NBA trade news

The NBA world reacts to things on Twitter now, and that includes the surpirse blockbuster trade seinding Donovan Mitchell to the Cavaliers.

[September 1, 2022] [ rumors that the Cavaliers had talked to Utah](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/08/24/reports-cavaliers-have-tested-waters-of-donovan-mitchell-trade/) about a [Donovan Mitchell](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/30439/donovan-mitchell) trade, but league sources still saw the Knicks as the clear frontrunner. As it does, the NBA world reacts on Twitter, starting with Mitchell’s new teammates.

NBA trade discussions are rarely a clean, orderly process with a logical progression along a timeline. Trade talks are messy, offers ebb and flow, ...

[Jalen Brunson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/30604/jalen-brunson) would have formed an undersized backcourt that was a defensive liability and would have put a lot of pressure on [Mitchell Robinson](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/30607/mitchell-robinson) and the front line (Cleveland, with high-level defenders along the front line in [Evan Mobley](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/63434/evan-mobley) and [Jarrett Allen](https://www.nbcsportsedge.com/basketball/nba/player/30448/jarrett-allen), is better positioned to support an undersized backcourt). Mitchell would have made the Knicks better, but three unprotected picks better? The city comes with that advantage. Cleveland lacks that and needs to be strategic and aggressive. Ultimately the two unprotected picks and a third top-5 protected along with players was turned down. While [rumors of the Cavaliers having interest were out there](https://nba.nbcsports.com/2022/08/24/reports-cavaliers-have-tested-waters-of-donovan-mitchell-trade/), league sources NBC Sports spoke to called the Knicks clear frontrunners for Mitchell (everyone reported the same thing, [Tim Bontemps’ ESPN poll of 15 executives and scouts](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34442951/nba-offseason-survey-coaches-scouts-execs-watching-ahead-2022-23) saw 14 say he would land with the Knicks). In the aftermath of that trade, reports came out about how close the Knicks got to Mitchell. Whether the Knicks should have been more aggressive is up for debate. Ainge and Utah focused on a new dance partner. Jazz turned down that offer and Robinson signed a $60M extension to stay w/ NY. However, Mitchell and Trade talks are messy, offers ebb and flow, and what was on the table one day may not be the next.

Instead, the three-time All-Star was traded to the Cavaliers in a stunning deal ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season.

The Knicks even had the assets the Jazz " [preferred](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell)" in a trade. However, the Knicks weren't prepared to give up the slew of picks the Jazz were looking for and " [balked](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell)" on including Quentin Grimes in a trade with RJ Barrett. Again, Utah wanted more — one more unprotected pick, multiple draft swaps and possibly another young player, per Charania. [Did Cavaliers or Jazz win Donovan Mitchell trade?](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/donovan-mitchell-trade-grades-cavaliers-jazz/ocfrkgzxiaphqpdrs71aizeh) [According to Wojnarowski](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6giEYS9A_CU), the Jazz never called the Knicks back to give them a chance to top the Cavaliers' offer. Here's what we know. [revealed](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell) that the Knicks and Jazz discussed a deal in early July that would've included Barrett, Obi Toppin, Mitchell Robinson and three unprotected first-round picks.

With both Donovan Mitchell and Kevin Durant now off the trade market, the extension floodgates might soon open for the rest of the 2019 NBA draft class.

All odds via [FanDuel Sportsbook](https://sportsbook.fanduel.com/navigation/nba). But with Mitchell and Durant no longer looming as potential trade targets, those conversations will likely heat up in the days and weeks to come. However, Knicks president of basketball operations Leon Rose "set a Monday night deadline with Utah to reach an agreement on a trade for Mitchell or the Knicks would commit to the Barrett extension," per Wojnarowski. Then again, the Nets reportedly set a sky-high asking price for Durant this offseason, one that no team was willing to meet. In that case, it's far easier to swallow giving a player such as Herro, Poole, Johnson or Hunter an extension and effectively removing them from trade talks until next offseason. The Knicks reportedly offered Evan Fournier, Obi Toppin, two unprotected first-round picks and three additional first-rounders, per [Charania and Jones](https://theathletic.com/3526628/2022/08/22/kevin-durant-donovan-mitchell-trade-talk-shams/), but the Jazz's asking price was "more significant than that." One week later, the Cleveland Cavaliers acquired Mitchell from the Utah Jazz [in a blockbuster trade](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell). 4 in 2019), John Collins and a draft pick to the Nets for Durant, according to [Shams Charania](https://theathletic.com/3526628/2022/08/22/kevin-durant-donovan-mitchell-trade-talk-shams/) of The Athletic. [Wojnarowski](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34174171/kevin-durant-requests-trade-brookyn-nets-sources-say). Devin Harris is the only player in league history to be traded while under that provision, according to ESPN's When a team extends a first-round pick's rookie-scale contract, he becomes subject to the poison-pill provision until the extension begins the following offseason. When Durant and Mitchell were still available, any interested suitors needed to maintain as much flexibility as possible for a potential trade.

Instead, the three-time All-Star was traded to the Cavaliers in a stunning deal ahead of the 2022-23 NBA season.

The Knicks even had the assets the Jazz " [preferred](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell)" in a trade. However, the Knicks weren't prepared to give up the slew of picks the Jazz were looking for and " [balked](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell)" on including Quentin Grimes in a trade with RJ Barrett. Again, Utah wanted more — one more unprotected pick, multiple draft swaps and possibly another young player, per Charania. [Did Cavaliers or Jazz win Donovan Mitchell trade?](https://www.sportingnews.com/us/nba/news/donovan-mitchell-trade-grades-cavaliers-jazz/ocfrkgzxiaphqpdrs71aizeh) [According to Wojnarowski](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6giEYS9A_CU), the Jazz never called the Knicks back to give them a chance to top the Cavaliers' offer. Here's what we know. [revealed](https://www.espn.com/nba/story/_/id/34502825/sources-cleveland-cavaliers-trade-3-first-round-picks-two-swaps-utah-jazz-star-donovan-mitchell) that the Knicks and Jazz discussed a deal in early July that would've included Barrett, Obi Toppin, Mitchell Robinson and three unprotected first-round picks.

Donovan Mitchell has been traded from the Utah Jazz to the Cleveland Cavaliers, but a large portion of the ensuing discussion has surrounded a team that ...

They valued Grimes more than Quickley, and essentially New York said we'll do Quickley and RJ, but we want two unprotected picks and a protected third -- we essentially want what you want for Grimes, we want to put Quickley in that deal. The 25th overall pick in the 2021 draft, Grimes had a limited role as a rookie last season, averaging six points and two rebounds in 17 minutes per game with 40/38/68 shooting splits. That would have been two unprotected and perhaps a protected -- up to top-five protected pick. Once it became clear that Mitchell was on the market in early July, several signs pointed to the All-Star guard eventually ending up in New York. Talks stalled, however, because the Knicks didn't want to include 22-year-old guard Here's Woj with the specifics:

The New York Knicks once again baffled the NBA in failing to land the player they have long wanted and had the best chance to get this summer.

The native New Yorker and multi-sport analyst took to social media after the news and lamented another dark day in Knicks history. “They don’t really have the patience to build through the draft. Talks between the Knicks and Jazz fell apart on Monday when reports stated that New York was unwilling to acquiesce to Utah’s preference of at least three unprotected future draft picks and much more.

The New York Knicks didn't make a compelling enough final trade offer to the Utah Jazz for NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell.

Two pick swaps in 2025 and 2027 were included along with two second-round picks. The players and picks that Charania reported were also in Bucher’s, but he added specifics on the draft compensation. The New York Knicks have been trying for weeks, even multiple months, to acquire NBA All-Star Donovan Mitchell from the Utah Jazz via trade.