After the Jazz were eliminated by the Lone Rangers in the first round of the playoffs, it also made fans doubt the future of the Jazz. Rudy Gobert has asked the team to trade him or Donovan Mitchell in this offseason.
For these rumors, Rudy Gobert firmly refuted the veracity of these rumors on social media:
The rumors originally came from XM Radio host Sean O'Connell, who said he had sources told him that Gobert had made this crazy request to the Jazz, and Gobert even said that if the team continued to use him and Mitchell as the core of the team, Gobert did not think the Jazz would have the possibility of winning the championship trophy:
Even though Gobert has refuted these rumors, there has been a lot of news about discord between Gobert and Mitchell over the past, and I may be more confident that he will ask for a trade this offseason than Gobert will continue to stay in the team.
So the question is, if Gobert does ask for a trade this offseason, which team does he have the potential to join? The other day it was reported that the Warriors will be a team interested in Gobert, and considering the Warriors' lineup needs and the chips they have, this will indeed be Gobert's ideal home.
Secondly, some media suggested that the Lakers could also try to promote the Gobert deal, but only if Wei Shao was put on the shelves:
Westbrook's replacement of Gobert is certainly not a reasonable plan, after all, the Jazz already have a backcourt player like Donovan Mitchell, and The control of the ball after Westbrook joined will obviously affect Mitchell's play, not to mention that taking over Westbrook's contract is not a good thing for the Jazz.
If Gobert does eventually ask for a trade, it's honestly the better bet to push the deal with the Warriors.