In the eyes of many NBA observers, Donovan Mitchell is as good as gone from the Utah Jazz.
After a disappointing 2021-22 season for the Jazz, trade rumors circle the star off-guard. Realistically, typing his name into a search engine is more likely to turn up speculation that he’s leaving before it gives you anything else.
Go on, try it. Just don’t be shocked when one of the first results is an NBA Analysis article.
At the same time, are we sure he’s going to leave? This Jazz team, for all their shortcomings, is tremendously talented. Isn’t it conceivable that they’ll opt to retool and build around Mitchell?
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Perhaps they could do so by flipping Rudy Gobert. Many reports suggest that Mitchell wouldn’t be sad to see him go. On the other hand, maybe they make a smaller deal to land a perimeter defender or two.
Here are three trades that cover both of those bases and more.