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The Utah Jazz have multiple trade offers on the table for Donovan Mitchell from teams beyond the New York Knicks, according to Tony Jones of The Athletic.

While the Knicks are considered the far away favorites for Mitchell with the best potential trade package, the Jazz claim these other trade proposals are worth pursuing should talks with New York stall. Jones doesn't detail which teams have made the attractive offers, but the Charlotte Hornets, Washington Wizards and Cleveland Cavaliers have been previously reported to be linked with Mitchell. 

The Knicks have the type of trade assets that the Jazz seek, while Mitchell would welcome a trade to New York.

A deal isn't considered close at this point.

The Jazz also claim they would be comfortable retaining Mitchell heading into the season despite the way they have begun to tear down their roster. 

Via Tony Jones/The Athletic

Ok Ainge, if that's the case please go ahead and pursue those trades and leave my Knicks alone with your garbage team gutting trade requests. I personally wouldn't make a trade with Ainge period. I think every GM should boycott this dude and get him out of the league. The timberwolves are idiots for that Gobert trade.

Ainge, we know you're full of crap just lower the asking price from the Knicks and stop trying to leverage non existent trade packages

Go pursue, Danny Ainge, you slimy creep!!!

HAHAHA Danny Ainge must think we're all stupid.

IF the Jazz had all these great offers from other teams, Donovan would have been traded by now. Nor would Ainge have to say they're "comfortable" keeping DM going into the season. No need to keep him if all these other teams are calling with offers that are equal to or better than the Knicks' offer.

It's funny that all the comments in here are of total disbelief. DM is a 25yo, 3x Western Conference All-Star. Of course Utah has had multiple teams take a seat at the table.

Pickled Prunes wrote:It's funny that all the comments in here are of total disbelief. DM is a 25yo, 3x Western Conference All-Star. Of course Utah has had multiple teams take a seat at the table.

having more teams to the table would foment a bidding war. we've seen no such thing occur.

Pickled Prunes wrote:It's funny that all the comments in here are of total disbelief. DM is a 25yo, 3x Western Conference All-Star. Of course Utah has had multiple teams take a seat at the table.

Lol I don't think a single comment is disbelief

br7knicks wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:It's funny that all the comments in here are of total disbelief. DM is a 25yo, 3x Western Conference All-Star. Of course Utah has had multiple teams take a seat at the table.

Lol I don't think a single comment is disbelief

Apparently you didn't read any of the comments. That's one way to handle it.

EnriCela13 wrote:Ok Ainge, if that's the case please go ahead and pursue those trades and leave my Knicks alone with your garbage team gutting trade requests. I personally wouldn't make a trade with Ainge period. I think every GM should boycott this dude and get him out of the league. The timberwolves are idiots for that Gobert trade.

Those idiots have a legit shot at playing for a championship this year. What were they thinking?

Cappy_Smurf wrote:

EnriCela13 wrote:Ok Ainge, if that's the case please go ahead and pursue those trades and leave my Knicks alone with your garbage team gutting trade requests. I personally wouldn't make a trade with Ainge period. I think every GM should boycott this dude and get him out of the league. The timberwolves are idiots for that Gobert trade.

Those idiots have a legit shot at playing for a championship this year. What were they thinking?

The Wolves have no chance at even getting to the conference finals. Advancing to the second round would be a success.

Marty McFly wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:It's funny that all the comments in here are of total disbelief. DM is a 25yo, 3x Western Conference All-Star. Of course Utah has had multiple teams take a seat at the table.

having more teams to the table would foment a bidding war. we've seen no such thing occur.

So, your belief is that the Knicks are the only team interested in Mitchell? We know that can't be true. We also know that the Knicks don't have a lot to offer. Fournier and Obi plus picks is an offer that can be beat by just about any team that wants to jump in. And Utah shouldn't even want RJ, so throwing him in would be a negative. (He's overrated and is going to want to be overpaid.)

No, it's almost inconceivable that the Knicks would be the only team at the table.

Laughable

Pickled Prunes wrote:

Marty McFly wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:It's funny that all the comments in here are of total disbelief. DM is a 25yo, 3x Western Conference All-Star. Of course Utah has had multiple teams take a seat at the table.

having more teams to the table would foment a bidding war. we've seen no such thing occur.

So, your belief is that the Knicks are the only team interested in Mitchell? We know that can't be true. We also know that the Knicks don't have a lot to offer. Fournier and Obi plus picks is an offer that can be beat by just about any team that wants to jump in. And Utah shouldn't even want RJ, so throwing him in would be a negative. (He's overrated and is going to want to be overpaid.)

No, it's almost inconceivable that the Knicks would be the only team at the table.

As if fournier + obi and 2 frps would be the best package we could offer. You have no clue what you are talking about, my guy.

And this obviously is utah trying to get more from the knicks. Why would they announce 3 times in one week, that they have other offers to pursue? No need to announce it, if its true or act like they are content with keeping mitchell. No other team is willing to pay more than what the knicks offered. Thats why you get these kind of news.

NoStatsGuy wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:

Marty McFly wrote:
having more teams to the table would foment a bidding war. we've seen no such thing occur.

So, your belief is that the Knicks are the only team interested in Mitchell? We know that can't be true. We also know that the Knicks don't have a lot to offer. Fournier and Obi plus picks is an offer that can be beat by just about any team that wants to jump in. And Utah shouldn't even want RJ, so throwing him in would be a negative. (He's overrated and is going to want to be overpaid.)

No, it's almost inconceivable that the Knicks would be the only team at the table.

As if fournier + obi and 2 frps would be the best package we could offer. You have no clue what you are talking about, my guy.

And this obviously is utah trying to get more from the knicks. Why would they announce 3 times in one week, that they have other offers to pursue? No need to announce it, if its true or act like they are content with keeping mitchell. No other team is willing to pay more than what the knicks offered. Thats why you get these kind of news.

Exactly! The Jazz want the Knicks to give up more picks.. if the Jazz have better offers on the table than what the Knicks are offering they should move forward with those other teams. The Knicks would basically be bidding against themselves if they increase their offer at this point..

If Utah has offers on the table from other teams why haven't those teams ( other than Cavs ) and offers been leaked... go right ahead and take one of those offers... and let the Knicks focus on moving Randle...

Knick4Real wrote:HAHAHA Danny Ainge must think we're all stupid.

You say this like he hasn't worked over countless GMs with 18 years of this strategy already

EnriCela13 wrote:The timberwolves are idiots for that Gobert trade.

There are always more desperate idiots among the 29 other teams.

It's not like Tim Connolly is the first/last or only current awful gm...

Ainge has won probably 80% of his trades, Connolly and these 5 are just the highlights:

Bryan Colangelo: traded the Jayson Tatum pick and SacraLakers protected pick(s) from Philly for the right to choose Fultz
Billy King: sent his war chest of picks to Ainge for washed up KG/Pierce/Terry
Ryan McDonough: traded IT2 from Phoenix for Tayshayn Prince and Marcus Thornton
Sam Presti: traded Ray Allen and Big Baby from Seattle for Jeff Green, the awful Wally max contract and Delonte West
Kevin McHale: traded KG from Minnesota for Al Jefferson and spare parts

If you have all your confidence in Scott Perry and Leon Rose, good luck...

NoStatsGuy wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:

Marty McFly wrote:
having more teams to the table would foment a bidding war. we've seen no such thing occur.

So, your belief is that the Knicks are the only team interested in Mitchell? We know that can't be true. We also know that the Knicks don't have a lot to offer. Fournier and Obi plus picks is an offer that can be beat by just about any team that wants to jump in. And Utah shouldn't even want RJ, so throwing him in would be a negative. (He's overrated and is going to want to be overpaid.)

No, it's almost inconceivable that the Knicks would be the only team at the table.

As if fournier + obi and 2 frps would be the best package we could offer. You have no clue what you are talking about, my guy.

And this obviously is utah trying to get more from the knicks. Why would they announce 3 times in one week, that they have other offers to pursue? No need to announce it, if its true or act like they are content with keeping mitchell. No other team is willing to pay more than what the knicks offered. Thats why you get these kind of news.

1) Not your guy. And really, there is no need to be disrespectful. You can if you want to, but that isn't what I'm here for. Great conversations never begin with someone getting uppity.

2) My exact quote was: "Of course Utah has had multiple teams take a seat at the table." I said I didn't like the Knicks offer and Utah shouldn't either... but I never suggested they had received a better one. The fact that you think the Knicks made the best offer suggests that you a) didn't really understand what I was saying, and b) agree with me that there were likely other offers. Awesome, we agree!

YourGM99 wrote:

NoStatsGuy wrote:

Pickled Prunes wrote:So, your belief is that the Knicks are the only team interested in Mitchell? We know that can't be true. We also know that the Knicks don't have a lot to offer. Fournier and Obi plus picks is an offer that can be beat by just about any team that wants to jump in. And Utah shouldn't even want RJ, so throwing him in would be a negative. (He's overrated and is going to want to be overpaid.)

No, it's almost inconceivable that the Knicks would be the only team at the table.

As if fournier + obi and 2 frps would be the best package we could offer. You have no clue what you are talking about, my guy.

And this obviously is utah trying to get more from the knicks. Why would they announce 3 times in one week, that they have other offers to pursue? No need to announce it, if its true or act like they are content with keeping mitchell. No other team is willing to pay more than what the knicks offered. Thats why you get these kind of news.

Exactly! The Jazz want the Knicks to give up more picks.. if the Jazz have better offers on the table than what the Knicks are offering they should move forward with those other teams. The Knicks would basically be bidding against themselves if they increase their offer at this point..

It seems silly to have to reiterate this, but...
I didn't say that other teams had offered as much or more than NYK.
I never suggested that Utah wasn't trying to squeeze more out of NYK.

All I said is...
There is clearly more than one team in the NBA that would be interested in acquiring Mitchell and Utah isn't blown out of the water by the players involved in the Knicks reported offer. Both points seem pretty obvious.

The reality is that I don't know that NYK can offer more picks. Both the DET and WAS picks are protected and eventually become 2nds if they don't convey. And lets face it, neither of teams are playoff locks any time soon. The Knicks would have to negotiate with those teams to change the protections or Utah would have to accept the terms as is. Either way, if it was only picks Utah was after I think this deal would be done. I am sure no other team has offered more picks. I think it comes back to them not liking the players involved. It is easy to believe that any other teams offer would involve better players than the Knick's offer.