The Cleveland Cavaliers were banking on Evan Mobley to take another big leap for their status as title contenders to be completely unquestionable in 2025-26. The hopes have not matched the results just yet for Mobley and the Cavaliers.
Unfortunately for Cleveland, it is not just them who are taking notice of that reality. The rest of the NBA has certainly seen the struggles of the Cavaliers star thus far. There has been no hiding the matter.
Tim Bontemps of ESPN collected a bunch of murmurings happening across the NBA right now to put together 30 first-month lessons for 30 teams.