Cavaliers and center Jarrett Allen reportedly reach 3-year, $91M max extension

Jarrett Allen isn’t going anywhere.

The Cleveland Cavaliers reached a three-year, $91 million max extension with their center on Wednesday afternoon. according to ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski. The deal will now give Allen more than $130 million in guaranteed money over the next five years.

Allen is coming off his best season in the league as he helps the Cavaliers achieve their best postseason run since the LeBron James era. Allen averaged a career-high 16.5 points and 10.5 rebounds last season, his third full campaign with the team. The 26-year-old had a career-high 42 double-doubles, the most by a Cavalier since James in the 2017-18 season.

Although he was a dominant force early in the first round of the playoffs against the Orlando Magic, Allen suffered a series-ending rib injury that kept him out the rest of the way. The Cavaliers fell in the Eastern Conference semifinals to the Boston Celtics.

Allen is the third major Cavalier to sign an extension this summer, following star forward Donovan Mitchell and forward Evan Mobley. Mitchell signed a three-year, $150.3 million max extension earlier this month, while Mobley signed a five-year, $224 million rookie max extension. With all three players now under contract for the immediate future, the Cavaliers are clearly counting on the trio to keep Cleveland in contention among the strong top half of the Eastern Conference for years to come.