And when we thought that there is no trade rumor or Donovan Mitchell or at least the Jazz is not going to entertain any trade, there is a news that the Jazz wanted the following from the Knicks:
The Jazz wanted Julius Randle, Evan Fournier, Derrick Rose, RJ Barrett, Obi Toppin and 6 first-round picks for Donovan Mitchell
https://twitter.com/JohnsonWhiteNBA/status/1547224720629977088But obviously, the Knicks decline because that's too much.
The Knicks though already got Brunson as their guard, why would they need Mitchell?
Dwayne Wade seem pretty confident that Mitchell will end up in a Heat uniform. I think he’s a great player, but he’s really undersized for his position and isn’t the most efficient guy. I think any team with him as their #1 scoring option will struggle to reach the Finals. He’s no doubt a great talent though that I think would thrive in a secondary role. He’ll need to work on his defense at some point if he wants to be one of the top players in the league.
Yeah, he seems cannot carry a team with him alone, and although he has been surrounded with a lot of great players in Jazz, yet they always fell short in the playoffs. So him in Knicks with Randle as the main guy and him being the secondary option is good with Brunson.
But with the way the Jazz is asking for him is ridiculous though, as if telling others that they don't want him to be traded? I don't know. Maybe if teams are going to go and bite and take the risk then good for them, if not then maybe Conley is the other player that they will trade next because his name is floating as well.