There are plenty of reasons to head into 2025-26 with the feeling that the Cleveland Cavaliers are the best team in the Eastern Conference. The duo of Donovan Mitchell and Evan Mobley is right up there with the best of those.
Many will believe that Mitchell and Mobley are the best one-two punch in the conference. One the people who will validate that feeling is NBA.com's Shaun Powell.
Powell delivered a list of the top 10 best players in the East heading into 2025-26. The list went in the following order: Giannis Antetokounmpo, Jalen Brunson, Donovan Mitchell, Paolo Banchero, Cade Cunningham, Joel Embiid, Evan Mobley, Jaylen Brown, Karl-Anthony Towns, and Trae Young.