After engaging in trade talks with the Knicks about Donovan Mitchell last week, the Jazz are in no hurry to reach a deal before further assessing their value in the NBA, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski said Monday during a appearance in Get Up (video link). ).
“I think for the Jazz, now they go out for the league and see what else there is for Donovan Mitchell, they have an idea of what the market is, what teams they are willing to do,” Wojnarowski said. “And I think the Knicks and Jazz will get back involved at some point. Maybe it’s this week, maybe next week, maybe in two or three weeks. But Jazz won’t necessarily move quickly.”
As Wojnarowski observes, Rudy Gobert’s business discussions in Utah took place over several weeks, or even months, before the Jazz received an offer they could not turn down from Minnesota. While the Knicks are motivated to land Mitchell, according to Woj, they also don’t want to “give it all up” to land him.
“Utah and New York talked last week, and I think Jazz had an idea of what New York might be willing to do,” Wojnarowski said. “It’s not just a particular deal, I think there are options. It’s almost like a sliding scale. The more players you put in a deal, the less draft picks you want to give up. The more draft assets you put in a deal, you want to put less If you’re the Jazz, “I want the players and I want the election,” so here it starts. “
Here’s more about Mitchell:
- Wojnarowski said during his appearance on Get Up that the Jazz are much more interested in the Knicks ’own first-round picks than New York can offer other teams. “People talk about (the Knicks can change) seven or eight (first-round) picks. A lot of those picks are conditional, protected picks that come from places like Detroit and Washington,” Wojnarowski said. “Jazz certainly don’t value them like the unprotected selections in New York do.”
- During the first discussions between the Jazz and the Knicks, Utah asked about a package that would have included RJ Barrett, Mitchell Robinson, other players and at least three first-round picks, reports Ian Begley of SNY.tv. Since then, Robinson has left the table after officially re-signing with New York, but one point is debatable: the Knicks felt that the asking price for Utah was too high and they would not have reached it anyway, Begley writes, adding that he believes the Knicks have done so. the draft capital needed to reach an agreement with Mitchell without including Barrett.
- Some members of the Knicks organization still felt that the asking price of Jazz was too high during the most recent talks between two teams, Begley writes. The Knicks executives felt like they had made competitive bids and wanted to leave it that way, instead of continuing to sweeten the pot for Utah.