New York Knicks Land Donovan Mitchell
Utah Jazz Receive: G/F Evan Fournier, F Cam Reddish, F Obi Toppin, 2023 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2023 First-Round Pick (DAL via NYK), 2025 First-Round Pick (MIL via NYK), 2027 First-Round Pick (NYK), 2029 First-Round Pick (NYK)
New York Knicks Receive: G Donovan Mitchell
Sometimes, an event feels fated. Every part of you feels like it’s going to happen. It’s a matter of when not if. The NBA can be the same way. In the modern NBA, the star-for-draft capital trade is commonplace. Just don’t mistake it as being flawless.
After all, the team trading the star in particular faces a conundrum. In trading a team their best player, they improve them dramatically – thus reducing the value of their picks.
At the same time, that’s not assured either. Sometimes, unexpected circumstances can end up changing a team’s course no matter how talented they are.
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Adding Donovan Mitchell to this core won’t make the New York Knicks title favorites in 2022-23. In fact, they may not even be serious contenders. With that said, a bounce-back year from Julius Randle should make them competitive.
A step forward from RJ Barrett would get them even further. More importantly, they’d suddenly become an attractive destination for free agents. They already ought to be. For what it’s worth, the Knicks play in New York. It’s time to capitalize on that advantage.
