Donovan Mitchell not solely thought he was “very shut” to getting traded to the Knicks, he additionally disputed Jazz CEO Danny Ainge’s evaluation that Utah’s core didn’t imagine in one another and instructed Ainge to not deal the crew’s celebrity heart Rudy Gobert.
“I don’t assume we didn’t imagine [in each other],” Mitchell, now a member of the Cavaliers after getting traded to Cleveland on Sept. 1, instructed ESPN on Wednesday. “I mentioned on the finish of the season, don’t commerce [Gobert]. Let’s determine this out, let’s do. And that didn’t occur. For him to say that after six months across the crew, I disagree. However you understand, on the finish of the day, that’s his determination.”
Utah shipped Gobert, a three-time All-Star and three-time Defensive Participant of the 12 months, to the Timberwolves for a bounty of draft picks in a blockbuster deal on July 1, a day after they traded Royce O’Neale to the Nets.
Mitchell then turned the following huge piece to go as Utah continued its rebuild.
Nonetheless, Mitchell appears pleased to have landed in Cleveland, at the very least outwardly.
On Wednesday, the 26-year-old Westchester County native and three-time All-Star took half in his first unofficial exercise along with his new crew, alongside Darius Garland, Jarrett Allen and Evan Mobley.
“We may actually construct one thing particular,” Mitchell mentioned. “I’m simply excited to play with this crew, play for this metropolis, play with these guys and simply get on the market and simply compete and win.”
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