Report: Cavs F/C Evan Mobley lands 5-year, $224M extension
May 13, 2024; Cleveland, Ohio, USA; Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) drives to the basket against the Boston Celtics in the third quarter of game four of the second round for the 2024 NBA playoffs at Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse. Mandatory Credit: David Richard-USA TODAY Sports Forward/center Evan Mobley has agreed to a five-year, $224 million maximum rookie extension that will keep him with the Cleveland Cavaliers through the 2029-30 season, ESPN reported Saturday night.
Mobley could end up making as much as $269 million, per the report.
A first-round draft pick (third overall) by Cleveland in 2021, Mobley averaged 15.7 points, 9.4 rebounds and 1.4 blocks in 50 games (all starts) last season. He finished second in Rookie of the Year voting back in 2022 and came away with All-Defensive honors a year later.
Mobley, 23, posted career-high shooting percentages across the board this past season, connecting on 58 percent of his field-goal attempts, 37.3 percent of his 3-pointers and 71.9 percent of his free throws.
In 198 career games (all starts) in his three seasons with the Cavaliers, Mobley has averaged 15.6 points, 8.8 boards, 2.8 assists and 1.5 blocks.
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