Windhorst The Cleveland Cavaliers are signaling that they are willing to move away from their core-4 in large part because there are legitimate worries that Donovan Mitchell will not extend with the franchise this Summer

This is the Cavaliers bench in a close game in the final stretch Donovan Mitchell James Harden Sam Merrill and Max Strus all communicating

Donovan Mitchell with a big clutch bucket to points the Cavs up 5 with 137 seconds remaining with replays Mitchell got 40 points

Donovan Mitchell drives and finishes an incredible and-one bucket as the Cavs win their third straight game

McMenamin The Los Angeles Lakers could initiate a sign-and-trade that would help LeBron James return to Cleveland in exchange for Jarrett Allen This trade would allow James to make more than the midlevel exception 151M if he stayed with the Lakers

Donovan Mitchell shakes Franz Wagner and connects on the step-back three

Donovan Mitchell pulls up and drills the clutch three to cut the deficit to just two points