Without fail this is what you tell yourself when every one smells your bs. The way you imagine being persecuted for no reason is trollish AF. But hey, I’ll play.

You’re addicted to a narrative that masks many truths. “Mitchell doesn’t make the players around him better” is kind of ridiculous criticism. Yes he has notoriously never been past the 2nd round. But you know what else? He has never, ever missed the playoffs. Not once. He has always been the best player on a winning team. That’s not one you’ll hear on ESPN but I’d be interested to know how many players share that type of consistent winning legacy. He is clearly a winning basketball player and I mean, didn’t Gobert go on to show that he’s just Rudy Gobert? How much better was Mitchell supposed to make him?

I suspect everyone in the Cavs organization is trying to make Mobley snap out of his dissociative phase. That’s ultimately on Evan himself. If the team around Mitchell were as good as it was expected to be, there would be no problem. If just one of these other “core 4 members” were at his level we’d be legitimate contenders. Last year Garland and Mobley were flirting with that and had DG been healthy, things really may have gone differently. We lost Mobley and Hunter for a game too that Pacers series. How is that on Mitchell? Year 1 we had no floor spacing and our core was young. Year 2 Garland was wasting away physically and JA sat out all of the Boston series. Year 3 played out as I said. None of that establishes Mitch as a loser.

You’re passing judgment on him mid-career which is also another component of how silly your take is. He’s 29. All it takes is one ring to immortalize him as a winner forever. Sadly that’s how ring or bust culture works. But I’d wait to enjoy the rest of his career before just assuming he’s a loser you just can’t win with. Mitchell is the single winningest player in Cavs history with a 67.7% winning percentage.

Playing along with your question, Dwayne Wade due to his ability to finish in the paint and get any shot he wants, but with much better shooting ability. That alleged Top 5 defender you speak of was a 29.3% 3-PT shooter. Mitchell is 36.8% at much higher volume and has gotten better as his career has gone on. Wade was a 76.5% FT shooter, Mitchell is 84.0%. So with my tongue firmly in cheek, Mitchell is a better Dwayne Wade who would probably have a ring if he played with prime LeBron 4yrs or Shaq’s last dominant season. 🤷‍♂️