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McGowens has a natural scoring flair you can't teach, he will need to show he's a better defender and passer than in college and make sure his scoring can be efficient as a projected role player. The 40th pick in the 2022 draft, McGowens is a scoring guard/wing who is coming off being one of the best freshman in the B1G. Manek is an elite shooter, the key thing for him will be showing he can hold up defensively. Manek needs no introduction after a stellar senior season at UNC which saw him play extremely well in the NCAA tournament. However, his offensive game is still limited, the key thing to look out for will be limiting mistakes and turning his defensive effort into positive production Lewis is an elite athlete and loves to defend. It looks like both sides are still trying to squeeze as much as they can out of that negotiation.The 56th pick in the 2021 draft, Lewis was on a two way contract last season. This is a race with the Knicks still way out in front of every other team, the only question is the final trade package. The Kings have traded away a lot of draft capital in their win-now mode, the Hornets don’t have any great young players to move outside the untouchable LaMelo Ball (there is Miles Bridges but Jazz and other teams are avoiding him after felony domestic abuse charges), and the Raptors have picks but will not put Scottie Barnes in the mix. The Wizards can offer multiple first-round picks but do not have young players to trade outside Rui Hachimura and the just drafted Johnny Davis (who did not impress at Summer League).

It’s hard to see the other teams on this new list getting near what the Knicks can offer. The Heat reportedly have tried to line up more picks to get in on the trade, with their package being Tyler Herro based, although the Heat are said to be more focused on a Kevin Durant deal than a Mitchell one. That’s likely happening here, so the Jazz are trying to push the process along. However, whatever you think of the job Leon Rose has done as the Knicks president/decision maker, he has been patient to a fault and not rushed into deals. This feels like a leak from the Jazz camp trying to pressure the Knicks to put more in their offer, “look, we have all these other options.” Jazz CEO Danny Ainge is a patient negotiator who has gotten teams to bid against themselves before ( hello Timberwolves!). For now, the Jazz will continue to evaluate incoming calls and seek ways to balance their roster. Like Brooklyn, the Jazz have held firm on setting a high bar on any potential Mitchell deal, and they expect to be patient throughout the process. Now comes a report about other teams making calls for Mitchell, too, via Shams Charania of The Athletic.Īlong with New York, several other teams have expressed interest to the Jazz when it comes to Mitchell, such as Washington, Miami, Toronto, Charlotte, Sacramento and Atlanta, according to sources.

However, talks have dragged out as the sides negotiate.

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The Knicks can meet that with up to eight first-round picks they can trade, plus young players such as Quentin Grimes, Obi Toppin and Immanuel Quickley. The Jazz are asking for a lot of first-round picks - five is the number league sources told NBC Sports - plus young players back for the All-Star guard. The New York Knicks remain the clear frontrunners to land Donovan Mitchell in a trade with Utah.

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