NBA News: Jeff Teague Says Cavs' Evan Mobley Has Probably Hit Ceiling, and Teague Is Probably Wrong

NBA News: Jeff Teague says Cavs' Evan Mobley has probably hit ceiling, and Teague is probably wrong

HW File Cavaliers power forward Evan Mobley took a big leap last season under coach Kenny Atkinson. But none of that seems to matter to former NBA guard Jeff Teague. Few players in the league showed more progress than Mobley in 2024-25. He raised his scoring to a career-best 18.5 points per game, stretched the floor with a respectable 37 percent shooting from three, and anchored a Cleveland defense that ranked among the NBA’s top 10. The payoff?…

Jeff Teague says Evan Mobley is likely already the ‘best he gonna get’

Few NBA players showcased more improvement in the 2024-25 campaign than Cleveland Cavaliers big man Evan Mobley. For one, he averaged a career-high 18.5 points per game and served as a dependable 3-point shooter (a key development), as he shot 37.0 percent from deep on 3.2 attempts per contest. Meanwhile, he checked off a major accomplishment as a defender as well. Mobley won the Defensive Player of the Year award and was a defensive anchor for …