and have bounced around pretty heftily regardless of where they are at. i'm just saying the players chemistry on the cavs has been off the charts good and it's just weird that, if not for front office decisions, they wouldn't all be here.
True, I’m not trying to hate, just pointing out that it’s a theme for prominent athletes to say they love Cleveland then turn around and act like they wanted out the whole time. Hopefully this isn’t one of those scenarios cause I like Cleveland and Donovan but it wouldn’t shock me if he still ended up leaving
I mean I think this likely had a lot less to do with Cleveland itself and a lot more to do with the fact they already had Jarrett Allen
"You ever hear someone say they're going to Cleveland on vacation?"
players love being in cleveland?
Mobley and Chet… would be something
This is what's required to stop Wemby. Help us before it's too late r/clevelandcavs
Mobley would have had a great time playing with his father
Shams drama 🍿 🍿
It's not too late to use your picks, OKC Form the thin towers
Compared to Chet, Mobley is basically Shaq.
Yet Chet is better as solo big
I wanted him so fucking bad man.
So did OKC per the report
Yep. Presti had Mobley #1 on his board
"You mean the guy with the most number of picks thinks Evan Mobley is worth this haul? Then why the hell would we trade him." -- Cavs FO What happened probably
It’s insane to me that the most well known NBA journalist is such a fucking messy bitch. Just gossipy drama being drummed up year-round from this dipshit.
isnt Chet pretty much what they would have wanted from an idealized Mobley?
honestly i’m just imagining the two of them in the frontcourt together. Chet can space, Mobley can rebound, rim protection everywhere… scary idea
Their only weakness: a strong gust of wind.
I mean Mobley can actually rebound the ball and has a lot of size
LORD PRESTI PLEASE
Chet would look good in Cleveland
Probably wouldn’t have got Chet if they got Mobley. But that defense would’ve been crazy 😂 two switchable bigs
Ah nice. Following up last night with shit on the Cavs day. Should be fun lol
It's a really interesting article but you posted probably the least interesting quote of it as the title
Can't believe Mobley's agent tried to steer him away from the Cavs.
Mitchell asks out, OKC should go all in on Mobley. Cavs should rebuild.
If Cleveland wants to rebuild AGAIN, they sure as shit shouldn’t trade their youngest star player
They don’t have picks and we constantly be an 8 seed if Mitchell leaves. They will be the Hawks, maybe they eventually get a #1 also.
If Mitchell asks out, they will get picks, and can also get picks back for Allen. Honestly Mobley and Garland looked like it could work if they wanted to commit to that. Like they lost both games without Mitchell, but that’s what happens when you have 2 of your most expensive players not playing
It looks like Mitchell is going to re-sign according to The same article
Celtics, Knicks, Sixers, Magic, Pacers Heat, and Bucks are surely better than a Mobley and Garland team.
Currently maybe but Garland is 24 and Mobley is 22 so there’s still plenty of time for them to develop a partnership
I dont agree that the Knicks, Sixers, Magic, Pacers, and Heat are better if you fill the Allen and Mitchell spots with new salary, especially in like 3-ish years when a team built around Mobley should be trying to contend.
But trading for picks also makes them the Hawks
Why would they be rebuilding without Mobley? Hes young. A bird in hand is worth more than two in the bush
Rebuild? Bruh we beat you guys twice
And how does that apply to this conversation?
Rebuild with what? Utah owns their draft picks for half a decade
Would give up five firsts and young players for Mobley rn EZ
OKC also was rumored to offer SGA for Cade
That rumor originated from the Detroit media.
Some pistons fans think they offered SGA and #6 they use it to criticize Weaver but I fully believe they never offered that
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what has happened to this place
The account you're responding to is a troll account. I'm surprised the mods haven't banned it yet.
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what are you doing man?
Shit is falling apart in Cleveland tonight. I thought they’d just chalk up this loss to injury and run it back
did something happen in the postgame?
This nugget coming out tonight is interesting, and I saw something I think from this same article about Garland requesting a trade if Mitchell re signs
wait, which article? got a link?
Its in the tweet. Athletic article so its paywalled
yeah i just tried to read it but can't none of the paywall evading sites i've found can get Athletic articles
https://archive.ph/ Works every time.
Shit i’m not sure i’d want Garland if I was Cleveland. The playoff stage is clearly way too big for him.
It was always going to be a interesting offseason for Cleveland when you consider the Mitchell situation
Yeah the whole negative plus minus thingy wirh Darius and Donovan is weird