Jazz fans may be saddened by Rudy Gobert & Donovan Mitchell's hilarious & heartfelt moment

It appears Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell have buried the hatchet. Their tension as teammates on the Utah Jazz was well-documented that when the team split them up, it felt right. The two former star teammates shared a pretty hilarious moment during the Cleveland Cavaliers-Minnesota Timberwolves game, but that should sadden fans because they'll wonder why couldn't they have gotten along like this back when they played together?

During a timeout, NBA on Prime caught an exchange between Mitchell and Gobert that was pretty funny and heartwarming all at once.

It's clear the two of them have put their differences aside since joining different teams. It's also clear they are using their experience together to have friendly conversations. Why couldn't they have ever done this back when they were Jazzmen?

Part of why those teams didn't quite reach the level they had intended was because those two weren't consistently on the same page. It was still a fun era of Jazz basketball, but it was rough that not only did they never quite get to that level as a title contender, but their problems with each other played a hand in that.

It's cool to see that their current teams are doing pretty well with them, even if their situations aren't too different from what they had in Utah, but it's painful to see that these two are chatting it up like they're old friends when that's all the Jazz wanted from them way back when.

Trading them has put the Jazz in a more promising position

Not too long ago, it was asserted that neither the Jazz, Timberwolves, nor the Cavaliers won those trades. However, as time has passed, it's clear that's not exactly the case. At least for the Jazz. Despite the season not going much better than last year's, there's a lot more to be excited about with their prospects.

But suddenly, Lauri Markkanen looks like a star again, Keyonte George looks like he might be a franchise cornerstone, and Walker Kessler should be ready to go next season. It's not a perfect situation, but it's not as bleak as this time was around last year.

As disappointing as that era was in the end, it's not like they left the Jazz to pick up the pieces. It is a shame that the last time Utah was a consistent winning team, its two best players were All-Stars that did not like playing together who have only recently put that all behind them, but they have the pieces to form an era even better.

Let's just hope that Markkanen, George, and any other stars who blossom as Jazzmen don't have the same fate that Mitchell and Gobert did.