Mitchell and Harden Say They Want to Stay With Cavaliers

Cleveland Cavaliers guard Donovan Mitchell said Monday night that he remains committed to the team and wants its current core to stay together after a 130-93 loss to the New York Knicks in Game 4 of the Eastern Conference finals. Mitchell, in his first conference finals appearance in nine seasons, called the sweep a learning experience and noted the Knicks had previously gone through similar postseason setbacks.

3 million player option for 2026-27. 1 rebounds in the postseason. Harden and Mitchell both said the performance gap with New York was narrower than the series result indicated.

Gilbert posted on social media that the team took a step forward this spring but remains short of its goals. He said the organization will spend the summer exploring ways to improve. The Cavaliers reached the conference finals for the first time since 2018 and had the NBA's highest payroll this season.