Donovan Mitchell is headed east… only not quite all the way to the coast. RohanNadkarni grades the deal
. Utah will receive three unprotected first-round picks, two pick swaps, Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton and Ochair Agbaji in the deal. Sexton, who was a restricted free agent, will sign a four-year, $72 million deal as part of the trade. Mitchell, who turns 26 on Sept. 7, averaged 25.9 points, 4.2 rebounds and 5.3 assists per game last season. Let’s grade the move for both sides.I love this move! The draft pick fetishists will try to convince you this was a bad trade. Don’t let them.
The fit isn’t perfect. Mitchell and Garland will struggle defensively. Yet on paper, they make more sense as a scoring duo than, say, Trae Young and Dejounte Murray. And as far as defense goes, you know what should help Mitchell? How about instead of one Rudy Gobert, Cleveland can offer two in Evan Mobley and Jarrett Allen. That frontcourt should help cover up for some of the backcourt’s mistakes, and both Garland and Mitchell are young enough to improve on that end of the floor.
You also have to consider the larger factors at play here. How else was Cleveland going to improve? The roster is ahead of schedule, which makes trying to add star talent in the draft difficult. The city is not a free-agent destination. Mitchell may not be a perfect star, but then again those players rarely become available. It’s a worthy gamble for a small-market team to put together this much young talent.
This trade may not make Cleveland a title contender, still it brings them much closer than any other realistic move . Could the Cavs make the conference finals? Some things may have to break right, some teams may have to knock each other out, but it doesn’t seem out of the realm of possibility. Ultimately, as far as home run swings go, this is a sensible one for Cleveland.Hard to dispute what Utah did here.
. It will be years before we really know what this trade means for the Jazz. If there’s one person who has ended up on the right side of the draft pick gamble though, it’s Danny Ainge.
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