Some might think it’s time to completely turn either the page or their backs on Gordon Hayward and his time in Utah, especially after the Jazz’s trip to Boston last week, when Hayward spoke to the issue of leaving the Jazz and having no regrets about that. But there’s one more discussion to have before we do one or the other, once and for all.
It centers on the loss of Hayward and the gain of the player who is turning into the new darling of the Jazz, the player who has captured the attention of you, me, Quin Snyder, LeBron, Paul George, Chris Paul, and plenty of other players, coaches, and front-office guys who are slapping themselves for not doing whatever it would have taken to draft the kid — Donovan Mitchell.