The New York Knicks have long been rumored to have an interest in Donovan Mitchell. Mitchell was traded to the Cleveland Cavaliers from the Utah Jazz in 2022, sending the Jazz three first-round picks and two first-round pick swaps, Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, and Ochai Agbaji. The Knicks didn’t beat that offer, but waiting would have been the wise thing to do in the long run. With the possibility of hitting free agency at the end of the 2024-25 season, the Cavaliers could look to move Mitchell sooner to get the biggest return.
If that’s the case, the Knicks could be a team that gives the Cavaliers what they’re looking for. However, NBA insider Brian Windhorst of ESPN wonders if the Knicks and Mitchell pairing is still a possibility. On an episode of ESPN’s “First Take,” Windhorst gave his thoughts on the situation.
“I don’t know if the Donovan Mitchell Knicks thing is really still a possibility. I guess it’s because he can be a free agent in a year. I don’t know how Donovan feels. I don’t know how he feels, but I have to imagine that as a kid from New York, wanting to play for the Knicks in 2022, that’s where he wanted to be traded. That’s not an insult to Cleveland. I’m from Cleveland. I’m not insulting him. He wanted to be a Knick.