Jazz and Knicks discussing Donovan Mitchell trade per Shams Charania and Tony Jones

[Elizah Huge]

I call this "Lopo's Wildest Dream" scenario.

If I could guarantee this would happen, I would actually prefer it to straight tanking without Donovan tbh. It's just a small needle to thread.

I think everyone would prefer this if it was guaranteed to happen lol.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I think everyone would prefer this if it was guaranteed to happen lol.

IDK about that. Maxing out Wiggins and Middleton isnt super great. I think some would prefer a more gradual scaling tank.

 

[Elizah Huge]

IDK about that. Maxing out Wiggins and Middleton isnt super great. I think some would prefer a more gradual scaling tank.

I was more so saying keeping Donovan and still tanking if he would want to stay after.

 

[Coach Ellis]

That is hilarious and telling. They should make some that say "Timberwolves 2027 1st Round Pick" with a #1. Might out perform those ones.

It’s hard to look at those jerseys and not imagine the season being painful.

 

[SteakNEggs]

I never implied Cy or Ballislife Cy had any power whatsoever.


A loud segment of the fanbase gives us a bad name. Its why we get mocked.

It's one thing to be critical. Every fanbase has tough fans. Jazz fans just have an unusually high ratio of ignorant critical fans with loud mouths that clutch to hate of something within the organization at all times.

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C'mon bro. You hated on Rudy as much if not more than any other poster here has hated on anybody. If you're gonna be like this, look in the mirror. You are far more guilty of what you are pointing your fingers at others than 90+% of us.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

The Jazz's best way to make New York reconsider their trade package:

1. Tell NYK they are keeping Mitchell with the idea of a 1 year tank into a rebuild
2. Draft Victor #1
3. Trade Clarkson/Bogey/Gay all off the team to maximize assets and cap room for 2023
4. Sign max free agents. Go out and overpay for Khris Middleton and Andrew Wiggins.
5. Compete

Obviously a lot of **** has to go right for this to work, but it at least is something the Jazz can legitimately act like they are doing and NYK will have to respect it.

No thanks... Just trade him to the Heat or for NY's B-package and don't worry about getting 125% of value in trade. You can make up some value in other places.

Just negotiate a deal with the Heat and tell them 3 heat picks and Herro (who you love) plus swaps and any other draft compensation you can squeeze out of the Heat is better than their offer of 23/25 knicks picks unprotected and 3 of the other picks they own plus Toppin/IQ or whatevs. Tell them you will resolve this before training camp one way or another... we want one more unprotected pick in 27. Saying we like Herro much better is the route to go because his value is nebulous. Be fully prepared to take the Heat deal if they don't pony up.

We are in the stage where we collect other offers. Some of which could be acceptable.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

No thanks... Just trade him to the Heat or for NY's B-package and don't worry about getting 125% of value in trade. You can make up some value in other places.

Just negotiate a deal with the Heat and tell them 3 heat picks and Herro (who you love) plus swaps and any other draft compensation you can squeeze out of the Heat is better than their offer of 23/25 knicks picks unprotected and 3 of the other picks they own plus Toppin/IQ or whatevs. Tell them you will resolve this before training camp one way or another... we want one more unprotected pick in 27. Saying we like Herro much better is the route to go because his value is nebulous. Be fully prepared to take the Heat deal if they don't pony up.

We are in the stage where we collect other offers. Some of which could be acceptable.

Why not though? SGA cant make the OKC Thunder win despite them actually having a good defense. Mitchell cant make the Jazz win if they take out Bogey/Clarkson/Conley and give him Beasley/Vanderbilt/Bolmero/Butler/Kessler to play with.

 

[Saint Cy of JFC]

I was more so saying keeping Donovan and still tanking if he would want to stay after.

I mean, I'm sure he would not want to stay and it would take an incredible job to make a team good enough for him to stay, but I guess it could be possible.

 

[Elizah Huge]

I mean, I'm sure he would not want to stay and it would take an incredible job to make a team good enough for him to stay, but I guess it could be possible.

Which is why we should take the best offer of the two (Knicks or Heat) and move forward.

 

[Handlogten's Heros]

Why not though? SGA cant make the OKC Thunder win despite them actually having a good defense. Mitchell cant make the Jazz win if they take out Bogey/Clarkson/Conley and give him Beasley/Vanderbilt/Bolmero/Butler/Kessler to play with.

Because you only have a 50% shot at getting a top 4 pick... 14% at #1. This likely isn't a one year tank.

Donovan also won't stay beyond his next deal. He has an opt out so he doesn't have to extend. We will have less leverage by bluffing in 12 months. If they call your bluff just choose between the best offer and hope it works out.

If you want to do something like that I don't know why you wouldn't go with the Herro and picks package. Gets you a longer runway but an inferior piece obviously... but you get the picks to help supplement the value. Start fresh instead of chasing value in one particular trade.

 

[Jingled]

Tony Jones on with Checketts said he'd put the odds a deal gets done by training camp at 75/25. Says the Jazz really want Grimes and Toppin and the Knicks want to keep Grimes. The two sides still have a lot to hammer out.

 

[Elizah Huge]

Tony Jones on with Checketts said he'd put the odds a deal gets done by training camp at 75/25. Says the Jazz really want Grimes and Toppin and the Knicks want to keep Grimes. The two sides still have a lot to hammer out.

They can keep Grimes just give us 6 1sts.