Donovan Mitchell signs 4-year, $273M extension with Cavaliers, who await LeBron James' decision
The deal includes a near-$76 million player option for 2030-31 and a full trade kicker as Cleveland locks in its star guard.
- On Thursday, the Cleveland Cavaliers announced that seven-time All-Star Donovan Mitchell signed a four-year, $273 million contract extension, agreeing to the deal on Tuesday and forgoing a potential five-year supermax worth $350 million next summer.
- Cleveland remains a sentimental favorite for 41-year-old free agent LeBron James, who departed the Los Angeles Lakers after eight years and previously led the Cavaliers to their first NBA championship in 2016.
- Free agent James Harden is reportedly delaying his contract decision while waiting to see if James joins the roster; Harden opted out of a roughly $43 million player option and is expected to sign a two or three-year deal this summer.
- Team owner Dan Gilbert faces competing financial pressures: pursuing a championship while avoiding the second apron of the luxury tax, which would severely limit roster flexibility in future seasons.
- Returning most of their roster after reaching the Eastern Conference Finals last year, the Cavaliers are positioned to contend again, with James's decision determining whether the team pursues a deep playoff run.
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Donovan Mitchell signs 4-year, $273M extension with Cavaliers, who await LeBron James’ decision
The Cleveland Cavaliers have achieved one of their primary aims of the offseason while the wait continues on whether LeBron James will return to the franchise for a third time.
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Donovan Mitchell signs 4-year, $273M extension with Cavaliers, who await LeBron James' decision
The Cleveland Cavaliers have achieved one of their primary aims of the offseason while the wait continues on whether LeBron James will return to the franchise for a third time.
All-Star Waiting on LeBron James Decision to Sign Deal with Cavaliers
The Cleveland Cavaliers think they can bring in LeBron James. One player is actually waiting on his decision before signing an extension. The post All-Star Waiting on LeBron James Decision to Sign Deal with Cavaliers appeared first on HEAVY.
Donovan Mitchell deal raises big Evan Mobley question
Donovan Mitchell did the predictable thing on the first day he was allowed to, and it still managed to reshape everything around him. Cleveland’s All-NBA guard agreed to a four-year, $273 million maximum extension on Tuesday, ESPN’s Shams Charania reported, a deal that runs through his age-34 season and carries both a player option for 2030-31 and a full trade kicker. He put pen to paper on the very first day he was eligible, walking away from t…
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