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Where does Cavs center Jarrett Allen rank on our list of The 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports?

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Where does Cavs center Jarrett Allen rank on our list of The 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports?

CLEVELAND, Ohio — Cavs center Jarrett Allen checks in at 22nd on The 40 Most Influential People in Cleveland Sports, our ranking of the people who currently wield the most influence over Cleveland’s sports happiness.

In this series, we are picking the top 40 athletes, front office personnel, owners, and even those who work on the periphery of sports, to see who does the most to shape the happiness of Cleveland sports fans.

The 40 Most Influential: See how we are determining the Top 40 and the full list so far.

Next up, the center of every heated Cavs roster debate.

No. 22. Cavs center Jarrett Allen

Cleveland called him too soft. Then he became its ironman. Fans wanted him traded. Now he’s too valuable. Jarrett Allen might hurt Evan Mobley’s development, but the Cavs envision both of them anchoring the franchise’s next championship.

Allen denotes the inflection point for most barroom Cavs debates. At 6-foot-9, 243 pounds, he’s always been undersized for his position. But our 22nd-ranked most influential sports figure inspires outsized opinions from our city’s hoops fans.

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