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Is Donovan Mitchell the next Jaylen Brown?
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Donovan Mitchell and the Cleveland Cavaliers agreed to a 4-year, $273 million contract extension, but is it already a bad contract? Dave DuFour and Es Baraheni give their early Darryn Peterson and Cameron Boozer takes and discuss Kyle Lowry’s retirement and claim to “Greatest Raptor Ever”. Then, the guys discuss Donovan Mitchell’s new contract, the salary dynamics surrounding the Jaylen Brown trade, and what it means for the NBA looking forward.
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Host: Dave DuFour
With: Es Baraheni
Executive Producer: Andrew Schlecht
Audio/Video Producer: Alex Oliver
00:00 - Intro
00:41 - The 2026 NBA Summer League is underway
01:16 - Darryn Peterson is playing well beyond his years as a rookie
03:25 - Cameron Boozer looks ready to be a day one contributor in Memphis
04:48 - Darius Acuff with 29 points vs Bucks
06:34 - Kyle Lowry retires as a Toronto Raptor - the greatest in franchise history?
09:21 - Could DeMar DeRozan come home to Toronto?
10:08 - DeRozan is chasing top ten all time scoring
11:41 - Donovan Mitchell signs a four-year $273M extension with Cleveland
13:04 - Are teams using the second apron as a cop out - or is it a genuine constraint?
13:58 - The second apron freezes picks and blocks trades - it cripples team building
14:54 - Are the Cavaliers stuck in a past era of team building by extending Mitchell?
16:07 - Players outside the top ten are being devalued rapidly in the new CBA world
17:10 - Devin Booker's extension raises the same questions as Mitchell's - is it feasible?
18:34 - What does the CBA mean for the Spurs when Fox, Wemby and Harper all need paying?
21:00 - The CBA is squeezing the middle tier of NBA players
21:53 - Should drafted players get a cap discount to encourage loyalty?
23:36 - When players leave, their fans follow - and that is eroding franchise loyalty
25:09 - Will Donovan Mitchell get traded next summer?
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