Day: June 13, 2024

There is a growing leaguewide expectation that Donovan Mitchell will sign an extension with the Cleveland Cavaliers this offseason. Mitchell is eligible to sign a four-year extension with the Cavaliers this summer worth a projected $208.5 million.

There has been reporting that if Mitchell extends with Cleveland then Darius Garland will seek a trade. The Cavs have also drawn a lot of interest in Jarrett Allen.

At this time, Cleveland has no plans to trade either Garland or Allen, nor any other member of their “core four”, which includes Mitchell, Garland, Allen and Evan Mobley.

JJ Redick will meet with the Los Angeles Lakers this weekend, which will be his first formal interview for the open head coaching job.

Redick is expected to be the favorite to be hired.

Should the NBA Finals advance to a Game 5, that game won’t be played until Monday, giving Redick the weekend to meet with the Lakers.

Rob Pelinka and Redick have stayed connected throughout the process. Redick is likely to have an all-day session with Pelinka and Jeanie Buss. He’ll be given the opportunity to prove that he should lead the Lakers, with player development expected to be a key focus.

The Lakers previously offered their head coaching job to Dan Hurley, who ultimately decided to to remain at Connecticut.

The Boston Celtics have ruled Kristaps Porzingis out for Game 3 with his left foot injury.

Porzingis suffered the injury in the second half of the Celtics’ Game 2 win over the Dallas Mavericks. Porzingis has a torn medial retinaculum allowing dislocation of the posterior tibialis tendon.

The injury is not related to his calf injury suffered in the first round of the playoffs.

Jerry West has passed away at the age of 86.

West played for the Los Angeles Lakers from 1960 until 1974 where he was a 10-time All-NBA First Team selection and two-time All-NBA Second Team pick. West was selected to the NBA’s 35th, 50th and 75th anniversary teams.

As an executive, West won eight championships with six coming as the lead decision maker with the Lakers, and two additional titles as a consultant with the Golden State Warriors.

In recent years, West was a consultant for the Los Angeles Clippers.

During a recent episode of The Pat McAfee Show, the topic of Jimmy Butler’s future came up. NBA insider Shams Charania gave some insight into where Butler and the Miami Heat are at.

“My sense is Jimmy Butler does not want to be anywhere but Miami,” Charania told Pat McAfee. “Sense is that he loves it in Miami. But again, he is extension-eligible this year. There are multiple teams out there that would give him an extension, and I think this is something that we’ll see play out over the next month or so. The Heat don’t want to trade him; he wants an extension. Will they give him an extension? That’s the question.”

Butler is reportedly looking for a two-year extension worth over $112 million. It’s unclear if the Heat will offer that amount to the veteran wing. The Philadelphia 76ers have been rumored to have interest in a reunion with Butler, which could via a trade and eventual extension. Philadelphia projects to have over $60 million in cap space this offseason.