Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for 2027-2028, sources told ESPN.
The All-Star guard of the Cleveland Cavaliers Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension which includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season, sources told ESPN.
The agreement provides the Cavaliers the stability of its franchise player under contract beyond next season, and gives it to Mitchell four guaranteed years, $185 million total now and the opportunity to reach the league’s 10-year service criteria that would allow him to pursue a five-year extension worth more than $380 million in 2027.
Donovan Mitchell is the first guard to average at least 20 points in each of his first seven NBA seasons since Allen Iverson. Jason Miller/Getty Images
Mitchell and his agent Austin Brown, co-head of CAA Basketball, met with the president of basketball operations of the CavaliersKoby Altman, on Saturday in Los Angeles and reached an agreement on the extension, sources said. A major part of the belief Mitchell in committing to a new deal comes from the confidence he and his manager have in the organization to continue turning the Cavaliers into a championship contender and an alignment in a partnership on how they will play a role in doing it together, sources said.
Since they acquired Mitchell of the Utah Jazz at the trade deadline two years ago, the Cavaliers They have made consecutive playoff appearances, including advancing to the Eastern Conference semifinals last season.
Mitchell He scored 89 points in Games 6 and 7 of a first-round playoff series win over the Orlando Magic, the second-most in NBA postseason history for Games 6 and 7, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
Mitchell27, has been an All-Star in five consecutive seasons and averaged 26.6 points in the 2023-2024 season, joining only LeBron James in franchise history to do so in multiple seasons, according to ESPN Stats and Information.
Mitchell He is the first guard to average a minimum of 20 points in each of his first seven NBA seasons since Allen IversonHe also averaged career-highs in assists (6.1) and steals (1.8) a year ago, ranking third in steals per game and sixth in deflections leaguewide.
2024-07-02 13:11:00
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