So later Windhorst mentioned that Danny got rid of Mitchell’s good friends on the team the past few days and intimated they were going to deal Mitchell as well. Other reporters say that Danny wants to keep Mitchell and build around him, but ultimately, that’s likely Mitchell’s choice.
I wouldn’t be surprised to see a 3-way deal between Utah/Phoenix/Brooklyn with this as the foundation:
Phx: Durant
Utah: Ayton
BKN: Mitchell
I like this version, with Mitchell staying in UTA:
PHX trades Deandre Ayton to UTA for Bojan Bogdanovic and 2023 1st rd pick received from BRK
PHX trades Bogdanovic, Mikal Bridges, Cam Johnson, 2 PHX 1st rd picks and BRK's 2023 1st rd pick to BRK (via UTA and PHX) for Kevin Durant
UTA roster (post-trade):
PG Mike Conley, Pat Beverley, Jordan Clarkson
SG Donovan Mitchell, Malik Beasley, Nickeil Alexander-Walker, Leandro Bolmaro
SF Rudy Gay, Danuel House, Jr. (if re-signed)
PF Eric Paschall (if re-signed), Jarred Vanderbilt
C - Deandre Ayton, Walker Kessler, Udoka Azubuike
That's a lot of guards for Danny to trade in order to rebalance his roster.