From ESPN:
ULTIMATELY, CLEVELAND'S CEILING could be determined by Mobley's development as a scorer. He is averaging 15.0 points this season, the same as his rookie campaign but on improved efficiency, and the Cavaliers believe Mobley will grow into a potent scorer.
"It's crazy -- and I don't mean this in a bad way -- but I don't think he really understands how good he can be," Mitchell, the 26-year-old elder statesman among Cleveland's four foundational players, says of Mobley, 21. "He can be really special, and he can take us to a completely different level. I personally believe he can be a top-five player in this league."
The hope for Mobley is that he can develop into a more dynamic version of Horford and make opponents respect him as a 3-point threat.
"We're not asking him to have everything today," Mitchell says. "We're going to grow as a group through the years. I don't even think we've scratched the surface, to be honest."
Mobley hasn't yet proved that the 3-point shot is a part of his arsenal, creating spacing challenges for a team that features premier creators in Mitchell and Garland, 22. If Mobley becomes even an average 3-point shooter, particularly from the corners, Cleveland's explosive guards would have significantly more room to operate on isolations and pick-and-rolls with Allen, 24, an elite lob threat who has good touch around the basket. Defenders feeling the need to close out hard against him could unlock more of Mobley's ability to make plays off the dribble, too.
"That's where the league is going," Mobley says. "I feel pretty good with it so far. I haven't shot a lot this year, but I think it's just going to grow from here and keep getting better."
Mobley is shooting only 21.1% from 3-point range on less than an attempt per game, a reduction in volume from his rookie season. The work Mobley puts in at the Cavaliers' practice facility, where he will often make 8 of 10 attempts from seven different spots around the arc, has yet to translate to games.
"He still has so much room to grow, so much more things he can expand in his game," Allen says. "He's shown excellent flashes of what he can do. Everybody dreams of a stretch big. With Evan, it'd be a stretch big that can be one of the best defensive players in the league."
