Richard4444 wrote:spree2kawhi wrote:Sounds like Utah will break up in the offseason. They won't let Mitchell go though, so let's not even think about it.
Considering he's entering the last year of his 25 mil contract and might leave without any return a year later, Gobert is certainly a trade object. So where do you think he fits in?
- I can see Portland trying to land him, offering a package around Nurkic and Ariza
- OKC could send CP3 and/or Adams (for Gobert+Conley)
- Phoenix for Ayton and Bridges maybe
- Houston for Westbrook (Gobert+Conley)
- Warriors - Wiggins+Looney for Gobert+O'Neale /Ed Davis wow
- Clippers for Beverley, Zubac and Shamet
I'd assume Utah would much rather want to send him east though:
- Boston for Hayward lol (or rather Brown, which would be incredibly good for Utah)
- Toronto for Lowry
Gobert is not very valuable asset. A max/near max traditional center in a salary cap drop scenario.
No way Suns trade Ayton.
Utah is in win now mode with bunch of vets with big hard to move contracts (Conley, Bojan, Ingles). They will try to avoid rebuilding. I think they will try to re-sign Gobert.
You need to consider that he'll be a 25 mil expiring all NBA center. Among players I mentioned, he is the best after Westbrook. You can't sleep on his ability to completely change games. He's better than Ayton will be, so the only reason Phoenix doesn't consider it is that they feel they're too far away, so they keep the younger player.
What's more, on Utah's part, they aren't going deep into the playoffs (even though that's on Mitchell), they're old too and most importantly, they don't like each other. It's a failed project that, granted, was once promising. They will lose Gobert for nothing a year from now as he's clearly checked out. If they don't rebuild quickly (=re-sign Govert), they'll certainly lose a disgruntled Donovan Mitchell very soon. It's a trade waiting to happen.
