All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Mitchell’s choice to commit to the Cavaliers had been expected for some time.
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- All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to a source familiar with the decision.
- Mitchell’s commitment to the Cavaliers had been anticipated for some time.
- The 27-year-old has expressed his happiness with playing in Cleveland, which acquired him in a 2022 trade from Utah. The Cavaliers have made the playoffs both seasons with Mitchell.
- The extension, which includes a player option for the 2027-28 season, was agreed upon over the weekend in Los Angeles, according to the source.
- The NBA prohibits deals from being announced until its moratorium ends on Saturday. ESPN was first to report Mitchell’s agreement.
- Mitchell was hosting a basketball camp for top high school guards in LA, where he was visited by new Cavaliers coach Kenny Atkinson, who was formally introduced by the team on Monday.
- Atkinson, previously Golden State’s top assistant, coached the Brooklyn Nets before joining the Cavaliers.
- The Cavaliers’ acquisition of Mitchell two years ago was unexpected, as it seemed he would join his hometown New York Knicks before Cleveland intervened.
- Mitchell averaged 26.6 points, 6.1 assists, and 5.1 rebounds last season but was limited to 55 games due to a left knee injury.
- Mitchell pushed through the injury in the playoffs before sitting out Cleveland’s final two games in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a calf injury.
- The Cavaliers were eliminated by the eventual champion Boston Celtics in five games and subsequently fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff.
- Over two seasons with Cleveland, Mitchell has averaged 27.5 points, 5.2 assists, and 4.6 rebounds, including a career-high 71 points in a game against Chicago during his first season.
The Associated Press has the story:
Donovan Mitchell agrees to a 3-year, $150.3M contract extension with Cavaliers
Newslooks- CLEVELAND (AP) —
All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, a person familiar with the decision told The Associated Press on Tuesday. Mitchell’s choice to commit to the Cavaliers had been expected for some time.
The 27-year-old said on numerous occasions this past season that he’s happy playing with Cleveland, which acquired him in a 2022 trade from Utah. The Cavs have made the playoffs in both seasons with Mitchell.
He agreed to the deal in Los Angeles over the weekend, according to the person who spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the NBA prohibits deals from being announced until its moratorium ends on Saturday. ESPN was first to report Mitchell’s agreement.
The extension includes a player option for the 2027-28 season, the person said. Mitchell was under contract for one more season.
Mitchell was in LA hosting a basketball camp for some of the nation’s top high school guards. He was visited by new Cavs coach Kenny Atkinson, who was formally introduced by the team at a news conference on Monday.
Atkinson was Golden State’s top assistant the past three seasons. He previously coached the Brooklyn Nets.
The Cavs’ move to get Mitchell two years ago was a surprise. It appeared he was on his way to play for his hometown New York Knicks before Cleveland swooped in. Mitchell’s arrival accelerated the Cavs’ rebuild, which began when LeBron James left as a free agent for the second time in 2018.
Mitchell averaged 26.6 points, 6.1 assists and 5.1 rebounds this past season, but he was limited to just 55 games because of a left knee injury. Mitchell was slowed by the injury in the playoffs and pushed through before sitting out Cleveland’s final two games in the Eastern Conference semifinals with a calf injury.
The Cavs were eliminated in five games by the eventual champion Boston Celtics and fired coach J.B. Bickerstaff a week later.
In two seasons with Cleveland, Mitchell has averaged 27.5 points, 5.2 assists and 4.6 rebounds. He scored a career-high 71 in his first season in a game against Chicago.
