2. It would add to the haul of draft picks, giving Utah ultimate flexibility
Speaking of draft picks, the Jazz have already accumulated five this off-season by trading Rudy Gobert and Royce O’Neale, and if they decide to move on from Donovan Mitchell, it’s likely they could acquire at least another five, plus ones that would come in the subsequent moves of trading the likes of Mike Conley and Bojan Bogdanovic. From this point, the Jazz can add plenty of talent throughout the next few NBA Draft’s, or on the other hand, they have the option of taking a few top tier talents, and then re-evaluating their situation, and potentially trading away some of those picks to add more NBA level talent to their squad.
Given Danny Ainge’s demands, it’s unlikely that Utah let Mitchell go for less than five first-round draft picks, and if they can move some of their other talented players for picks, there’s a chance that over the next five seasons, the Jazz have over ten first-round picks, on top of their own, which gives them an insane haul that’s rarely ever seen.
Given what Danny Ainge was able to do in Boston by assembling the cores of Kevin Garnett, Paul Pierce, Rajon Rondo and Ray Allen, as well as the current core of Jaylen Brown and Jayson Tatum, it’s safe to say that there’s few better in the league when it comes to maximizing your assets. Simply put, the Jazz may have a long road to being successful again, but with Danny Ainge at the helm, all of the potential draft picks they could acquire in a Mitchell trade, it just makes too much sense to not make a deal before the 2022 season begins.