Cleveland Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert reportedly wouldn’t be interested in sending star Donovan Mitchell to the Los Angeles Lakers, where he would team up with LeBron James.
“A source told Hoops Wire that Cavaliers owner Dan Gilbert ‘would never’ trade Mitchell to the Lakers,” Hoops Wire’s Ashish Mathur wrote.
Mitchell, who is under contract for the 2024-25 season and has a player option for the 2025-26 season, is currently eligible to sign a contract extension with the Cavs that could keep him with the franchise for the long haul.
However, if Mitchell decides not to sign an extension, it is possible that the Cavs could look to trade him rather than risk losing him in free agency for nothing down the line. It was recently reported that Cleveland is more likely to retain Mitchell than not, and one NBA executive believesthat they are “weirdly optimistic” about keeping the five-time All-Star.
