Inside a quiet locker room at Boston’s TD Garden last spring, as other players were still trying to process a promising season reaching its expiration, injured Cavs star Donovan Mitchell pulled youngster Evan Mobley aside.

Donovan Mitchell leads the Cavaliers against the Thunder in a battle of the NBA’s top two teams Wednesday night (7 p.m. ET on ESPN).

The meeting between the Cavaliers and Thunder has game-of-the-year potential and celebrates the league's two top teams.

Despite viewing Jaden Ivey and the Detroit Pistons as a direct rival in the NBA, Cleveland Cavaliers star Donovan Mitchell commented on Ivey’s recent post, send

Without further ado, here are the Top 10 NBA MVP Candidates right now... MVP probability: 0.9% Mitchell is the alpha dog on the team with the best record in the NBA (29-4 entering Friday), which makes it no surprise that he's on this list.

The Cavaliers are in the midst of a historic streak, having won 10 straight, each by double-digits. They’re off to a franchise-best 31-4 start. The Thunder are in the midst of a historic streak, having won 15 straight.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and Oklahoma City Thunder are the two best teams in the NBA right now. However, a lot of people feel they don’t get the recognition they deserve, partly because they are from cities that aren’t as large as New York,