The New York Knicks were perceived to be the favorites to trade for All-Star guard Donovan Mitchell, but the Utah Jazz ended up trading him to the Cleveland Cavaliers in a surprising move on Thursday.
ESPN's Adrian Wojnarowski said at the 8:05 mark of The Woj Pod that while the Knicks believed they were in the driver's seat, the Jazz didn't give them the chance to one-up the offer from the Cavaliers:
"I do think New York expected they would circle back, and they never got another chance with Utah. Utah did not go back to them on Thursday and say, 'Hey, we've got this offer from Cleveland.