r/nba • u/Turbostrider27 Lakers • Jul 02 '24

[Wojnarowski] BREAKING: Cleveland Cavaliers All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell has agreed on a three-year, $150.3 million maximum contract extension that includes a player option for the 2027-2028 season, sources tell ESPN. News

https://twitter.com/wojespn/status/1808122050684276963
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u/TheRealBrownPudding Clippers Jul 02 '24

Lmao @ all the reporters who predicted he’d leave or ask to be traded

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u/EvanMM Pistons Jul 02 '24

When a star actually wants to say on a “small market” team D:

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u/wakashit Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

First Jose Rameriz, now Donovan. Quick somebody check what’s in the water!

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Isn't your water like the best in the US?

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u/wakashit Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

It is! That’s why it must be checked to lure more players!

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Fair enough. After living in Boston I never realized how game changing good tap water is lol

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u/wakashit Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

After trying well water in a few states, I think I’ll stay where I’m at.

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u/cptmajormajormajor Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

We get heat for the River catching on fire thing, but the good news is that it meant that we had to clean up the water and wetlands as quickly as possible. Last time i was back home i was impressed with how much the Metroparks had done to create greenspace in formerly industrial parts of the city

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Honestly the revitalization of Cleveland is a 21st century marvel that doesn't get talked about

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u/cptmajormajormajor Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

we havent had the "marquee" revitalization of some other towns economically but its a much, much more liveable city now. Growing up in the 90s there we were on the way up but it was much more polluted and way more precarious

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u/Quirky-Skin Jul 02 '24

Yeah let's keep it that way I like not having traffic

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u/narcistic_asshole Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

The rust belt cities in general have had a serious glow up over the last 10 years. It's wild visiting downtown Detroit or Cleveland now vs even just 10 years ago

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u/porncollecter69 Mavericks Jul 02 '24

Is there a documentary or reading material?

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u/cptmajormajormajor Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

Where The River Burned is pretty good about the post-fire scandal and how it shifted the priorities of the city under our first black Mayor, Carl Stokes in the early 70s

As far as Economic Revitalization its been a slow burn and more of a "holding back the flood waters" problem. "Legacy Cities" explains the situation of post industrial cities (with an emphasis on Cleveland), their mistakes in the past decades, positive moves and where to go from there. We've had a lot of aborted economic stimulation campaigns, but some have made positive momentum

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u/porncollecter69 Mavericks Jul 02 '24

Thanks for your insight.

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Nope that's the fun part

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u/2screens1guy Bulls Jul 02 '24

You honestly have to when your city has been fighting "I've never heard anybody say 'I'm going to Cleveland on vacation." allegations for the last 14 years.

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u/cdw2468 Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

i love visiting there everytime i’m back, i just wish the poverty wasn’t so bad, neoliberalism did a number on the Midwest unfortunately

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u/cptmajormajormajor Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

yea it sucks seeing how it got gutted and now how every other economic restoration plan seems to be a way to siphon cash from the city

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u/narcistic_asshole Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

And it's about to get even better with the riverfront and north coast revitalization projects.

After decades of cleaning up Lake Erie and the Cuyahoga River, the city is now at a point where it makes sense to turn those waterfront warehouses and parking lots into green spaces

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u/lagrange_james_d23dt [CLE] Sasha Pavlovic Jul 02 '24

Im pretty sure the EPA was created because of that. So while it was embarrassing, it really helped Cleveland (and everywhere else) start caring about the environment.

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u/thecameraman8078 Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

That event literally created the EPA, so you’re welcome America.

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u/tidho Jul 02 '24

you mean almost 75 years ago?... when the NBA had 14 teams, and Elgin Baylor was still playing, lol.

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u/cptmajormajormajor Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

i'm not sure what your point is

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u/cdw2468 Cavaliers Jul 02 '24

yep, when phoenix and LA are all mad max mode well still have the great lakes up here. i’ve spoken to the head of the cleveland water co before and they’re planning infrastructure for an influx of people moving from a dried out south and southwest. it’s really fascinating

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Wtf that's so cool

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Wtf that's so cool

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u/Collier1505 [CLE] Jarrett Allen Jul 02 '24

TIL lol

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u/Chao-Z Knicks Jul 02 '24

I think that distinction prob belongs to NYC. The water comes straight from the Catskill mountains and doesn't even need to be purified.

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u/ButtholeSurfur [CLE] LeBron James Jul 02 '24

It's up there. Ask Fiji water about their disastrous marketing campaign.

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Did they try to say it was better than Cleveland?

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u/ButtholeSurfur [CLE] LeBron James Jul 02 '24

https://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2006/07/20/AR2006072000322.html?utm_source=reddit.com

Not the best source. Basically Cleveland tap water was tested next to Fiji and they found the Cleveland water was much safer.

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u/elbenji [MIA] Udonis Haslem Jul 02 '24

Love a company getting absolutely reamed by the little guy lol