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Donovan Mitchell received the life-changing news on Monday and immediately began to celebrate. He took off his shirt, ran out of the house, and jumped into the pool.
And just as he did in his first three seasons with Utah, he caused quite a stir.
Mitchell is now a top contract catcher, he and the Jazz agreed to a five-year extension that guarantees him $ 163 million (new paydays go into effect with the 2021-2022 season) and could be worth $ 196 million if reaches the All-NBA level.
“A dream doesn’t come true through magic, it takes sweat, determination and hard work,” Mitchell wrote on Instagram after sharing a toast with CAA basketball agent Ty Sullivan and some family members as he continued. the celebration.
The Jazz did not immediately comment. Teams typically cannot discuss contracts publicly until they are signed, and it was unclear when Mitchell will put pen to paper to complete the transaction.
Mitchell averaged 20.5 points as a rookie, then 23.8 points in his second season and 24.0 points last season as a third-year player who ended up making the All-Star team for the first time. And while the Jazz lost in the first round of last season’s playoffs in an epic seven-game game against Denver (the Nuggets rebounded from a 3-1 series deficit) Mitchell was stunning.
He averaged 36.3 points in that series, including 57 points, the third-highest scoring total of any player in an NBA playoff game, in Game 1 of the matchup. He followed that with a 51-point explosion in Game 4, a game in which he and Denver’s Jamal Murray became the first duo with 50-point performances in the same playoff game; Murray was 50.
Sacramento’s De’Aaron Fox was the first player in the 2017 draft class to get the maximum extension this offseason, and he did so on Friday night. Like Mitchell’s, his is for $ 163 million over five years from 2021-22, with the possibility of climbing to the $ 196 million mark if he reaches the All-NBA level or meets other criteria.
In other developments:
Dallas
Willie Cauley-Stein will return to the Dallas Mavericks with a two-year, $ 8.2 million contract, a person with knowledge of the deal told The Associated Press on Sunday.
The Mavericks acquired the veteran center from Golden State before the trade deadline last season and his impact was minimal before he opted out of the restart after the coronavirus shutdown due to the impending birth of his daughter.
Cauley-Stein declined the $ 2.3 million option on the two-year contract he signed with the Warriors. His return gives Dallas another option behind Kristaps Porzingis and Dwight Powell. It is possible that Porzingis and Powell will start, and that Powell will likely play the traditional role of center. Dallas also has Boban Marjanovic as a backup.
GOLDEN STATE
The Warriors completed the trade that will bring them guard Kelly Oubre from the Oklahoma City Thunder. Golden State gave up a 2021 conditional first-round pick and a 2021 second-round pick for Oubre, which will help the Warriors deal with the loss of Klay Thompson to serious injury for the second straight season.
Thompson missed last season with a torn ACL; he will miss this season with a torn Achilles. Oubre averaged 18.7 points and 6.4 rebounds in 56 games with Phoenix last season. He was traded to the Thunder last week.
INDIANA
The Pacers completed the three-year, $ 18 million renovation of Justin Holiday. Holiday was the only Indiana player to appear in all 73 regular-season games a year ago, averaging 8.3 points.
“Re-signing Justin was one of our top priorities going into free agency,” Pacers president Kevin Pritchard said. ” His contributions last season were tremendous. He can play in multiple positions and is extremely versatile. ”
THE LAKERS
For the second consecutive season, Marc Gasol will play for the defending NBA champions.
Gasol agreed to a two-year contract with the Lakers on Sunday, a person with knowledge of the deal told the AP. ESPN first reported the deal.
Gasol helped Toronto win the 2019 NBA title and then led Spain to the gold medal at the Basketball World Cup later that summer. The 35-year-old was selected by the Lakers in 2007 but never played for the team, and will now be part of the franchise with which his brother, Pau, won two championships.
Portland
The Trail Blazers announced the renewal of Rodney Hood, who agreed to a two-year contract. Hood tore his Achilles tendon in December 2019. ” Rodney played a pivotal role in our run to the Western Conference Finals in 2018-19 and got off to a great start last year before his season was cut short due to injury, ” Blazers President Neil Olshey in a press release. “Now completely healthy, we hope he has an immediate impact and we are pleased that he chose to stay in Portland.”
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