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(Possible Headline) Donovan Mitchell signs w/ NY Knicks?!!

LoPo said:
The athleticism loss thing at that age is not 100% proven. Dwayne Wade played a long career and he never had a 3 pointer or Donovan's potential on defense. I think Donovan could play until 35 quite successfully.

If Donovan leaves, he leaves. I don't see it happening where we are crushed by his leaving because he is too loyal for that. I see him leaving in a way similar to Favors where both sides hug it out and there are no hard feelings.

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I mean D-Wade turned 37 this year and is retired. He hasn’t been high level D-Wade for a few seasons now. At around 33-34 things start slowing down for guards, there are exceptions but Donovan’s best years will be around 26-32 I would place a safe bet on. He can still be a good player after that for another 4-5 years for sure, I’m just saying I don’t think those 4-5 years are a time you go put the biggest market on your back and tarnish your legacy because at that age it would be hard to carry a team IMO and it may very well not work out. Don will look a lot like Kemba IMO. I think Kemba has a couple very high level years left, then I think he starts slowing down.
 
There was a Knicks fan in here recently bragging about how the Knicks were going to take over the league with Zion Williamson, KD and Kyrie this season. I guess that prediction didn't age well.
 
LoPo said:
The athleticism loss thing at that age is not 100% proven. Dwayne Wade played a long career and he never had a 3 pointer or Donovan's potential on defense. I think Donovan could play until 35 quite successfully.

If Donovan leaves, he leaves. I don't see it happening where we are crushed by his leaving because he is too loyal for that. I see him leaving in a way similar to Favors where both sides hug it out and there are no hard feelings.

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Wade was a really good defender. The hell you talking about?
 
SuperHooper said:
“Donovan Mitchell has agreed to a three year $136 million deal with the New York Knicks, league sources tell ESPN.” AAAAAHHHH!!!! WTF DM?!!!

As Jazz fans, I think we’re all terrified of this moment and deep down know it will happen at some point if Dolan ever gets his head out of his @$$ and/or sells the team. So how long until Donovan leaves SLC for his hometown team (or the bright lights of some other major market) not dominated by white mountains, racists and religious wackadoodles? It’s cool the city gave DM a bridge and he just said he loves Utah and doesn’t desire a big market, but is it 5 years more until he’s tired of SLC and the lack of the national exposure he deserves?

Just look at what happened with Kawhi (I was a HUGE SAS fan), Anthony Davis, Paul George, Lebron, Hayward... The NBA so heavily favors the biggest markets, and given recent player empowerment and human nature, I think the days of guys like Timmy/Manu/Tony staying on one team are long gone.

So regardless of the Jazz winning a title or not, how many years are you giving DM before he leaves?


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I have zero fear of this you snivelling chicken**** coward
 
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LoPo said:
I never said Wade was a bad defender. I simply said Donovan potentially is a better defender. Hell, Donovan was drafted as a defender 1st and then we stumbled across his comprehensive skill set.

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I'm not sure I see how Donovan is potentially better. So far in their NBA careers, Wade has been a much better defender. Donovan could be good yet, but Wade had just as much potential coming out.
 
Donovan is old school. Just look at the type of music he likes. And he values loyalty above everything. I think the OP has a very poor read on Donovan’s character. I think it’s highly likely Donovan never hits free agency, at least not for a long time.
 
LoPo said:
I do think there is a good chance Donovan one day goes to the Knicks. He seems like the kind of guy to go fix them. However, I think it would be way down the road. Like a 3rd or 4th contract thing after he has either...

A - delivered for us with nothing to regret (like Kawhi in Toronto)
or
B - we completely fail him in some way, shape or form.

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Is Dolan dead by this point?
 
I'm going to make a bold prediction: not only will Donovan stay in Utah, he'll turn down the super max and sign for less so Utah can keep a contending team together.

I think the pressure he gets to leave will be from Adidas. He's obviously their poster boy now and they'd probably like him to star in a bigger market. But isn't it great he's got his own shoes and gets the joint advertising gig with Marvel? I guess he could let celebrity go to his head. We'll just have to wait and see.
 
SuperHooper said:
deep down know it will happen at some point if Dolan ever gets his head out of his @$$ and/or sells the team
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Dolan has been running the Knicks into the ground since 2001. He is a known alcoholic and drug addict and has stated countless times over the last 15 years that he's not selling the team. During his time as an owner he has never done anything right. He couldn't even seal the deal with KD and Irving of who the Knicks were attached to in the media as acquiring during this summers free agency. The Knicks have also spent the last 2 years rearranging their team and team salaries to prepare for this summer's free agency of which they failed at. They have continuously failed over almost 2 decades because of Dolan. "Deep down we know it will happen at some point?" I am more confident that the 2nd coming of Jesus Christ will happen before the day comes that Dolan pulls his head out of his a**!
Dolan count't close a deal with Mitchell it was signed, sealed and delivered by Jesus himself.
 
LoPo said:
I never said Wade was a bad defender. I simply said Donovan potentially is a better defender. Hell, Donovan was drafted as a defender 1st and then we stumbled across his comprehensive skill set.

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Wade was drafted for his defense and known for that coming out of college. He dropped a little because of questions about his offense.

He won defensive player of the year in college.
 
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