does quietly shopping a star even exist these days? I can only think of Luka but that wasn’t exactly shopping around.

This is bold, I think he will age better than Beal but time will tell

I think Dame is maybe a better comparison because mentioning Beal and Mitchell together just feels offensive. Beal never had playoff performances like Mitchell has had

Hes already there imo even if he shows up tonight. He just doesn’t do enough outside of on ball scoring. Like if your gonna be a scorer only you atleast need to be able to play off ball a little. And more importantly these small guards are never good enough in the post season at scoring consistently and they bring nothing on defense and have a lack of size and cant playmake well partly because of lack of size. They just become such a negative if they arent playing on fire the entire time they are on the court

I’ve never been a fan of Donovan. I’ve always considered him a one way shot chucker

Boy that is music to the Heats ears!

Problem is those flaws make him difficult to trade. There is a glut of point guard sized scoring options. Who exactly wants to give up a haul for him? If I were in that market I’d honestly rather pay a fraction of the price for Kyrie Irving

Best fits would probably with a point forward like Orlando/Detroit/Toronto has but I just don’t see those teams cashing in for Mitchell given how young they are

Saying Beal was a star is a stretch lol he was just very good on very bad teams and accessible so people over rated him.

“Unplayable” is a bit much

I’d like to see him with Jokic in Denver.

Mitchell has the actual tools to be a good defender with his length. People expected that from him when he was drafted.

I think that he could become a lot better defender if he became a 2nd option and didn’t carry such a heavy offensive load. No heavy usage player can be a heavy load defender, but only bigger players can take on serious defensive responsibilities while being a heavy usage player.

I mean, even Cade while being a really good defender WHEN he defends, will primarily defend Wade in the series to get rest on defense. It compounds why Wade sucks so badly out there. He’s not only a black hole on the offensive end, but he also gives Cade a chance to rest out there.

Quietly? Getting rid of him should be their number 1 priority. You can’t win with him

I think it really all comes down to Mobley, he has gotten better every year but seemed to hit a cliff this season. If this is the best he’s going to get then yes, it does feel like that’s there fate

Winning solves everything. They’re good enough that a couple of lucky bounces (or Heaven forbid a few injuries for their opponents) and all this mess will have been worthwhile. It’s a mess there but they’re too good to tear down.

Yeah, the narrative is usually “well you can’t let him go” but they’d be screwed for half a decade under that contract. 

Also if I’m Donovan I’m taking that 4 year extension at 270 Million. He’s gonna be 31 and a season ending injury happens and it’s good bye any max money. People always wanna point out ways players can maximize money. But you can also lose out on everything taking to many big risks. Lock in the guaranteed money when you can. Especially later in a players career

What if he has a breakout moment, blazes past the Pistons and Knicks and the Thunder and lifts the FMVP trophy while staring into the camera, rubbing his balls and chanting LEBRON WHO????

I mean what if right

Yup, if I were him, I’ll commit for the lower max knowing that the team may not sign for the crazy max next year or if they do, they’ll ship me off to somewhere I may not like

mitchell mega max at 31? gonna pass on that

Bro if somebody gives Mitchell 70mil a year, they are absolutely fucked.

The value of all the properties combined in the 1200 person village I grew up in is probably only like $300m, he could just buy my hometown lol

It’s really stupid that the collective bargaining agreement is set up to make sure the best players make the most money AFTER their prime. A 10 year vet is going to be around 30, so signing a 5 year contract means they will get the biggest payday when they are 35. The peak of your career, though, is usually 27-29.

Really, the max contract requirement should get players paid when they are 25, not 30.

Of course, the players union is run by vets who want the biggest contracts to go to them.

Its ausar

He’s Donovan Mitchell Sr. now

It’s Ausaur because he is Mitchell’s father after this series

He’s getting 5/$350M

It’s Ausar, and it’s because the first link in the post is the ESPN player page for Ausar

It would add an extra year as next year would be played already. So another year of $70m

It’s not about $2m/yr, its about getting an extra year of supermax money at age 36, where it’s very likely he will not be a good enough player to get that much money as a free agent.

He could also get injured during the 4 year contract, and lose the extra year and extra $70m that the 5 year contract would bring

Yeah that extra year where he could get injured is not worth the risk, even if he gets net +2 max years out of it.

When you have enough money it’s ALL about risk mitigation. He’s already had a max, already beyond rich. Now it’s about protecting his wealth. Bird in hand and all that.

Plus, if he actually ages well, he could still get another 4-year max or near max at age 34 (negotiated age 33) than he could reasonable do at age 36.

I don’t see the carrot for not negotiating a new contract now with the cavs, unless he wants to keep his options open to leaving in FA.

I don’t think Mitchell has enough leverage to demand that supermax anyway. Sign for 272 mil before they come to their senses.

The money is so crazy where it makes building teams so difficult. You need to hit on the young guys before their big payday and also make sure you’re not overpaying your best guy.

I mean that’s how much revenue the league is generating. The players get about half. Are you okay with the owners pocketing 95%+ because it feels like the players are getting too much?

I’m all for players getting as much as they can, but I wonder when the numbers reach a “limit”.

Feels like too many players are getting max/near max contracts

Are you the Donovan Mitchell of the corporate world?

just what the cavs need…more hero-ball and icing out the bigs lol…

God, I hope not.

I mean their playoff results will definitely have an impact on all of their decisions

it should anyways. the maxes are absolutely wrecking teams and aren’t built around the new apron system. even great players are crippling their team let alone multiple maxes. some teams have like all their money tied up in three players who they had to overpay due to the high max and player leverage to leave. then they can’t even trade those great players because their contract tanks their value