The Cleveland Cavaliers traded for Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz not long ago, and it already looks like a mistake… but is it?
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he's going to orlando
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Tht and a pick for Mitchell
OKC would be a good fit
If youāve paid attention to Mitchell when answering questions about a potential trade, he shuts it down every time. He isnāt requesting a trade. As far as you point about the failure in the playoffs, Mitchell was the reason Cleveland lost. He was supposed to be the best player on the floor and was outplayed by both Garland and Brunson. You act like Mitchell leaving is a forgone conclusion, yet anytime anyone talks to him, the exact opposite seems to hold true.
If Iām Clevelandās GM, Iām using my 2024 first to draft Bronny James (therefore making LeBron come back to Cleveland on the vets min). My starting five would now be DG, Spida, LeBron, Mobley and Allen with a bench of Bronny, Struss, LeVert, Niang and TT. To me, that feels like a championship roster, that feels better than even what LAL has going on for LeBron
Wait… You're telling me that Miami is interested in trading for a superstar??? No way! This is breaking news.
Calling the Mitchell trade a mistake is kind of harsh. I applaud the cavs for making a move like this because it made sense on paper and at the time Marikenn was just a decent bench piece for the cavs. I just think Mitchell is a akward fit whever he goes. hH ranks 4th in field goal attempts in the entire league behind Deaaron fox, doncic and embiid and doesn't shoot the ball as effecient as those guys. Cavs are a solid playoff team with him and when everyone is healthy. They just aren't championship calibre. I also think allen and mobley are just as bad fits or even worse fits as garland and mitchell. They both still haven't developed a 3 point shot. Garland is a below average 3 point shooter too. Garland has more potential as a PG than Mitchell, but right now Mitchell is the overall better player, mainly due to his age and experience. Cavs have spacing issues this season. Besides Mitchell and Strus , they don't really have 3 point shooters.
Cavs should really think about retooling this squad with more shooters and players that space the floor. If that package involves moving Michell then they should conisder.
Cavs might need to blow this thing up entirely if they donāt get a superstar in return
I do not want him on the knicks or the heat !!!!
Come to Miami bro! (Boston will probably outbid us and make him the permanent sixth man of the year.)
one of your weirdest takes ever lol
It's weird to suggest the Mitchell trade was bad. The Cavs are a playoff team, they gave up late first round draft picks to get a top 15 player, and the idea that they can't keep him is premature.
No…sorry it was a bad deal. All they did is put together a small backcourt and this isn't 1990. Just like Portland fid with Dame and CJ…tiny backcourt don't win in the playoffs.
Donovan should stay he not as good as advertised.
As a heat fan. I have no energy for this or any other potential trade. Not after Dame situation….wake me up when the playoffs start.
I think it was a mistake to trade for him because of team building dynamics. Having 2 6 foot guards and 2 7 footers that canāt shoot is an awful way to approach team building. And Iāve been proven right. I understand trading for a wing like J. Brown might not be feasible or a worse player like OG might not be as sexy but thatās what they needed. Iād rather overpay for guys like that, than pay fair value for a player you donāt need. If the Knicks trade for Mitchell now itāll be hilarious
An atrocious mistake
mitchell's hometown is in NY and im sure there is a part of him that would like to be a knick.
He was a bitch with the Jazz and now we know who was the key player on those teams.
Its seems like the pure scorer guard is also becoming obsolete now. Look at Lavine on the Bulls, they play better without him and now Mitchell play bringing more negative to the Cavs. Booker at least manage to got out of this since he learned how to playmake when the Suns sucked then.
One dimentional players really dont belong in the league anymore.
Quaestion: does contract length matter anymore in terms of trade value, or is it all now a matter of player willingness to buy in?
Mitchel traded to the PELS for CJ, 2 young of there players and picks would be a good trade for both teams I think
I wish the lakers had enough to trade for spida but 0 chance lol
Even if he tried to force his way to LA it just isnt happening
So, answer this if you like: Outside of the New York Knick, if Donovan was a free agent, what other team would he want to go to?
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Why are you always pushing this unsubstantiated narrative? Money running out?
Thank you Ainge for trading him last seasonš So glad we don't have to endure the constsnt trade rumors anymore
As a Heat Fan an expiring Lowry Jovic and 3 first round picks is all id give up for him our team is good and I like our chances healthy
Miami should not trade herro for him I would rather keep herro cheaper and heās better on Defense now, only way Iām doing it is for Lowry Caleb jovic and 2 frp no herro or Jamie for him
He wanted to come home to NY from the start. You heard him in the off-season interview. Phil fucked up not drafting him in the first place. Letās make this right once and for all.
The Miami Heat are good. We already have his type in Herro Martin and JJJ
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If they can get Herro + Caleb Martin + picks do it!!
Heās for sure gonna resign btw
It was a mistake in that they had no guarantee heād resign. I understand rolling the dice and hoping success would make him wanna stay but that did not transpire..
Cavs fan here…nobody wants RJ Barrett…we foolisly revived his career during the playoffs. His game is balls
Quickley, Grimes, Fournier + 2 picks is what I would offer
Honestly look at the whole roster, Jarret Allen and Evan Mobley are two centers who cant shoot, add that with small guards who need space to work, and no perimeter defense. The entire team is designed like a Random Rec Squad in NBA 2k, random players whose play-styles don't mesh together.
Darius Garland works better because he can set the two bigs up, can score really well, and gets the entire team involved. A defensive wing and sharpshooting shooting guard would make this team really good, but Spida is a ball dominant guy who works will spacing and shooters around him.
I think the trade was good, but the realistic factor is when they aren't having a good offense night, this team is really not that good on paper.
If cavs beat the knicks, we wouldnāt be having this conversation
I think the Cavs will make the same mistake they made with Bron when it was clear he would leave. The Cavs wont trade Mitchell, they will sit and hope he resigns and then he will go to another team for free. Cavs are just not a well run organization. To have Bron twice and have him leave for free twice without you trading him (for probably the biggest haul in history) shows they aren't ready for tough decisions