After Utah Jazz previously shut down inquiries about All-Star Guard Donovan MitchellRival teams have shown a willingness to listen to possible trade scenarios, sources told ESPN Tuesday.
Offer prices appear to be soaring, but as a recent result of Utah Rudy Gobert Jazz, a blockbuster deal with Minnesota, is no longer just rejecting calls to Mitchell, sources said.
Jazz general manager Justin Zannick hinted at the possibility at a press conference on Saturday when asked if Mitchell was considered untouchable in the trade debate.
“Changes are inevitable in the NBA,” said The Knick. “I’m not trying to do mysterious things, but Donovan is on our roster and he’s a very important part of what we’re trying to do. Things are in the NBA. I couldn’t sit here because it evolved. Someone [untouchable]..I’m trying to create a championship team, but I have no intention [to trade Mitchell],Jeez. “
Jazz can be traded across rosters, but Mitchell is certainly the most valuable and coveted player in the organization.
Twenty-five-year-old Mitchell has averaged 23.9 points and 4.5 assists per game during his five-year jazz career, and has been an all-star in each of the last three seasons. He has four years left with a maximum extension of $ 134.9 million signed during the 2020 offseason, while the final season is a player option of $ 37.1 million.
Utah has advanced to the longest playoffs at the Western Conference for the past six seasons, but Jazz hasn’t advanced beyond the second round during that period. With the exit of the first round of the year against the Dallas Mavericks, the organization has undergone major changes, including the resignation of coach Quin Snyder, hiring Will Hardy to replace Will Hardy, and opening Gobert’s deal. I’ve done it. Royce O’Neill..
“This season wasn’t that fun,” Jazz CEO Danny Ainge said on Saturday. “This draft wasn’t interesting. The free agent wasn’t very interesting. You’re over taxes, there’s no draft topic, and our team lost in the first round. It wasn’t interesting to us. I We want to make it interesting for our fans and players, but we haven’t had much flexibility to do anything for some time now. “
Einge and The Knick agreed to Gobert’s assessment after being traded to Minnesota that Utah’s now-winning window was closed.Jazz hauling in that deal was found by four future first round picks and a recent 22nd overall pick. Walker Kessler.. They received the first round pick of 2023 from Brooklyn Nets on a contract with O’Neill.
“We didn’t have enough, so we need to readjust and try to open the next window,” says Zanik. “Hopefully it’s a long time. We have something to do to get it started.”
ESPN’s Tim MacMahon contributed to this report.
