Beijing time on November 28, the Jazz officially announced that they had completed an early contract extension with star guard Donovan Mitchell. Although the Jazz did not disclose the details of the contract according to relevant policies, according to previous reports, the two parties signed a five-year super-maximum contract with a total amount of up to 195 million US dollars.
"We are very excited to ensure that players and individuals like Donovan Mitchell can play for the Jazz for the long term," said Dennis Lindsay, the Jazz's vice president of basketball operations, in an official statement. "His professional ethics , Passion and dedication to victory are all the characteristics of Jazz basketball. Since the day he came to Utah, Donovan has been deepening these values for our team. We look forward to helping him continue to grow and make him continue to be helpful to our community Have a positive impact." Z2z
Jazz coach Quinn Snyder said: "Donovan has a sincere and selfless spirit, which helped us determine the goal of the team. He is also the most competitive I have been fortunate to coach. A spiritual player, on a personal level, he has a unique ability that can have a positive impact on everyone he has contacted. Not only in the Jazz, but also in all the teams he has been with. I am very happy to be able to and more Nova takes the next step together, and we will continue to work hard to achieve our goals." As a defender who was selected with the 13th overall pick in the first round of 2017, Mitchell continued the legend of this overall pick and entered the league. Has been performing well since, and has been improving steadily. Last season, he averaged 24 points, 4.4 rebounds, 4.3 assists and 1 steal per game. He became the first player after Karl Malone to average 24+ points per game and was selected to the All-Star for the first time in his career. In the first round of the playoffs against the Nuggets, although the Jazz were eliminated with a total score of 3-4, Mitchell played extremely well. He averaged 36.3 points per game, including two 50+ performances. The 57 points in the first game of the series was the third highest scoring record in NBA playoff history.
Mitchell himself said it was a blessing to be able to renew his contract with the Jazz in advance. For him, he just wants to put himself in the best position and be able to take care of his family for a long time: "I can't say that it (new contract) is at your fingertips. Just like the rookie season, I was shocked. I will continue. Be the player who made me come to today."
Regarding future goals, Mitchell said: "We need to find a way to overcome obstacles and pass the first round. How do we win and how to move forward? This is me. The main consideration at the moment."
Mitchell also said that in order to make the Jazz go further, everyone-including himself-needs to be more involved in defense, not just let Rudy Gobert And Derek Favors to rescue them. He also said that the team "must pay more attention to all details, our performance is too unstable."
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