According to The Athletic reporter Fred Katz, the Jazz are indeed willing to listen to Donovan Mitchell's offer, but they will not trade for the sake of trade. They want to obtain a historic return, and they also know that, nick has the ability to meet their conditions.
Mitchell has been considered a target for the Knicks since Leon Rose took over two years ago. Rose was the head of the basketball department of CAA, the agency that represented Mitchell. This summer, the Knicks have signed two of his former clients - Jaylen Brunson and Isaiah Ha. Tenstein.
Since Rose took over the Knicks, the team's mission has been to collect tradable pieces, young players and draft assets until a valuable star emerges. Players who have appeared on Rose's candidate list include Karl-Anthony Towns and Devin Booker , all of whom are players under the CAA. But Downs and Booker have recently renewed their long-term contracts, so the Knicks have no chance of acquiring them in the short term.
There is currently a consensus that the Jazz received so many draft picks from Gobert's trade, which indirectly triggered inflation of the entire player market. The Jazz's return expectations for the Mitchell trade should be higher than Gobert's. According to Katz, the Jazz's asking price should be no less than what they received when Thunder traded Paul George.
The Athletic's Shams and Jones report that the Jazz are "focused on acquiring draft picks and young players at the rookie level." In that sense, few other suitors for Mitchell could offer more than the Knicks. .
