CLEVELAND — The Cleveland Cavaliers have raised a new billboard welcoming their newest player.
On Thursday night the team selected Evan Mobley, a center out of the University of Southern California, with the third overall pick in the 2021 NBA Draft. On Friday morning, a giant welcome sign was erected for Mobley at the corner of E. 14th St. and Carnegie Ave.
Good morning Cleveland! pic.twitter.com/B6Sd3CN3mg
— Cleveland Cavaliers (@cavs) July 30, 2021
Mobley enters his NBA career with the Cavaliers with lofty expectations. While at USC, Mobley was named the PAC-12 Player, Freshman, and Defensive Player of the Year in 2021.
There’s no telling how long the billboard will remain up.
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