The Cleveland Cavaliers have exercised the fourth-year (2024-25) contract option on Evan Mobley, the team announced on Thursday.
Mobley, 22, will be eligible for a rookie extension next summer.
Last season, he played in a team-best 79 games (all starts) and averaged career highs in points (16.2), rebounds (9.0), assists (2.8), minutes (34.4) and field goal percentage (.554, 17th-best in NBA), to go along with 1.51 blocks (ninth-best in NBA) and 0.76 steals.
The third-year forward was also named to the 2022-23 NBA All-Defensive First Team, ranking first in the league in defensive win shares (4.8), tied for first in contested three-pointers per game (3.6), and fourth in the NBA in total contested shots per game (11.4).
He also recorded at least one block in 59 games (fourth-most in the NBA), and his 119 total blocks were the sixth-most in the NBA. Mobley also helped the Cavaliers rank No. 1 in defensive rating (109.9) and No. 1 in opponent points per game (106.9). He finished third in the NBA in Defensive Player of the Year voting.
The No. 3 pick in the 2021 NBA Draft by the Cavaliers and a unanimous NBA All-Rookie First Team selection following the 2021-22 season.
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