Donovan Mitchell Signs 4-Year, $273 Million Cavaliers Extension, Passing Up Extra $80 Million
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Updated · ESPN · Jul 7
Donovan Mitchell Signs 4-Year, $273 Million Cavaliers Extension, Passing Up Extra $80 Million
3 articles · Updated · ESPN · Jul 7
Summary
$273 million keeps Donovan Mitchell in Cleveland for four more years, with the max extension adding a 2030-31 player option and a full trade kicker.
Mitchell signed on the first day he was eligible, choosing long-term certainty over waiting until next summer for a possible five-year, $353 million deal.
The 29-year-old had entered the last guaranteed year of his contract and framed the decision around "unfinished business" after Cleveland's Eastern Conference finals sweep by New York.
Mitchell has made the All-Star team in all four Cavaliers seasons, averaging 26.7 points as Cleveland reached the playoffs each year and the conference finals for the first time in his career last season.
The extension secures the franchise's centerpiece as Cleveland continues roster-building efforts and remains one of several teams pursuing LeBron James.