Feb 7, 2022; Salt Lake City, Utah, USA; Utah Jazz guard Donovan Mitchell (45) and New York Knicks guard RJ Barrett (9) shake hands at the end of the game at Vivint Arena. Mandatory Credit: Rob Gray-USA TODAY Sports
The New York Knicks are often linked to every big name free agent and potential trade target, but given all of Mitchell’s connections to New York and their plethora of young picks and talent, it’s hard not to begin connecting the dots. The league view on Knicks players like Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin and Quentin Grimes may be low, but packaged with a group of 4-5 first round picks over the next few years may be just too much for the Utah Jazz higher ups to resist.
The Knicks have reportedly been unwilling to include the picks necessary to make the deal happen, but if the Jazz get off to a slow start in 2022/23, the Knicks may again come calling. Like Jalen Brunson, the connections to New York are just too much to deny, and with such a potentially great offer, the Knicks may win out and look to become contenders in 2022.
Jazz fans shouldn’t be too worried about Spida being moved during the off-season, but if Utah struggle with little talent around No. 45, and fall behind in an already tough and getting tougher Western Conference, it may then make much more sense to seek more draft capital and young talent going forward.
Utah Jazz</a> finally made a move to split up their All-Star duo of Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell, but with so many holes on this current roster, many fans are now wondering if the opportunity for a complete rebuild will be too much to pass up for Danny Ainge.</p>
<p>All reports point to the fact that Mitchell will be the face of the Jazz franchise going forward, and with plenty of new draft capital, the team could potentially make a move for another All-Star caliber player to join Spida in Salt Lake City. As of now, Utah have seemingly not been interested in dealing Mitchell, but <a href=https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/12/3-teams-utah-jazz-fans-should-watch-in-the-donovan-mitchell-trade-market/3/"https://thejnotes.com/2022/07/12/utah-jazz-donovan-mitchell-next-go/">if the right deal comes along</a>, it’s hard to imagine that Ainge and the rest of this front office don’t at least listen with open ears.</p>
<p>At this point in time, the most likely scenario is that No. 45 yet again pulls on the Jazz Note in 2022/23, but on the off chance that Utah can load up on future picks and young players, here are three teams that Utah Jazz fans should keep an exceedingly close eye on.</p>
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<p>Jazz fans shouldn’t be too worried about Spida being moved during the off-season, but if Utah struggle with little talent around No. 45, and fall behind in an already tough and getting tougher Western Conference, it may then make much more sense to seek more draft capital and young talent going forward.</p>
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