The Utah Jazz and Atlanta Hawks share some similarities. Both teams underachieved in the playoffs after entering the 2021-22 NBA season with higher aspirations than a first-round exit.

With the resignation of Quin Snyder, the Jazz appear primed for further major changes. Donovan Mitchell is not going to get traded unless he were to request such a move.

A trade request from Mitchell could force their hand. And while it remains expected that Mitchell will pull such a move in the future, this offseason appears to be soon. If they are moving their veterans this summer, Rudy Gobert will garner significant interest around the league.

Gobert’s elite rim protection was neutralized in key moments of their first-round series against the Dallas Mavericks. While the porous on-ball defense of his teammates was the problem, they can’t pay a supermax to a limited overall player whose main strength gets neutralized.

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The Hawks should be looking to make overtures. Gobert would go a long way towards covering up franchise point guard Trae Young’s defensive limitations.

Here are two trades that bring the two stars together in Atlanta.