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Donovan Mitchell on Woj's Podcast

Finally listened to the podcast. A couple of thoughts.

1. We're not worthy!

2. Donovan has become a leader on this team. He and Rudy are perfect complimentary stars. They will lead the team to the promised land.

3. Dennis Lindsey and Quin Snyder are still basketboner sword fighting.

4. DM is starting to understand his potential as a Gravity player. Lindsey needs to take advantage of that. That said, he still needs to be smart about the contracts.

5. Thank you Mr. and Mrs. Mitchell.
 
framer said:
Problem is that you would need to do a lot of this BEFORE George decided on anything. Kind of a huge risk if it doesn't pan out.
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Free agents can negotiate with teams before July 1st, but contracts cant officially be signed until then. So nothing would have to be dione before he commits...unless he drags out a decision like Hayward did.
LoPo said:
To clear the space to go after PG, Burks has to be shed for no returning contract. To do that around the draft, the only team we can trade him to is Chicago and not have to take back any salary. I really wish Burks had some value. Maybe he does at Chicago...

#21 and Burks for #22 would be awesome......

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Why does a trade have to happen beforre the draft? Utah could always trade Burks and the rights to the player they pick, effective July 1st.
 
Watcher said:
Lots of good stuff. Here's something I appreciated.

WOJ: The respect you have for veteran players and the way you defer to Joe Ingles and guys who've been in the league, Rudy, how much of that do you think comes from having grown up around the Mets clubhouse and like watching like a young David Wright interact with teammates, like, did that sort of shape how you viewed how a young player sort of fits into a group?

Donovan: I think David's a good example. Watching David you know 'cause I've seen a lot of guys throughout the league in MLB who I thought should have been stars but they don't listen. You know that was the one thing I always heard that they don't listen. There were guys...I grew up playing with...ten times greater than me, didn't listen. ... That was the constant theme -- didn't listen, did things their own way, got ****y. So my thing was I can't do that. I can't be another one of those guys who doesn't listen. ... For me my biggest thing was older guys know. They've been here they've done it. In order for me to continue my success I have to listen."
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Great ****ing quote.
 
Ain't going to happen, but it would be funny if PG was on the Jazz team that went to the Finals since many thought he should have been drafted by the Jazz instead of Hayward.

My biggest fear, tbh, is Donovan becomes disheartened if he can't draw any stars to Utah. I remember Deron being all gung-ho when he was drafted and talking about bringing players to Utah. Of course, DM is a much bigger star and has that "it" factor. I think people genuinely want to be around him. So maybe we don't get a star like PG. But maybe another very good vet wants to join and puts Utah on his trading or free agent list (like Mirotic did).
 
Jack Strop said:
Ain't going to happen, but it would be funny if PG was on the Jazz team that went to the Finals since many thought he should have been drafted by the Jazz instead of Hayward.

My biggest fear, tbh, is Donovan becomes disheartened if he can't draw any stars to Utah. I remember Deron being all gung-ho when he was drafted and talking about bringing players to Utah. Of course, DM is a much bigger star and has that "it" factor. I think people genuinely want to be around him. So maybe we don't get a star like PG. But maybe another very good vet wants to join and puts Utah on his trading or free agent list (like Mirotic did).
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DWill was a top-2 PG in the league and Team USA.
 
Catchall said:
DWill was a top-2 PG in the league and Team USA.
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He was always in the shadow of Chris Paul and any number of guards. He was never a commercial success either. Partly because he was in Utah, partly because he was pretty soft spoken.
 
framer said:
He was always in the shadow of Chris Paul and any number of guards. He was never a commercial success either. Partly because he was in Utah, partly because he was pretty soft spoken.
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While he was in Utah and CP was in NO, he really wasn't in Chris Paul's shadow. Utah went to the Conference finals. Deron was killing CP3 heads-up. You're looking at things in hindsight. That's not what we were seeing in 2007. We felt like we won the **** out of that draft.
 
Bulletproof said:
While he was in Utah and CP was in NO, he really wasn't in Chris Paul's shadow. Utah went to the Conference finals. Deron was killing CP3 heads-up. You're looking at things in hindsight. That's not what we were seeing in 2007. We felt like we won the **** out of that draft.
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As Jazz fans, absolutely. We were decidedly in the minority. And with the options available we DID win that draft.

Even in his best year I don't think Deron was getting the coverage Mitchell is getting this year. I'm not sure Utah has any frame of reference for what happened this year. You can say Karl Malone, but it took 10 or so years before he was a household name.

The big test will be nationally televised appearances next year.
 
Mitchell seems like a guy more intent on keeping worthy players here than luring big names. When asked on First Take about having a super team, he said he preferred building like what we are doing now.

I think the only way you rub DM wrong is of you trade somebody he likes. For example - trading "my guy" Rubio would be a very poor decision by DL and worse than missing out on a PG. DM has been very vocal about his relationship with Rubio.


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