Evan Mobley's Three-Point Surge Has Cavaliers HC Dreaning Big

The Cleveland Cavaliers have spent the last several years hyping up Evan Mobley evolution, only amplifying expectations for the former No. 3 overall pick, particularly on the offensive end. The results, however, haven't necessarily followed, which set the stage for the most devout Cavs supporters to take more of a show me, don't tell me approach to Mobley. 

Four games into a young season, Mobley has delivered on the former, which has head coach Kenny Atkinson dreaming big about what's to come. 

On Wednesday night, Mobley delivered a five-of-six shooting performance from three in a 121-111 win over the Washington Wizards. It's the second most threes he's made in a single game during his career, and it came as an encore to a four-of-five three-point shooting night two days prior, marking the first time in his career that he's made at least four threes in back-to-back games. 

Asked what Mobley's surge from deep could mean for Cleveland if it's for real, Atkinson's eyes lit up. 

"We're gonna be really hard to stop," the Cavs head man said. "He's gotta also be Defensive Player of the Year ... can you do that and still, you gotta hold the fort defensively for us. Out ceiling if he can do that and still be the great defender that he is, should be, that could be our next jump." 

Plenty has been said about Mobley's reworked three-point shot. In the past his shooting motion looked clunky and not very smooth. This year, the motion is more fluid and he isn't hesitating to pull the trigger. 

Mobley mentioned being more confident when taking those attempts postgame. His explanation for what got into him:

"The first few went in and so just kept shooting em," he said.

Those five threes accounted for 15 of Mobley's team-leading 24 points in the win. He added 12 rebounds and two assists, as well. On so many occasions, the Cavs have made a point in getting Mobley going early, only for him to disappear in the second half, but against Washington, half of his points came in the second half as the offense continued to roll through him quite a bit. 

Now it's all about consistency. 

For those taking that aforementioned 'show me, don't tell me,' approach, four games is obviously a small sample size. Mobley has had outlier games in the past where his three-point stroke is on, but doesn't stick around.

The early returns this season, however, are at least intriguing and should leave more than just Atkinson dreaming about what this team's ceiling really could be with that in its arsenal.