Cavaliers predicted to pair Donovan Mitchell with 180-pound Duke forward in 2026 NBA Draft originally appeared on The Sporting News. Add The Sporting News as a Preferred Source by clicking here.
The Cleveland Cavaliers obviously made a blockbuster deal to go out and add Donovan Mitchell, putting them in an ideal position to compete with some of the best teams in the NBA.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementThere's a strong argument to be made that Cleveland is arguably the best team in the Eastern Conference this season, and a lot of that isn't just because of Mitchell. Of course, the veteran guard is arguably the best in the Eastern Conference, but they also have some homegrown talent with Darius Garland and Evan Mobley.
Searching for more ways to do that in the future, Jonathan Wasserman linked them to an intriguing option out of Duke, suggesting they could select Isaiah Evans, Duke's small forward, with the 24th overall pick.
“Isaiah Evans' minutes are up this year, but his role hasn't changed much. He continues to operate strictly as an off-ball scorer curling around screens and dribble handoffs into threes and drives.
“His catch-and-shoot game and movement shooting should be seen as easy to fit for the next level. However, Evans is starting to look more like a specialist shotmaker than a high-level scoring prospect who's going to create or play-make,” he wrote.
AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementEvans was expected to be one of the better players in America coming out of high school. To say that he's been that would be dishonest, but he's been very good at times, and he really plays the game the right way. He'd be a nice piece to a contending team, even as a rookie, as he plays the game the right way.
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