Donovan Mitchell is one of the best shooting guards in the league. He has shown that he can be the No. 1 option on a playoff team, and there is no question that he is a top-tier scorer. This season, Donovan Mitchell averaged 25.9 PPG, 4.2 RPG, and 5.3 APG for the Utah Jazz.
There has been some speculation that Donovan Mitchell might leave the Utah Jazz in the future. A team that has been mentioned as a “smart landing spot” for him is the Miami Heat.
Mitchell was asked a different way about the rumors he might want to leave Salt Lake City.
“My mindset is to win,” he said. “Right now, I’m not really looking at that. I answered (the first) question, and you could take that. But for me, I just want to win, yo. Like, this hurts. And like I said, I’ll think about it in a week and go from there. But right now, I’m not thinking at all about that.”
Miami has been mentioned by league sources as a smart landing spot for Mitchell with Wade’s strong connections to his beloved Heat. However, Knicks president Leon Rose was Wade’s agent in the later stages of the guard’s career. Rose postponed his start with the Knicks to arrange Wade’s retirement ceremony in Miami.
Recently, Donovan Mitchell was spotted while hanging out with Miami Heat superstar Jimmy Butler. A lot of NBA fans reacted to the photo, with many of them discussing whether Donovan Mitchell would be joining the Miami Heat in the near future.
Jimmy Butler and Donovan Mitchell 👀 pic.twitter.com/TcUnIp2cYh
— NBACentral (@TheDunkCentral) June 13, 2022
It remains to be seen if Donovan Mitchell will in fact ask for a trade to the Miami Heat in the future. As of right now, there has been no formal trade request from him, but that doesn’t mean he won’t ask to get moved later down the line.
With that being said, Donovan Mitchell could still win with the Utah Jazz if they make the right moves around him. We’ll see if the front office is able to put a competitive team around him going forward, but they definitely need to switch it up to avoid another disappointing exit.
