CLEVELAND, Ohio — Something is different about Evan Mobley.

It’s not just the accolades — Defensive Player of the Year, All-NBA Second Team, first-time All-Star. It’s something more fundamental, a shift in mentality that could transform the Cavaliers’ future.

As Chris Fedor revealed on the latest Wine and Gold Talk podcast: “From a mental standpoint, he is different. And I noticed this in Las Vegas at summer league. He just carried himself a different kind of way. He spoke with a different kind of demeanor to it.”

This evolution in Mobley’s demeanor represents the final piece of the puzzle for a player whose physical talents have never been in question.

For years, the Cavaliers organization has positioned Mobley as their franchise cornerstone — the quiet, California-cool big man whose

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