The Cleveland Cavaliers are confident Donovan Mitchell will sign a long-term contract extension with the franchise.
“We’ve been talking to him, sure, for the last couple of years about extending this contract,” Dan Gilbert told Larry Lage of Sports Betting News. “We think he will extend. I think if you listen to him talk, he loves the city.
“He loves the situation in Cleveland because our players are very young and we’re just kind of putting the core together that he’s clearly the biggest part of.”
Mitchell signed a five-year, $163 million contract in 2020 with Utah and is under contract through the 2026 season.
Mitchell is eligible to sign a four-year extension this summer worth approximately $200 million.
There has been some speculation in the media that Mitchell could reject an extension offer by the Cavaliers and either seek a trade or leave in free agency in 2025.