Why The Utah Jazz Do The Deal

The Utah Jazz do this deal under two conditions. They’re favoring a pick-heavy package, and they don’t get a bigger one elsewhere.

That first condition is entirely feasible. The Jazz already leaned into the draft with the Gobert deal. Why wouldn’t they lean further in that direction in a Mitchell transaction?

With that said, the second condition is a little harder to meet. With that said, this trade could be the most draft capital they’ll receive in a Mitchell deal.

Let it be said that five first-round picks and/or pick swaps is a massive haul of draft capital. If we’re going on precedent, let’s recap. Harden got seven and Gobert got four. For added context, the Spurs traded Dejounte Murray for three first-rounders.

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With all those deals in mind, five feels like a pretty good number for Mitchell. If the Jazz are interested in rebuilding through the draft, this trade could actually appeal to them.