the Knicks have competition

While the Knicks are often cited as the favorites to recover Donovan Mitchell, we learn today that the residents of the Big Apple have competition in the Spida file. Six franchises would be ready to move their pawns to get their hands on the back of the Jazz.

Where will Donovan Mitchell play in the fall? Good luck finding the right answer. The easy way out was to answer the Knicks. After all, most insiders agree that the residents of Madison Square Garden have everything to please their Salt Lake City counterparts (youngsters and draft picks) and, icing on the cake, Spida is from the state. from New York. All that remains is to agree between the two GMs and the mass is said. Yes, but there is a catch. Known to be difficult in business, Danny Ainge is currently very greedy in the face of calls from Leon Rose. The Jazz leader would have asked for Quentin Grimes, Miles McBride, Immanuel Quickley, Obi Toppin as well as six first draft rounds to let go of his star! Out of the question for New York, which refuses to give up all its youth for Spida. The two parties therefore returned to the negotiating table, but it was not easy to find an agreement. According to Shams Charania of The Athletic, exchanges are progressing very slowly and an agreement is far from being forthcoming. Faced with this impasse, other teams are regaining hope and the insider mentions six who would be in the running to steal Donovan Mitchell from the Jazz: Wizards, Heat, Raptors, Hornets, Hawks and Kings!

Unsurprisingly, the Heat revolves around Spida and it’s a crush that’s not new. Dwyane Wade, now a shareholder of Jazz, will always be able to tell him all the positive things regarding living in South Beach. Toronto, back in shape in the East, confirms its summer appetite since the franchise was also mentioned in the Kevin Durant file. We obviously want to take a step forward in Ontario and that requires an additional headliner in the roster. More surprising on the other hand to find the Hawks in this list. With the recent addition of Dejounte Murray, one might expect to see a Young-Murray backcourt locked down for the season. See what Travis Schlenk has in mind. Finally, Sacramento, Charlotte and Washington are in search of Playoffs and the addition of Donovan Mitchell might give a huge boost to this project. Offensively, an association with a LaMelo Ball, a De’Aaron Fox or even a Bradley Beal would be quite exciting. Defensively on the other hand, it might sting severely… All these beautiful people will have to convince the Jazz, which has no pressure in this file since its player is still linked to the club for at least three seasons. Who will be able to crack Danny Ainge?

Donovan Mitchell sees people jostling at the gate. The suitors are multiplying for Spida, which jersey will the triple All-Star wear at the start of the school year?

Source texte : Shams Charania / The Athletic