The Utah Jazz have been dealing with a crazy off-season, and after dealing Rudy Gobert for an incredible haul, the team seems to be on the verge of trading away Donovan Mitchell too, but the uncertainty in recent days surrounding this idea is growing larger. There’s a handful of teams interested in the services of No. 45, but unfortunately, there’s a good chance at this point that Danny Ainge is pricing all those teams out of the ability to acquire a 24 PPG scorer and 3-time All-Star.
Because of the astounding haul the Jazz received for Gobert, many believe that the deal for Mitchell should top that, but given what an unprecedented haul that would be, there’s a good chance he starts the 2022 season in Utah. For a number of reasons, this just makes no sense, and at the end of the day, Utah may just have to settle for a similar deal to the Gobert one, instead of looking to get back a historic haul for a great, but not All-NBA caliber player.
Ultimately, it seems that Mitchell’s time in Salt Lake City is coming to an end, and for these three reasons, this may actually be a good thing for the future of a Utah Jazz franchise that is desperate for a team that can make a deep run through the NBA playoffs.