RJ Barrett extension muddies Donovan Mitchell trade talk

Donovan Mitchell won’t play for the Utah Jazz this upcoming season, however chances are high, it will not as a result of he was traded to the New York Knicks. 

According to reviews, the Knicks agreed to a 4-year, $120 million extension with soon-to-be fourth-year guard RJ Barrett within the wee hours of Tuesday morning, all however nixing a possible trade that will land Mitchell in New York.

New York’s pursuit of Mitchell has persistently made headlines this offseason, because the Knicks and Jazz labored to maneuver nearer to a blockbuster swap that will convey “Spida” again to his house state. 

However, ESPN’s Adrian Wojnarowski reported that though the 2 sides got here near a trade, neither was prepared to budge when it got here to the calls for of the opposite.  

The Knicks additionally made some historical past for his or her franchise when it got here to extending Barrett, as he grew to become the group’s first draft decide to conform to a multi-year extension in 23 years. The final was Charlie Ward in 1999.

Barrett averaged career-highs in factors (20.0), rebounds (5.8) and assists (3.0) final season, beginning 70 video games for New York, which missed the playoffs for the eighth time in 9 seasons.