Max extension for Mitchell

Donovan Mitchell got the life-changing news Sunday and immediately began celebrating. He ripped off his T-shirt, ran out of the house and leaped into the pool. And just as he did in his first three seasons with the Jazz, he made a huge splash. Mitchell is now a max-contract recipient, he and the Jazz agreeing on a five-year extension that guarantees him $163 million — the new paydays start kicking in with the 2021-22 season — and could be worth $196 million if he reaches the All-NBA level. Mitchell, 24, averaged 24.0 points last season as a third-year player who wound up making the All-Star team for the first time. And even though the Jazz lost in first round of last season’s playoffs to the Nuggets, who rallied from a 3-1 series deficit, Mitchell was dazzling. He averaged 36.3 points in the series, including 57 — the third-highest scoring total by any player in an NBA playoff game — in Game 1 of the matchup. He followed that with a 51-point outburst in Game 4. Celtics All-Star forward Jayson Tatum also agreed to a five-year max extension worth up to $195, ESPN reported.