Lakers Landing Donovan Mitchell? LeBron's Trip To Cleveland Sparks Rumors, Coaching Update

Lakers Nation Podcast

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4.8 • 1.1K Ratings

🗓️ 15 May 2024

⏱️ 40 minutes

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The Lakers are rumored to be "at the front of the line" for Donovan Mitchell, what would a trade look like? Trevor Lane breaks it down, plus LeBron's trip to Cleveland sparks rumors that it could instead be LA's star going to the Cavs, we get a mid-show update on the Lakers' search for a new head coach plus dive into the mailbag...Control Body Odor ANYWHERE with @shop.mando and get $5 off your Starter Pack (that’s over 40% off) with promo LakersNation at ShopMando.com! #mandopod Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Hello, Lakers Nation. Could Donovan Mitchell be the third star that the Lakers are looking for?
0:05.7	I'm Trevor Lane for Lakers Nation.com. The rumors already flying. The cabs on the brink of elimination in the second round of the Eastern Conference playoffs.
0:14.1	Could that cause Donovan Mitchell to look for an exit from Cleveland? The Lakers will be right there waiting if he does.
0:20.8	Make sure you do subscribe right here to the Lakers Nation YouTube channel. Turn on those notifications as well. We're going to keep you up to date with everything going on in what's going to be a crazy summer for the Lakers. So again, make sure you subscribe and give us that five-star rating and review over on Apple podcast as well. It's a great way to help out the show. Right. So here's what's going on right now with the Donovan Mitchell situation.
0:41.4	This is coming from a Cleveland reporter, Jason Lloyd.
0:45.0	If Mitchell doesn't sign an extension with Cleveland this summer, the calves will have to
0:49.5	explore trade options. And one of the teams standing at the front of the line will be the Lakers.
0:55.3	It's possible, given Mitchell's current condition with his calf, that he's already
0:59.2	played his final game in a Cavs jersey.
1:03.0	So again, right now, Donovan Mitchell sat out last game against those ghouls in
1:07.8	green, the Boston Celtics, and the Celtics won shocker.
1:10.8	The Celtics have the weakest path to a finals, maybe ever, right?
1:15.0	Basically, everybody that they've faced has been insanely injured and not that good to begin with.
1:20.5	But Donovan Mitchell sat out for the Cavs.
1:22.3	The Celtics are now up 3-1.
1:23.8	But if the calves get bounced in the second round, things start to get really tricky for Cleveland.
1:28.9	See, there's in a situation with Donovan Mitchell where we have to make a decision one way or another.
1:35.6	Here's what things currently look like with Mitchell's contract.
1:39.6	So Donovan Mitchell, he is under contract right now with the Cavs at $35.4 million for next season.
1:49.7	So yes, he is on the Cavs books for next season.
1:52.6	He is not a free agent this summer.
1:54.9	That's not the case.
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