NEW YORK — New York native and fringe superstar guard Donovan Mitchell isn’t coming home after all.
Once the Knicks gave RJ Barrett a four-year contract extension — making it an Olympic sport to find a trade that worked for Utah — the Jazz pivoted and traded Mitchell to the Cleveland Cavaliers. Jazz GM Danny Ainge one-upped himself and the haul he got for Rudy Gobert, acquiring Collin Sexton, 2022 14th overall pick Ochai Agbaji, forward Lauri Markkanen, three future unprotected first-round picks and two additional pick swaps for the All-Star guard.
Suffice it to say Ainge is happy. Now, so is Mitchell.
