Jazz is one of the most active teams this summer. They chose to completely separate the five-year duo. Gobert has played for the Jazz for nine years and is now the Jazz's most important interior defensive gate, but The Jazz chose to send Gobert to the Timberwolves. Although the reward was very generous, Gobert's offer was comparable to the bargaining chips of superstars such as Harden and Durant. People thought that the Jazz planned to dismantle the team and rebuild. However, according to reports Multiple sources revealed that the Jazz currently have no plans to trade Donovan Mitchell and the team plans to build a team around him. But now the plan has changed. The Jazz have changed their attitude and expressed their willingness to listen to potential trade proposals for Donovan Mitchell. However, the Jazzβs asking price for Mitchell seems to be very high. After recently completing Gobertβs re-signing with the Timberwolves, After the pound trade, the Jazz no longer simply rejected trade offers for Mitchell.
Jazz general manager Zanik told reporters in a recent interview: "NBA Change is inevitable. I don't want to predict anything, but Donovan is on our roster and he is a very, very important part of our future. NBA It will change, and I canβt say here who will never be traded.β This is obviously what the general manager means. The Jazz are open to trades for all players, but Mitchell is undoubtedly the most valuable player on the team. The most coveted player. The 25-year-old Mitchell has played for the Jazz for 5 seasons, averaging 23.9 points, 4.5 assists, 4.2 rebounds and 1.3 steals per game, shooting 44.1% from the field and 36.1% from the three-point range. He is currently the most powerful and potential player in the league. shooting guard , and has been selected as an All-Star in all the past three years.
Now Mitchell has 4 years and 134.9 million US dollars left on his contract. The last season is a player option, worth 37.1 million US dollars. If even Gobert can sell 4 first-round picks and 5 rotation players, then the Jazz will Chelsea's asking price will not be lower than this. Mitchell has more potential than Gobert. At the age of 25, it is entirely possible for him to grow into a super scorer. As long as Mitchell is given the ball, he can perform accordingly. . After entering the league, Mitchell's scoring average has never been less than 20+. The last defender who could accomplish this achievement was Allen Iverson , and Mitchell did not stop his progress during the past five years. With his footsteps, his strength is improving year by year, especially his performance in the playoffs . Mitchell has led the team to the playoffs in all five years, averaging 28.3 points, 4.9 rebounds and 4.7 rebounds per game in the playoffs. Assists and all statistics far exceed regular season performance.
Although Mitchell's strength is obvious to all, some teams are unable to obtain him directly due to his contract. Mitchell renewed his contract with the Jazz in advance in 2020, and signed a rookie-specified maximum salary extension contract, because according to According to the NBA's designated rookie terms, a team cannot have two players within the rookie-specified maximum salary extension contract period, so the Nets and Warriors cannot acquire Ben Simmons and Wiggins through trade while retaining them. Mitchell, and similarly the Mavericks, Grizzlies, Pelicans, Cavaliers and other teams. These teams are now the most popular teams in the league. If Mitchell wants to join a favorite team, it will still be difficult. In addition, Ben Simmons, Doncic, and Morant are all not for sale in the team. The team will not give up the stars it has worked hard to cultivate in order to get Mitchell. Moreover, how do these players view the upper limit? All are taller players than Mitchell.
According to reports, Jazz general manager Danny Ainge does not believe that Mitchell can become the best player on the championship team. Ainge also publicly stated that "last season was not very interesting. The draft was not very interesting, and the free market It wasn't very interesting. We paid the luxury tax, we had no draft picks, and our team was out in the first round. "That was probably the main reason for Ainge's rebuilding. The Jazz felt that the window to win the championship was closed, so as an adjustment they traded Gobert in exchange for a lot of first-round picks. But now Mitchell is not able to be a leader in Angie's eyes and cannot lead the team to success.To be honest, this is nothing surprising to us. After all, the team has already traded Gobert. Although the reward is very generous, looking at the Jazz's current lineup, it is difficult for them to be among the top in the Western Conference where strong players are gathered. .
It is indeed time for the Jazz to make a breakthrough. Over the years, Snyder has led the Jazz all the way through all obstacles. They have always been among the best in the Western Conference regular season, but the Jazz have done little in the playoffs. They were stopped in the second round twice and three times. Stopped in the first round, which naturally made it difficult for the Jazz, who ranked first in the regular season, to accept it. In the end, Snyder chose to resign as head coach, and the Jazz seemed to have accepted his fate. It was not that Snyder's coaching level was too poor, but that the Jazz players The level cap is there. Instead of continuing to pay such a high luxury tax, it is better to choose a complete reconstruction. The existing offensive and defensive systems need to be changed. Reconstruction may be a way for the Jazz to succeed. The Jazz have now become one of the most asset-rich teams in the league through Gobert. Mike Conley, Clarkson, and Alexander Walker are all assets that the Jazz can exchange for draft picks, so the capital the Jazz have accumulated now allows them to complete the project quickly. reconstruction.
As for Mitchell, he is a good player, but it is obviously difficult for him to gain Angie's trust and recognition now. Mitchell is an explosive scorer, but he is not an efficient scorer. He has been 4 consecutive times. The ball usage rate last season exceeded 30%, but his true shooting rate has been hovering in the middle and lower reaches of the league. Let him do some ball-holding and organization work. He also has some shortcomings, otherwise the Jazz would not find Rubio and Conley. As mentioned before, Mitchell is only an excellent scorer. His biggest role on the court is scoring. Defense is still his weakness. The shooting percentages of the players Mitchell has defended in the past three seasons can be improved. 3.5%, 3.3%, 4.0%, and this is still under the threat of Gobert's help defense. So now it seems that Mitchell is indeed not that kind of cornerstone player. He is more suitable to serve as the second leader of a team.
