As a child of New York, Donovan Mitchell saw himself joining the Knicks after leaving Utah. Finally, the rear joined Cleveland, Danny Ainge transferring him for Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, Ochai Agbaji, three first rounds of the Draft and two “swaps” (exchanges of choices).
Former GM of New York, who left the franchise this summer, Scott Perry returned to the failed transfer of “Spida” to New York. It should be remembered that Utah demanded RJ Barrett, Quentin Grimes, two unprotected first rounds of the Draft, two second rounds of the Draft and two “swaps” (exchanges of choices) to release Donovan Mitchell. For the former New York leader, it was too much, especially for Donovan Mitchell…
“Obviously we tried to get it back” he confirmed on the podcast “The Hoop Genius”. “But it had to be done within reason. He’s a good player, but he needs to be surrounded by people to win. Because if he had been this singular force, Utah probably would have been in the conference finals… But he was not this exceptional force. This is not a criticism of him. It’s just an assessment that we have to make.”
For Scott Perry, the Knicks had no interest in stripping themselves to recover Rudy Gobert’s former teammate.
“Donovan Mitchell is an excellent basketball player. Several times All-Star. A wonderful young man. A child from New York » he lists like this. “But you have to ask yourself: If the other team, the one you’re trading with, wants to take two-thirds or three-quarters of all your young talent, but also all your draft capital, does what’s left will be enough for you to win, rather than holding on to what you have and being a little patient? »
Especially since Donovan Mitchell has still not extended his adventure in Cleveland and many observers think he will not do so. And as he can test the market in 2025, he could therefore return to the transfer market, and therefore interest the Knicks again. At a lower price this time…
| Donovan Mitchell | Percentage | Rebounds | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | MJ | Min | Shots | 3pts | L.F. | Off | Def | Early | Pd | Party | Int | Bp | Ct | Pts |
| 2017-18 | UTH | 79 | 33 | 43.7 | 34.0 | 80.5 | 0.7 | 3.1 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 2.7 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.3 | 20.5 |
| 2018-19 | UTH | 77 | 34 | 43.2 | 36.2 | 80.6 | 0.8 | 3.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 2.7 | 1.4 | 2.8 | 0.4 | 23.8 |
| 2019-20 | UTH | 69 | 34 | 44.9 | 36.6 | 86.3 | 0.8 | 3.6 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 2.5 | 1.0 | 2.7 | 0.2 | 24.0 |
| 2020-21 | UTH | 53 | 33 | 43.8 | 38.6 | 84.5 | 0.9 | 3.5 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 26.4 |
| 2021-22 | UTH | 67 | 34 | 44.8 | 35.5 | 85.3 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 5.3 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 25.9 |
| 2022-23 | KEY | 68 | 36 | 48.4 | 38.6 | 86.7 | 0.9 | 3.3 | 4.3 | 4.4 | 2.5 | 1.5 | 2.7 | 0.4 | 28.3 |
| 2023-24 | KEY | 1 | 36 | 52.4 | 40.0 | 100.0 | 2.0 | 3.0 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 1.0 | 4.0 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 27.0 |
| Total | 414 | 34 | 44.8 | 36.6 | 84.0 | 0.8 | 3.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 2.5 | 1.3 | 2.8 | 0.3 | 24.6 | |
How to read the stats? MJ = matches played; Min = Minutes; Shots = Successful shots / Attempted shots; 3pts = 3-points / 3-points attempted; LF = free throws made / free throws attempted; Off = offensive rebound; Def=defensive rebound; Tot = Total rebounds; Pd = assists; Fte: Personal fouls; Int = Intercepts; Bp = Lost balls; Ct: Against; Pts = Points.
