NBA Twitter explodes after Jazz trade Mitchell to Cavs

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It's not an entertaining NBA offseason without a Woj bomb to brighten the day, and the Utah Jazz did just that by trading Donovan Mitchell.

The Cleveland Cavaliers acquired the Utah Jazz guard in a trade Thursday afternoon, ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski first reported.

Cleveland is sending three unprotected first-round picks and two pick swaps to Utah as part of the deal. Lauri Markkanen, first-round pick Ochai Agbaji and Collin Sexton also are headed to the Jazz in the blockbuster trade, sources told Wojnarowski.

The trade sent social media into a frenzy and pretty much broke NBA Twitter.

Cavs players Darius Garland and Kevin Love jumped on the news and voiced their support of their new teammate.

Other NBA players also spoke on the trade.

Former Cavs player and four-time NBA champion LeBron James also chimed in and showed support for the Internet-shattering trade.

The Knicks were viewed as solid front-runners to land Mitchell, but this one seemed to slip through their fingers. Twitter didn't let them off easy.

 NBA legend Magic Johnson also got in on the conversation.

The mayor of Cleveland also showed Mitchell some Cleveland love.

Mitchell will suit up for his first game as a Cav when the season kicks off Oct. 18, and he will face his former team when the Jazz visit Rocket Mortgage FieldHouse on Dec. 19.

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