Excluding the big injury question marks of O.G. Anunoby and Harry Giles, Donovan Mitchell was the top prospect available at No. 13 on my board.
The Jazz traded up with the Nuggets to ensure Mitchell didn’t slip further.
Adrian Wojnarowski of Yahoo Sports:
Utah has made a deal with Denver for the 13th pick and will select Donovan Mitchell, sources says. Live: https://t.co/pVi69Gfatv
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2017
Utah will send Trey Lyles and the No. 24 pick to Denver for No. 13, league source tells @TheVertical.
— Adrian Wojnarowski (@wojespn) June 23, 2017
Do the Jazz see Mitchell as a point guard or shooting guard? At point guard: George Hill will be a free agent this summer, but Dante Exum and Raul Neto are under contract. At shooting guard: Utah has Rodney Hood and Alec Burks. If Utah just liked Mitchell’s value and wants to give him a chance to develop and see where it goes, I could get behind that. Perhaps, this is a precursor to another move.
Trey Lyles is a 21-year-old stretch four who still has upside. He joins a group of Denver bigs – Nikola Jokic, Mason Plumlee, Kenneth Faried, Juan Hernangomez – that offer no clear well-meshing tandems.
