The Jazz have repeatedly indicated they are happy to hold onto Donovan Mitchell. Sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell @Tjonesonthenba this would come with significant risk. It requires Donovan Mitchell to buy into what the Jazz are doing.
The Jazz have repeatedly indicated they are happy to hold onto Donovan Mitchell.
Sources with direct knowledge of the situation tell @Tjonesonthenba this would come with significant risk.
It requires Donovan Mitchell to buy into what the Jazz are doing.https://t.co/sKAmxg08Ik pic.twitter.com/HOyMPP8OXy
— The Athletic NBA (@TheAthleticNBA) August 30, 2022
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Tidbits from the article
“On Monday, the New York Knicks came to terms with small forward RJ Barrett on a hefty contract extension that will make a potential trade for Donovan Mitchell more difficult, largely because the Jazz were pushing for Barrett’s inclusion in the deal. They thought he would fit well into their overall system, and sources say Barrett’s camp was bracing for the Duke product to be on the move.”
“Is the best of the rest the Knicks can offer worth further discussion, negotiation and progress towards a possible deal?
On Monday night, league sources told The Athletic that the Knicks are banking on the answer being yes. New York still feels it has the best package the Jazz can get for Mitchell. But, now the question the Knicks have to answer for themselves is how far they are willing to go to get him.”
“The Jazz holding onto Mitchell — which they have repeatedly indicated they are happy to do, sources with direct knowledge of the situation say — brings significant risk. It will require Mitchell, who is currently working out in Miami and preparing for the season, to buy into what the Jazz are doing. It will require Mitchell to play through any lingering disappointment of not being traded. The Jazz don’t feel that will be an issue and have always been high on Mitchell’s overall character. But, the questions once training camp starts will still be asked, and his mere presence will be a dominant topic.”
Kind of a duh. Unlike the KD situation (where the market for a 34 year old with a significant injury history demanding out at the time was never going to improve much more than what it was), there’s always potential the offers for Mitchell could improve, especially as the season goes on and teams get desperate. Unless Mitchell starts to make a stink, they have no reason to move him right now.