Evan Mobley

All the while adding new attributes to his game with each passing year, Evan Mobley’s willingness to take an opponent’s spirit away remains as impactful as ever. Omnipresent inside the arc as one of the NBA’s most revered defensive specialists, the Cleveland Cavaliers big steps up along the perimeter, forcing a Washington Wizards ballhandler to reconsider his idea to drive. Free to shift his attention back to the paint, the 2022-23 All-Defensive First Team selection turns up the intensity, humbling his opponent with an audacious snatch block, ripping his shot attempt out of the air with ease. In a win on February 7, 2024, Mobley was excellent once more on both sides of the floor, missing just one shot during a 22-point outing, alongside eight rebounds, one steal, one block, and a pair of 3-pointers.