Isaiah Mobleyolder brother of the Cavaliers big man Evan Mobleysigned with Basket Manres, the Spanish team announced on Tuesday (via Twitter).
The elder Mobley, who was selected by Cleveland with the 49th overall pick in the 2022 NBA Draft, played in 23 regular-season games for the Cavaliers and Sixers from 2022-25. However, he did not play in the league after his contract with Philadelphia expired at the end of the 2024/25 season. The 6’9″ forward played last season abroad for Manisa Basket (Turkey) and Hapael (Jerusalem) (Israel).
Mobley will be tasked with helping the Manresa team get off to a slow start in the ACB League. Manresa is the only one of the 18 teams in the Spanish league yet to win this season, starting the club 0-6.
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