A big trade is in the works that could land Donovan Mitchell in New York
Representatives of the LA Lakers, New York Knicks and Utah Jazz had a meeting where they discussed a potential trade in which Donovan Mitchell should be the main star.
If the teams manage to agree on the exchange, one of the best guards in the NBA, Donovan Mitchell, would arrive in New York.
The LA Lakers would get Patrick Beverley, Jordan Clarkson and either Bojan Bogdanovic or Malik Beasley.
The Utah Jazz got Russell Westbrook and several future NBA draft picks.
Sources: The Lakers, Knicks and Jazz discussed a three-team trade with Donovan Mitchell landing in New York, Patrick Beverley and another key Jazz player to the Lakers, Russell Westbrook on the move, and draft picks to Utah. More details on @hoopshype. https://t.co/AejGhQPKVK
- Michael Scotto (@MikeAScotto) August 5
If the trade goes through, New York with Mitchell on the team would immediately become one of the favorites in the Eastern Conference, while the LA Lakers would finally get rid of Westbrook, who did not live up to expectations last season, as well as his large salary of just over $40 million. .
The Utah Jazz, after previously trading Rudy Gober to Minnesota, started rejuvenating the team because they would get a dozen picks from the first round of the draft in the next 5-6 years.