Jarrett Allen<\/a> has been banged up and missed games, but in his short time with Harden, he looked like a completely different player.<\/p>\nIn the last matchup for Cleveland, Evan Mobley and James Harden were a winning duo. They both outshone Donovan Mitchell in the win vs the Bucks. Harden had 27 points, 6 assists, and 2 steals. Evan Mobley had 27 points, 15 rebounds, and 3 blocks. That is the production you want to see from Mobley.<\/p>\n
Trading for Harden was to help make this team more of a contender and put this team in position to win a chip. Another goal from that trade was to unlock Evan Mobley. Vs the Bucks that is exactly what happened.<\/p>\n
Jarrett Allen and Jame Harden were a fun duo to watch, but Evan Mobley is a player a team can build around. If Harden can help him get to a superstar level, regardless of coming up short or not in the playoffs, that would be a huge win for Cleveland. Mobley has already been named All-NBA and won a DPOY at the age of 25, but there is still even more untapped potential. Harden could be the key needed to unlock that.<\/p>\n
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