Utah Jazz Receive: G Spencer Dinwiddie, F Dorian Finney-Smith, 2025 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2026 First-Round Pick (Swap – DAL), 2027 First-Round Pick (DAL), 2028 First-Round Pick (Swap – DAL), 2029 First-Round Pick (DAL)
Dallas Mavericks Receive: G Donovan Mitchell
Some fans will be puzzled by this proposal, if not outright annoyed. After all, the Utah Jazz are hardly getting more back for Donovan Mitchell than they did for Rudy Gobert.
Granted, that’s true. On the other hand, looking to previously made deals for a precedent for deals to come can be a fool’s errand.
Yes, other trades set the market to an extent. They just don’t set it in stone. After all, the Minnesota Timberwolves are only one buyer. If they overpaid for Gobert, that doesn’t mean that 29 other teams will be willing to overpay for other stars.
Jazz fans will need to look beyond one separate deal to gauge the value in this one. In total, their team would be receiving five first-round picks and/or swaps for Donovan Mitchell here.
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The Mavericks owe their 2023 first-round pick to the New York Knicks due to the Kristaps Porzingis trade. That selection is lottery-protected through 2025. It would make sense to lift the restriction considering they are entering the 2022-23 season as a contender.
To lean into another precedent, that’s two fewer picks than the Rockets got for James Harden to begin the 2020-21 season. Is that enough?
