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The Utah Jazz are going to look different next season. To what extreme that is depends on what they do with Donovan Mitchell.
After getting rid of Rudy Gobert, their war chest of assets as been filled to the brim with draft capital. They could go in either direction at this point, either build around Mitchell or trade him away to initiate a full-on rebuild.
The New York Knicks are hoping they opt for the latter. According to NBA insider Brian Windhorst, the Knicks are in prime position to offer the Jazz the type of deal they would want:
In the trade for Rudy Gobert, the Jazz basically showed what their strategy is. They took back role players on expiring contracts to get four first round picks in that deal. The New York Knicks have eight tradable first-round picks and a need and a desire for a star player like Donovan Mitchell, who is from the New York area.
Per Windhorst, some voices around the league see a Mitchell trade to Knicks as “an inevitability”:
Some people believe that this is an inevitability. It's just a matter of what price can be negotiated. Other teams are interested in Mitchell and it could go in a different direction. They could keep Mitchell or at least posture like they're going to keep Mitchell. But I think we're going to hear a lot about Donovan Mitchell and the New York Knicks in the coming days.
Per @WindhorstESPN on Donovan Mitchell to the #Knicks on Get Up this morning “some people believe it’s an inevitability” pic.twitter.com/1jDIz44F8b
— Taconacho (@Taconacho11) July 13, 2022
The Utah Jazz are a total wild card at this point with what they're planning to do for the rest of the offseason. The Knicks are hoping they could coax them into going off the deep end and let go of their All-Star.
