In a verboten journalistic move, I am going to plunge a knife into the heart of this story in the first paragraph: We will not know who are the real winners and losers of this trade for years.
Maybe seven years. There are just a lot of variables. We don’t know what those picks Cleveland sends to Utah will look like when they convey.
We don’t know if Donovan Mitchell will be happy long-term in Cleveland and stay. There are many, many questions. But from where we stand today, it’s a good day to be Donovan Mitchell and the Cavaliers.
Here are the winners and losers from the blockbuster Mitchell trade to the Cavaliers. First, here is what the trade looks like: Cavaliers recieve: Donovan Mitchell Jazz recieve: Three unprotected first-round picks (2025, 2027 and 2029), the rights to two pick swaps (2026 and 2028), Lauri Markkanen, Collin Sexton, and Ochair Agbaji.