The Cleveland Cavaliers came into the 2024-2025 season with the understanding that Donovan Mitchell and Darius Garland were going to be their top two players, as they have been for the past few years.

Since they were selected one after the other in the 2021 NBA Draft, Evan Mobley, who went third to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Scottie Barnes, who went fourth to the Toronto Raptors, will always be linked.

Mobley's Cavaliers are dominating and Barnes' Raptors are languishing, but both still offer reasons to dream of more.

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Cleveland Cavaliers' Evan Mobley (4) shoots in front of Toronto Raptors' Scottie Barnes, center, and Chris Boucher (25) during the first half of an NBA basketball game in Cleveland, Thursday ...

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The Raptors bounced back from two disappointing ... Scottie Barnes had a tough time earlier this season against Evan Mobley and Cleveland's defensively stout frontcourt. Both Barnes and RJ Barrett ...

Since they were selected one after the other in the 2021 NBA Draft, Evan Mobley, who went third to the Cleveland Cavaliers, and Scottie Barnes, who went fourth to the Toronto Raptors, will always ...

Darius Garland scored a season-high 40 points, Jarrett Allen had 18 points and 15 rebounds, and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-126 to extend their win streak to 12.

and the NBA-leading Cleveland Cavaliers beat the Toronto Raptors 132-126 on Thursday night to extend their win streak to 12. Evan Mobley finished with 21 points, 11 rebounds and six assists for ...