Evan Mobley, Cavaliers agree on 5-year, $224 million rookie contract extension, AP source says

CLEVELAND (AP) — Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley has agreed to a five-year, $224 million contract extension with Cleveland, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday night.

Mobley has blossomed into one of the NBA's brightest young stars since being drafted with the No. 3 overall pick in 2021.

The 23-year-old's new deal could be worth up to $269 million if he reaches incentives, said the person who spoke on condition of anonymity because terms have not been finalized.

Mobley's agents, Joe Smith and Thad Foucher, first told ESPN about the extension. The sides have been talking about a deal for weeks.

Mobley's agreement is the latest positive development this summer for the Cavs, who after hiring Kenny Atkinson as coach signed All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell to a three-year, $150.3 million extension.

Mitchell and Mobley are the main pieces in a Cleveland core that helped the Cavs win 99 games the past two seasons. They made it to the second round of the playoffs this season before being eliminated by the eventual champion Boston Celtics in five games.

Mobley has averaged 15.6 points, 8.8 rebounds and 2.8 assists in his first three seasons as a pro. The former Southern California standout is already one of the league's premiere defensive players, and the Cavs are hoping he'll further develop his offensive game.

At his introductory news conference, Atkinson said one of his priorities is making Mobley a more complete threat on offense.

“We can schematically get the ball in his hands more,” Atkinson said.

Mobley was limited to just 50 regular-season game last season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in December. With Mitchell and center Jarrett Allen dealing with injuries, Mobley stepped it up in the postseason, averaging 21.4 points against the Celtics.

Mobley scored a playoff-best 33 points in Cleveland's last game.

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FILE - Cleveland Cavaliers forward Evan Mobley (4) drives against Orlando Magic forward Jonathan Isaac during the first half of Game 2 of an NBA basketball first-round playoff series, April 22, 2024, in Cleveland. Mobley has agreed to a five-year, $224 million contract extension with Cleveland, a person familiar with the negotiations told The Associated Press on Saturday, July 20. (AP Photo/Ron Schwane, File)

PARIS (AP) — The United States equestrian team won three more medals in Paralympics dressage on Saturday, and Fiona Howard and Rebecca Hart clinched their third gold medals of the Paris Games.

The Paralympic debutant Howard won the Grade II individual freestyle and the veteran Hart won it in Grade III. Earlier, teammate Kate Shoemaker claimed bronze in Grade IV.

Riders compete in five grades, with Grade I for the most severely impaired riders.

Howard and Hart previously won individual golds this week and helped the U.S. win the team event on Friday.

American swimmer Jessica Long extended her mammoth Paralympics medal collection to 31 with gold in the S8 100-meter butterfly.

She won in 1 minute, 10.59 seconds at La Défense Arena, finishing one second clear of Viktoriia Ishchiulova. Britain's Alice Tai was third.

The 32-year-old Long also won the women's 400 freestyle on Wednesday.

Her Paralympic career started when she was 12 and won three golds at the 2004 Athens Games.

S8 is for swimmers with the absence of limbs. Long is a double amputee.

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Jessica Long, of the U.S., waves to the crowd after winning the gold medal women's 400 freestyle S8 final during the 2024 Paris Paralympics, Wednesday, Sept. 4, 2024, in Paris, France. (AP Photo/Jackson Ranger)

Fiona Howard of the U.S. competes in the individual Freestyle Event - Grade II at the Château de Versailles at the 2024 Paralympics, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kileigh Kane)

Rebecca Hart of the U.S. competes at the Individual Freestyle Event - Grade III at Château de Versailles at the 2024 Paralympics, Saturday, Sept. 7, 2024. (AP Photo/Kileigh Kane)