The crucial portion of the offseason for the Utah Jazz is about to begin. What will they do with Donovan Mitchell now that they have traded away Rudy Gobert for a king’s ransom a few months ago? Do you try to compete with him as your lone lead guy and keep him? Or do you trade him now, when his value is high, to help a rebuild get off the ground?
The Jazz appear to be leaning toward the latter choice right now. In fact, it appears that new general manager Danny Ainge wants to make a trade even bigger than the one they made for Gobert. (Source: HoopsHype
“Several NBA executives who have discussed trading for Donovan Mitchell with the Jazz claim that Utah is looking for as many draft picks as possible and isn’t putting a priority on win-now players. There is a perception that it will take five or even six first-round draft picks to acquire Mitchell, and Utah is hoping to get more in return than it did for Rudy Gobert.
If you recall, the Jazz received FOUR first-round picks in exchange for Rudy Gobert. It was already regarded at the time as an absurdly high price for the star center. Many even claimed that this blockbuster trade was to blame for the current trade market’s decline.
If this rumоr is accurate, the Jazz’s success will likely result in an even drier trade market. If it dоes, this will be Ainge’s masterpiece. Teams like the Brооklyn Nets will cоnsequently have higher asking prices fоr their displeased stars, which cоuld pоtentially cause the market tо cоllapse.
