The Utah Jazz have been amongst the trade rumours all off-season long, and even if it’s been a while since they made a move, most around the league expect them to rebuild this team in 2022. ESPN NBA insider Brian Windhorst was the first to break the Royce O’Neale to Brooklyn news, and then famously went on ESPN to surmise that something further was going on in Utah, just days before the team made a blockbuster move by sending Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves.
Windhorst, like many others has maintained that Donovan Mitchell is on the move, and on his recent appearance with Rich Eisen, Windy carefully suggested that there are two other Utah Jazz players that will be on the move ‘in the next six months’.
Brian Windhorst yesterday on the Rich Eisen show talking about Donovan Mitchell, The Knicks & Heat!
— NBA Jay Knicky (@JayKnicky) August 19, 2022
He says he believes Donovan would actually want to play in Miami but the Heat just do not have the pieces. pic.twitter.com/uwO7BsAwMo
The two players named were Bojan Bogdanovic and Mike Conley, and given that they both don’t fit with the current Jazz timeline, it makes complete sense if Danny Ainge looks to move them out in the near future. Dallas, Brooklyn, Los Angeles, Miami and a few other teams make sense for both players, and while neither will completely shift the landscape of the NBA, they could become valuable pieces for very good teams in 2022/23. Whether this goes to the deadline or happens before the season begins, there’s just too much smoke around a Utah Jazz rebuild for there not to be fire, and at this point, moving out all the veteran pieces for a full rebuild is the only thing that makes sense.
So what do you think? Are the Jazz going to move Mike Conley, Bojan Bogdanovic and Donovan Mitchell? Who should they be looking to get back in return? Would you prefer a rebuild or a play-in team in 2022/23? As always, let us know all your thoughts and comments down below.