Utah Jazz Receive: F/C Kelly Olynyk, G Jaden Ivey, G Killian Hayes, 2025 First-Round Pick (DET), 2027 First-Round Pick (DET)
Detroit Pistons Receive: G Donovan Mitchell
Of course, knowing when to move from rebuilding to contending isn’t the only time-oriented recognition NBA general managers need to make. Knowing when your window of contention has closed is the other half of that battle.
They say the definition of insanity is to try the same thing over and over while expecting a different result. If your team caps out in the first or second round of the playoffs on an annual basis, it’s probably time to start over.
It appears that the Utah Jazz are well aware of that fact. They recently traded Rudy Gobert to the Minnesota Timberwolves in exchange for, among other assets, four unprotected first-round picks. Now, many are expecting the Jazz to move Donovan Mitchell as well.
After all, the Jazz got a haul for Gobert, but it won’t make them better in 2022-23. Granted, they could look to retool on the fly.
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At 25, Mitchell is young enough that they could justify a temporary step backward. On the other hand, they risk testing his patience in the process of doing so.
If the Jazz want to get ahead of the problem, they’ll move Mitchell. Is this the right package for them?
