Evan MobleyCleveland Cavaliers · #4
Evan Mobley is a versatile two-way big for the Cleveland Cavaliers and the 2025 NBA Defensive Player of the Year — the first in franchise history. Drafted 3rd in 2021 out of USC, where he swept Pac-12 Player, Defensive Player, and Freshman of the Year, he anchors Cleveland's defense while developing his offense. His DPOY win triggered a contract escalator worth roughly $269 million.
Evan Mobley — the report card
Read his whole game at a glance, then dive into any skill. Grades from the DNA model + real production.
Where Evan Mobley stands
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Evan Mobley — every number, three levels deep
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How the model sees Evan Mobley
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Evan Mobley career stats, season by season
| Season | GP | MIN | PTS | REB | AST | FG% | 3P% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021-22 | 69 | 33.8 | 15.0 | 8.3 | 2.5 | .508 | .250 |
| 2022-23 | 79 | 34.4 | 16.2 | 9.0 | 2.8 | .554 | .216 |
| 2023-24 | 50 | 30.6 | 15.7 | 9.4 | 3.2 | .579 | .373 |
| 2024-25 | 71 | 30.5 | 18.5 | 9.3 | 3.2 | .557 | .370 |
| 2025-26 | 65 | 31.9 | 18.2 | 9.0 | 3.6 | .546 | .297 |
| Career | 334 | 32.4 | 16.8 | 9.0 | 3.0 |
The Lab
Every number, live and interactive. Real career data; models labeled.
Are the Cleveland Cavaliers built to win?
Team projection rolled up from the roster + last-season baselines — and what it means for his role.
The Ballad of Evan Mobley
Birth to now — the making of a legend, narrated and scored.
The beginning
A switchable two-way unicorn and Defensive Player of the Year — the anchor of Cleveland's defense.
Turning pro
Drafted 3rd overall, 2021 as a Forward.
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A 7-foot unicorn who swept every college award — and became the first Cavalier ever named Defensive Player of the Year.
Chapter
Coached by his father at USC, Mobley swept Pac-12 Player, Defensive Player, and Freshman of the Year — a feat matched only by Anthony Davis.
Chapter
Cleveland drafted him 3rd in 2021, and he immediately anchored the defense as a switchable rim protector.
Off the court
- Height
- 6' 11"
- Weight
- 215 lbs
- College
- USC
- Experience
- 5th Season
- Draft
- 3rd overall, 2021
- Born
- San Diego, California
- Age
- 25
- Jersey
- #4
Basketball is the family trade: Evan's father, Eric Mobley, played college and international ball and joined USC's staff, coaching both Evan and his older brother Isaiah there before Isaiah was also drafted by Cleveland — making the Mobleys a rare brother pairing on the same NBA team. His mother, Nicol, is an elementary-school teacher, and the family fostered several children, including a Chinese exchange student.
Teammate Darius Garland called him 'a 7-foot unicorn' for a reason: Mobley protects the rim, switches onto guards, rebounds, and increasingly creates and passes. Quiet and cerebral, he built his game on defense first and has steadily added offensive polish, a trajectory that made him a Defensive Player of the Year and a foundational two-way piece.
A cerebral, switchable two-way big — elite defense with steadily expanding offense.
Evan Mobley — frequently asked
The questions people ask most about Evan Mobley, answered.
