Utah Jazz Receive: G/F Jaylen Brown

Boston Celtics Receive: G Donovan Mitchell

This swap absolutely does not resemble a typical blockbuster in 2022.

The days of the star-for-star exchange feel dead. Instead, teams tend to seek out a bounty of draft capital in exchange for their star player. Often, the returning players only serve to match contracts.

In many ways, this is a lateral move for both organizations. Both of these stars are about the same age. They make a similar impact on winning. What are we doing here?

Well, we’re theorizing. Undeniably, this is not the likely package the Jazz will end up accepting for Donovan Mitchell.

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General Manager Danny Ainge is far more likely to position himself to build this team from the ground up.

With that said – what if he didn’t have to?