Cleveland Cavaliers acquire NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell from Utah Jazz in blockbuster trade, according to reports

By Jacob Lev and Issy Ronald, CNN

Updated 0939 GMT (1739 HKT) September 2, 2022

Donovan Mitchell was a first round pick in 2017.

(CNN)The Cleveland Cavaliers have acquired three-time NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz, according to ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski and The Athletic's Shams Charania.

Mitchell later tweeted a picture of himself as a child wearing Cleveland gear and shared his excitement about playing with new teammate Darius Garland, seemingly confirming the move.According to the reports, the Cavs traded Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji, three unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027 and 2029) and two pick swaps (2026 and 2028) to the Utah Jazz for Mitchell.Sexton agreed to a four-year, $72 million contract with Utah in a sign-and-trade deal, his agent told ESPN. The move confirmed the rebuilding project underway in Utah after it has reached the playoffs for the past six seasons but failed to advance past the second round.Read MoreSo far this summer, the Jazz have accepted the resignation of coach Quin Snyder, replacing him with Will Hardy, and sent All-Star center and three-time Defensive Player of the Year Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves.It is only the second time since 1977 that a team has had two All-Stars change teams the following offseason, according to the Elias Sports Bureau.Following the trades of their two All-Star players, the Jazz now have 13 unprotected or lightly protected first-round picks through to 2029 and two 2022 first-round picks in Agbaji and Walker Kessler, who was acquired in the Gobert trade.Mitchell has averaged 28.3 points in 39 playoff games for the Jazz.Mitchell, a shooting guard, had previously been linked to his hometown team, the New York Knicks,