Utah Jazz
If you were expecting to see three rebuilding teams in this article, fair enough. Here’s the rub:
We’re assuming the Utah Jazz will be rebuilding next season.
You’ve probably heard this before. The Jazz had a disappointing 2021-22. In fact, the entirety of the Donovan Mitchell/Rudy Gobert era could be marked as disappointing. It feels likely that this front office will overhaul its roster this summer.
The Knicks could conceivably be interested in either Donovan Mitchell or Rudy Gobert. The former is a New York native who allegedly pines to play in a bigger market.
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The latter is the league’s best rim protector. If you know anything about Knicks head coach Tom Thibodeau, you know that’s got to be appealing for him.
If the Jazz deal either of their stars to the Knicks, they should insist that Obi Toppin is included in the return package.