Jazz are now in a very embarrassing situation. They have traded their main center Gobert to Timberwolves . Once the transaction officially takes effect, the Jazz will get Malik Beasley and Patrick Beverley , Jared Vanderbilt , Leandro Bolmaro , rookie Walker Kessler , four future first-round picks and a pick swap, three of them First-round picks are unprotected. They sent Royce O'Neal to the Nets , received a first-round draft pick.
The Utah Jazz's management now has a troublesome question. Should they choose to trade All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell and enter a comprehensive reconstruction mode, or should they continue to reorganize around Mitchell ? If they choose to trade Mitchell, they can look forward to offers from other teams. Mitchell's contract extension does not expire until the 2025/26 season. With his strength still at his peak, he can currently get offers for several consecutive seasons. There are not many 25+5 players, and Mitchell is one of them, so his value is still maximized. Complete reconstruction is a long process, and the current chance of winning the No. 1 pick is 14%. The Rockets have been the league's worst team for two consecutive years, but they missed the No. 1 pick in both years. NBA experts predict that it will take the Rockets 7 years to win. Back in the playoffs, do the Jazz, who hold a large number of draft picks, want to follow the Rockets' old path? If the team continues to be built around Mitchell, it is expected that the Jazz's starting lineup in the new season will be: Conley, Mitchell, Bojan, Vanderbilt and Kessler. This lineup is really not competitive in the Western Conference.
If you were the Jazz's management, what would you choose? Trade Mitchell for a full rebuild? Or continue to build the team around Mitchell?
