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Keys to Cavaliers making steps forward after Donovan Mitchell trade – Terry Pluto’s Scribbles

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September 11, 2022

CLEVELAND, Ohio – After speaking with several NBA officials about the Cavaliers’ megadeal with Utah to bring Donovan Mitchell to Cleveland, I scribbled in my notebook:

1. Evan Mobley. That’s what one NBA source started when I asked him about signing with the Cavaliers. Like several other NBA sources, he said: That’s not just Cleveland, but most other small markets. A three-year Mitchell trade would bring a star to Cleveland.”

2. Former Cavaliers coach Mike Fratello can go on record because he’s been in the broadcasting industry. He appeared in many Clippers games last season, including a Western in his conference against Mitchell. “Mitchell is one of the five or six guys who can get 50 points in the playoffs. It’s important to have a guy like that.”

3. I wondered if Mitchell scored 50 in one game.it happened Twice in the 2020 Utah/Denver Series. Mitchell scored 57 points (19 on -33 shots) and 51 points (15 on 27 shots). Unfortunately for his Utah team, The Jazz took a 3-1 lead.n its best of seven in the first round series, then lost the final three games.

4. Mitchell has participated in 39 career playoff games, Average 28.3 pointsAn NBA source spoke of the Cavaliers’ problem of finding players other than Darius Garland who can create their own shots in tough games.

5. Fratello compared 6-foot-1 Mitchell to Joe Dumars. He talked about how Isaiah He Thomas and Dumars (both he ranges 6-foot-2) have been great backcourts in Detroit for years. Can Garland and Mitchell make it in Cleveland?

CAVS remake — Cleveland Cavaliers President of Basketball Operations Coby Altman (center) sits next to Cavaliers guard Darius Garland talking to head coach JB Bickerstaff. These three of him have a new player named Donovan Mitchell.

John Kuntz, cleveland.com

6. The Cavaliers want to finally make the playoffs and win a round without LeBron James on their roster. The last non-James playoff appearance was in 1998, when Fratello was head coach.

7. Cavaliers Trade unprotected first-round pick in 2025, to Utah in 2027 and 2029 with Colin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen and Ochai Agbaj (2022 first-round pick). The two teams also agreed to swap picks for 2026 and 2028. The Cavs likely won’t have a first-round pick in 2023. if they make it to the playoffs Indiana on contract with Caris LeVert.

8. It leads to Mobley, the Cavaliers’ 2021 first-round pick, who looks like a future star.average 7 footers 15.3 points, 8.3 rebounds, 2.5 assists and 1.7 blocks. 508 from the field. Those are strong numbers for a rookie, but it was his “elite defense” that most impressed NBA sources.

9. An NBA source suggests the Cavaliers may be able to play Mobley at small forward. “He’s athletic enough to do it,” the source said. can reproduce the “Big Three Lineup” that had Mobley, Allen, and Markkanen. This big three with love didn’t play as well as Markkanen in his big three, but there are times when the Cavaliers can employ the combination.

Can he become a superstar? — Evan Mobley had a good rookie season. What could be better? This will determine how far the Cavaliers can go in the playoffs over the next few years.
John Kuntz, cleveland.com

10. All-Star point guard Garland belongs 6 years of team management (thanks to his maximum contract extension). The Cavaliers also have a chance to keep Mobley in team control for longer.Mobley He has three years left on his rookie contractThe Cavaliers are eligible to offer him a monster long-term extension in the summer of 2024, similar to the five-year extension they gave Garland after his third NBA season. Most players receive their first maximum contract extension.

11. If Garland and Mobley spent most of the decade together, a traded pick to Utah wouldn’t be worth much because it would go low in the first round. The Cavaliers also have Allen (4 years) and Mitchell (3 years with player option) on multi-year deals. The Cavaliers’ Big 4 will at least be with him for three years.

12. At first, you think, “Wow!” The Cavaliers gave up a lot to get that young man (Mitchell),” Fratello said. “But the NBA doesn’t value picks like it used to. And you need someone who can go out and get the basket in the tough parts of the game. is explosive and will get even better.”

13. Not trading Mobley, Garland, and Allen was key to the Cavaliers signing. Consider their ages: Mitchell (26), Allen (24), Garland (22), Mobley (21). ). The Cavaliers are now betting on internal growth, coaching JB Bickerstaff (5th last year) to keep defense levels high in a 6-1 backcourt of Mitchell and Garland.

14. Two NBA sources say the Cavaliers have a “huge problem” with 3-point shooting. They think of LeVert and Isaac Okoro as small forwards, but neither are good at shooting from the outside. That’s what they need to face this season. Mitchell is a career 36% shooter from the 3-point range. It’s respectable, not elite.

15. One NBA source said: They decided to take a really good chance, knowing there was a real risk of failure due to all the draft picks and assets they traded. This allows them to enter the playoffs with a chance to do something – they didn’t before.”

HERE ME TALK: I will be speaking at the Medina Library on Tuesday, September 13th at 6:30pm. Free. Take questions, sign books, and meet fans.

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