Utah Jazz Receive: G Derrick Rose, F Evan Fournier, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2023 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2025 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2026 First-Round Pick (Swap – NYK), 2027 First-Round Pick (NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: G Donovan Mitchell
Utah Jazz fans may protest that they ought to be receiving RJ Barrett in this New York Knicks deal. That’s fair enough, but his inclusion would have to cost them a draft pick or two. If that’s a worthy trade-off for them, they ought to take the Hawks package.
Here, the Jazz reload on draft capital they desperately need. This team has traded their share of first-round picks in pursuit of a championship. With this deal, they better position themselves to rebuild conventionally.
Meanwhile, the New York Knicks had better hope this pays off. They’re giving up a lot of future-focused assets in pursuit of Mitchell. Still, adding the scoring guard will surely make them more competitive.
Who knows? It might put them in a territory where they finally become an actual free-agent destination. The New York Knicks have leaned on their geographical location as being their organizational appeal for too long. It’s a strategy that’s consistently failed.
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They should find out if acquiring a star player through a trade first is a better one.
