The Cleveland Cavaliers have assembled a very competitive as well as promising squad with the arrival of Donovan Mitchell. He will join Darius Garland to make an All-Star back-court pair with Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley dominating the paint.
More importantly, all of the four have at least three years left of their current contracts with the Cavaliers, not to mention that Garland and Mobley are in the fourth and second year respectively of their rookie deals.
Of course, it's still too early to put them on the top stage in the Eastern Conference with the Boston Celtics, Milwaukee Bucks, Philadelphia 76ers, Miami Heat and Brooklyn Nets, but the Cavaliers are very likely to surprise their opponents in, at most, two years.
Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz attends the press conference after Game 4 of the NBA Western Conference first-round playoffs against the Dallas Mavericks at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, April 23, 2022. /CFP
Darius Garland (R) of thw Cleveland Cavaliers defends Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz in the game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, December 5, 2021. /CFP
Jarrett Allen (#31) of the Cleveland Cavaliers tries to contest the shooting of Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz in the game at Rocket Mortgage Fieldhouse in Cleveland, Ohio, December 5, 2021. /CFP
Evan Mobley (R) of the Cleveland Cavaliers defends Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz in the game at Vivint Arena in Salt Lake City, Utah, January 12, 2022. /CFP
Host: Li Xiang
Guest: Matthew Watson
Cover designer: Feng Yuan
Chief editor: Chen Ran
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