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Donovan Mitchell Contract Must Be Cavs' Priority Amid Garland, NBA Trade Rumors

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2 years ago

May 17, 2024

Donovan Mitchell Contract Must Be Cavs' Priority Amid Garland, NBA Trade Rumors

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The Cleveland Cavaliers saw their season come to a disappointing end Wednesday in the Eastern Conference Semifinals at the hands of the buzzsaw-like Boston Celtics, losing the series 3-1.

Despite questions about star guard Donovan Mitchell’s future with the organization in the wake of the loss, The Athletic’s Shams Charania, Joe Vardon, and Jason Lloyd reported, “there is a growing sentiment around the league that the Cavaliers will be able to position themselves to receive his commitment for a lucrative contract extension that would keep him in Cleveland past his 30th birthday.”

They continued, “Teammates have described Mitchell this season as singularly focused on winning and wanting Cleveland to aim much higher than a first-round series victory for its measure of success.”

Therein lies where the Cavaliers must focus their attention if they want to keep Mitchell long-term and happy.

Chris Fedor of Cleveland.com reported that Donovan “grew frustrated with some teammates’ lack of maturity, focus, playoff-level readiness and a willingness to listen.”

Any player hyper-focused on winning a championship will naturally become frustrated with those around them that they do not believe to be as equally committed to greatness.

Add to that the Athletic report, which details mounting frustration with. and second-guessing of, head coach B.J. Bickerstaff, and there is plenty for Cleveland to address before they get Mitchell to put pen to paper.

Another potential issue is the roster, which may very well not look like it did this past season.

The same report from Charania, Vardon, and Lloyd stated that Darius Garland and his representation may request a trade with the Cavs front office amid diminishing stats due to Mitchell’s role as facilitator of the offense, as well as the idea that “rival executives believe the Cavs will have to seriously evaluate the fit of Mitchell and Garland and ultimately may have to choose one or the other.”

If the growing sentiment is that the team believes it can retain Mitchell on a long-term deal, it sounds as though the Cavs have already made their choice.

Mitchell averaged 26.6 points per game, shot 46.2 from the paint, and 36.8 from beyond the arc this season. He added 5.1 rebounds, 6.1 assists, and 1.8 seals in 35.3 minutes.

He added 29.6 points in the postseason and was hardly the reason Cleveland experienced the disappointing conclusion to its season.

He is a star in a league full of them and easily the team’s best player. It would be inherently worse without him. Inking him to a deal is a must, as is getting rid of anyone who does not share his vision.

A long-term, max deal suggests that the organization views him as one of the league’s franchise players. Surrounding him with like-minded players, all determined to win the championship that has eluded them, is the right move.

Even if it means replacing the head coach and trading a player like Garland who may not mesh as well with Mitchell as team officials may have originally hoped.

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ICE agents support Cleveland Hopkins International Airport TSA operations

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March 23, 2026

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ICE agents support Cleveland Hopkins International Airport TSA operations

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – The Cleveland Hopkins International Airport confirmed there are “federal partners on-site” on Monday.

“These personnel are supporting TSA operations in a non-screening role, including assisting with passenger flow and divesting,” Cleveland Hopkins stated. “They are not conducting identification checks or screening passengers.”

Airport operations and passenger travel are not impacted by the federal agents’ presence at this time, Cleveland Hopkins said.

Cleveland Hopkins encourage travels to “proceed as usual and arrive as recommended for their flights.”

Leaders from both sides of the aisle have weighed in.

“Because of the Democrat shutdown, President Trump is using every tool available to help American travelers who are facing hours long lines at airports across the country—especially during this spring break and holiday season that is very important for many American families. This pointless, reckless shutdown of our homeland security workforce has caused more than 400 TSA officers to quit and thousands to call out from work because they are not able to afford gas, childcare, food, or rent. While the Democrats continue to put the safety, dependability, and ease of our air travel at risk, President Trump is taking action to deploy hundreds of ICE officers, that are currently funded by Congress, to airports being adversely impacted. This will help bolster TSA efforts to keep our skies safe and minimize air travel disruptions.”

“This is a disaster waiting to happen. ICE shouldn’t be at any airport in America.
ICE agents aren’t trained to work airport security – it’s a different job in a different work environment. And as we’ve seen repeatedly with our own eyes, many of Trump’s new agents aren’t even trained to do their own job. These are the last individuals the American people want working in an already high-stress travel environment.
Resolving this situation isn’t complicated: we could get TSA workers paid immediately if the White House and Republicans in Congress stopped forcing them to work without pay. Democrats are ready to fund TSA today. I fully support funding TSA and would vote for that bill immediately.
Stop the nonsense: fund TSA and stop using ICE to terrorize the American people.”

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Vehicle collides with plane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, no injuries

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13 hours ago

March 23, 2026

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Vehicle collides with plane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport, no injuries

CLEVELAND, Ohio (WOIO) – An unoccupied vehicle tug collided with an unoccupied parked plane at Cleveland Hopkins International Airport just before 1 a.m. Monday.

Ohio State Highway Patrol troopers said the plane was a Frontier Airlines Airbus A321.

According to troopers, the vehicle tug had not been placed in a locked position, causing it to roll and collide with the aircraft.

Troopers added there were no injuries and the incident remains under investigation.

This happened the same day an Air Canada regional jet struck a fire truck on a runway while landing at New York’s LaGuardia Airport.

Pilot and copilot killed in collision between jet and fire truck at New York’s LaGuardia Airport

The pilot and co-pilot were killed and many others injured.

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Former Browns Player Sends Message To Cleveland After Departure

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March 22, 2026

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Former Browns Player Sends Message To Cleveland After Departure

Following the 2025 NFL season, the Cleveland Browns knew they needed to overhaul the roster in order to be more competitive come the 2026 NFL campaign. The Browns still have Myles Garrett to lead them defensively, but outside of him there is a lot of work to be done.

The 2025 NFL Draft class, featuring young talents like Carson Schwesinger, Harold Fannin Jr. and Quinshon Judkins, was a good place to start, but Cleveland needs to nail its next draft class. The Browns own nine total draft picks, with four of them in the top 100.

There should be an ample amount of Day 1 starters available to Cleveland, and general manager Andrew Berry has proven he is not afraid to take swings on talented prospects regardless of position. As things stand today, the Browns have major needs at wide receiver and tackle, but on defense, they could use more depth along the defensive line and secondary.

As far as free agency goes, Cleveland did well to add some promising pieces to help but also lost some players in the process. For example, linebacker Mohamoud Diabate signed a deal with the Tennessee Titans after the Browns decided not to tender him with a restricted free agent tag.

Following his decision to sign with Tennessee, Diabate posted a heartfelt farewell to Cleveland and the fans.

“Cleveland, thank you for everything. Much love to the fans, my teammates, and the coaches for the last 3 years. Grateful always Excited for what’s next,” Diabate posted.

Cleveland, thank you for everything.
Much love to the fans, my teammates, and the coaches for the last 3 years.
Grateful always 🙏🏾
Excited for what’s next.
— Mohamoud Diabate (@MDiabate11) March 22, 2026

Diabate was originally an undrafted free agent in 2023 but found a home with the Browns as he became a regular on defense and special teams. This past year, Diabate played a key part in the team’s stout defense, particularly in the run game.

While losing a player like Diabate isn’t the end of the world for Cleveland, it does open up another hole on the roster that needs to be addressed.

There are still values to be had in free agency, but it won’t be surprising to see the Browns take another swing in the undrafted free agency pool following the draft.

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