Utah Jazz Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, G Derrick Rose, F Cam Reddish, F Obi Toppin, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2023 First-Round Pick (Lottery Protected – DET via NYK), 2024 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2026 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2027 First-Round Pick (LAL)
New York Knicks Receive: G Donovan Mitchell, G Russell Westbrook
Los Angeles Lakers Receive: F Julius Randle
As it stands, many of the NBA’s teams are playing a game of wait-and-see. Until (unless?) Kevin Durant gets moved, we may not get many trades.
This deal has the Jazz, Knicks, and Lakers conspiring against that conventional wisdom. Who needs Kevin Durant, anyway?
In fairness, any team hoping to win the NBA title should at least want him. Still, he can only play for one team during the 2022-23 season. In all likelihood, it wouldn’t have been any of these ones anyway.
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Of these three teams, the Knicks may have the assets to get in on the Durant sweepstakes. Unfortunately for them, they wouldn’t have enough left on their roster to seriously contend after landing him.
By that logic, acquiring the 25-year-old Mitchell may be a smarter move for this organization.
Is he, along with Westbrook, worth what they’re giving up here?
