{"id":84193,"date":"2024-07-02T09:28:03","date_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:28:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/?p=84193"},"modified":"2024-07-02T09:38:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-02T13:38:52","slug":"cavs-all-star-donovan-mitchell-agree-3-year-max-contract-extension","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/07\/02\/cavs-all-star-donovan-mitchell-agree-3-year-max-contract-extension\/","title":{"rendered":"Cavs, All-Star Agree to 3-Year Max Contract Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>All-Star guard <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/m\/mitchdo01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Donovan Mitchell<\/a> will sign a three-year, $150.3 million max contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Mitchell\u2019s deal will keep him under contract with the Cavs through 2027-28, though there\u2019s a player option in his final season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">BREAKING: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed on a three-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season, sources tell ESPN. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Vu6QXGyK57\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/Vu6QXGyK57<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/wojespn\/status\/1808122050684276963?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>With this agreement in place, Cleveland has secured some measure of peace.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"qme\"><a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetEmKnow?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LetEmKnow<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/cavs?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@cavs<\/a> <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/QU1re4zn0G\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/QU1re4zn0G<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Donovan Mitchell (@spidadmitchell) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/spidadmitchell\/status\/1808122024805511659?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 2, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Prior to his decision to sign an extension, Mitchell\u2019s contract was set to expire in 2026. However, he had a player option for the 2025-26 season, which would\u2019ve allowed him to reach free agency next offseason. With the Cavs having surrendered all but a king\u2019s ransom to attain Mitchell in 2022, they would prefer that he stayed longer than that.<\/p>\n<h2>Cavs, Donovan Mitchell Agree to 3-Year Max Contract Extension<\/h2>\n<p>Mitchell has had his best years since arriving in Cleveland.<\/p>\n<p>In two seasons with the Cavs, the former No. 13 pick has averaged 27.5 points, 5.2 assists, and 1.6 steals per game on .475-.378-.866 splits. As Mitchell turned 27 years old last September, it could be the case that he simply hit his theoretical prime. For most players, their prime begins around the time they\u2019re 26 years old and lasts until they\u2019re a couple of steps past the wrong side of 30.<\/p>\n<p>No matter whether Mitchell\u2019s growth was a natural occurrence, the byproduct of playing beside the Cavs\u2019 talented first unit, or the coaching of J.B. Bickerstaff though, it\u2019s been a blessing to Cleveland. Mitchell\u2019s excellence has led the Cavs to achieve a level of success that they hadn\u2019t without <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/j\/jamesle01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">LeBron James<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>In both seasons that Mitchell has played with Cleveland, they\u2019ve reached the playoffs. They hadn\u2019t accomplished this without James since 1998. In the 2024 NBA Playoffs, they won their first postseason series without James since 1993. This isn\u2019t to compare Mitchell and James\u2019 abilities or legacies, but to acknowledge that the Cavs have finally figured out a way to win without James.<\/p>\n<p>Now, Cleveland must figure out how he and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.basketball-reference.com\/players\/g\/garlada01.html\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Darius Garland<\/a> can thrive <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/26\/cavs-does-plan-keep-backcourt-duo-together-make-sense\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">at the same time<\/a>. Cavs head coach Kenny Atkinson and Co. will have every opportunity to ensure that they do. Should they manage that, the sky may be the limit for this group.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Kenny Atkinson offers his initial thoughts on the <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Cavs?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Cavs<\/a> Core Four of Donovan Mitchell, Darius Garland, Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen.<\/p>\n<p>Can he make all of it work together?<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWell, that\u2019s what they\u2019re going to pay me for here.\u201d <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XAX45KhvXT\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/XAX45KhvXT<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Spencer Davies (@SpinDavies) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SpinDavies\/status\/1807900531412947297?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">July 1, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>If not, Garland very well may <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/2024\/05\/24\/cavs-rich-paul-addresses-darius-garland-trade-request-rumors\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">officially request a trade<\/a>, forcing Cleveland to split up their star backcourt. If not, the 2027 offseason is only three years away, and Mitchell could still head out the door.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell will sign a three-year, $150.3 million max contract extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers, per ESPN insider Adrian Wojnarowski. Mitchell\u2019s deal will keep him under contract with the Cavs through 2027-28, though there\u2019s a player option in his final season. BREAKING: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed on a three-year, [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5008,"featured_media":84197,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[9,62,556,3],"tags":[1937,900,236,297,4557,4774],"class_list":["post-84193","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cavaliers","category-nba","category-nba-draft","category-news","tag-darius-garland","tag-donovan-mitchell","tag-kenny-atkinson","tag-nba-free-agency","tag-nba-offseason","tag-rumors"],"modified_by":"Quenton S Albertie","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84193","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5008"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=84193"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/84193\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/84197"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=84193"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=84193"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/basketball\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=84193"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}