NBA notebook: Cavs reportedly
retain Donovan Mitchell
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[July 03, 2024]
Donovan Mitchell plans to sign a three-year, $150.3 million
maximum-level contract with the Cleveland Cavaliers, according to
multiple media reports on Tuesday.
Mitchell's deal includes a player option for the third year
(2027-28), providing the All-Star guard the potential to return to
free agency when he's eligible for a five-year, $380 million
extension.
Either way, Mitchell has the framework of a four-year contract --
including the final year of his previous deal -- worth $185 million.
He confirmed he's staying with the Cavs in a social media post early
Tuesday.
Mitchell, 27, averaged 26.6 points and a career-best 6.1 assists per
game in 2023-24 but was limited to 55 regular-season games. He
starred in the postseason before sustaining a groin injury.
--Four-time NBA All-Star point guard Kemba Walker announced his
retirement, thanking basketball for the "amazing journey."
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Walker was selected Most Outstanding Player of the 2011 NCAA
Tournament won by UConn in 2011, months before Charlotte selected
him with the No. 9 overall pick of the NBA draft.
He played eight seasons in Charlotte and subsequently played for the
Boston Celtics, New York Knicks and Dallas Mavericks. Walker, 34,
ends his NBA career with averages of 19.3 points, 3.8 rebounds, 5.3
assists in 750 games (697 starts).
--Stephen Curry shared a public goodbye to "Splash Brothers" partner
Klay Thompson, who is headed from the Golden State Warriors to the
Dallas Mavericks in a reported sign-and-trade.
Curry posted a lengthy series of photos to his Instagram story, all
of them featuring Thompson, his longtime backcourt mate with whom he
won four NBA championships. The story concluded with a nod to the
success of the unmatched shooting duo.
"Gonna miss you @klaythompson," Curry wrote on Instagram. "Even
though we won't finish the journey together, what we did will never
be done again. Couldn't have imagined a better run with you and (Draymond
Green)."
--The Warriors will acquire forward Kyle Anderson from the Minnesota
Timberwolves in a sign-and-trade agreement, according to multiple
media reports.
The Warriors reportedly are giving Anderson a three-year, $27
million contract and sending the Wolves cash and a future
second-round pick swap.
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Anderson, 30, put up 6.4 points, 4.2 assists and
3.5 rebounds per game in 79 appearances (10 starts) last season for
Minnesota. He has career averages of 6.9 points, 4.4 rebounds and
2.8 assists in 653 games (304 starts).
--With LeBron James expected back for his 22nd
season, the Los Angeles Lakers are breaking NBA norms by
guaranteeing the rookie contract for second-round draft pick Bronny
James.
Bronny James, LeBron's son who was drafted 55th overall, and
first-round pick Dalton Knecht were introduced by the Lakers on
Tuesday.
"Everything's just been surreal," Bronny James said at a press
conference. "Just trying to take it all in by the days. ... I've
been extremely excited to get to work."
--The Orlando Magic are bringing back center Moritz Wagner on a
two-year, $22 million contract, ESPN reported.
The Magic had declined Wagner's $8 million team option, making him a
free agent last weekend. Wagner, 27, has been teammates for three
seasons in Orlando with his 22-year-old brother, forward Franz
Wagner.
Moritz Wagner played in 80 games (one start) last season and
averaged 10.9 points, 4.3 rebounds, 1.2 assists and 17.7 minutes.
In six seasons with the Los Angeles Lakers (2018-19), Washington
Wizards (2019-21), Boston Celtics (2021) and Magic (2021-present),
Wagner is averaging 8.8 points, 3.9 rebounds and 1.2 assists in 333
games (56 starts).
--The Indiana Pacers are signing former No. 2 overall draft pick
James Wiseman to a two-year contract, ESPN reported.
The 23-year-old free agent center averaged 7.1 points, 5.3 rebounds
and 17.3 minutes in 63 games (six starts) last season with the
Detroit Pistons.
Wiseman has career averages of 9.1 points and 5.6 rebounds in 147
games (55 starts) with the Golden State Warriors (2020-23) and
Pistons.
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