The Donovan Mitchell trade that the NBA has been waiting on finally happened. The Utah Jazz traded the star guard to the Cleveland Cavaliers for a trio of players and multiple first-round picks.
The package:
Sources: The Cleveland Cavaliers are trading Collin Sexton, Lauri Markkanen, Ochai Agbaji, three first-round picks and two pick swaps to the Utah Jazz for Donovan Mitchell.
— Shams Charania (@ShamsCharania) September 1, 2022
A trade of this magnitude has already caused massive movement in the betting market. Just this morning, according to Covers.com, the Cavaliers' odds to win the NBA Finals were +9000. Now, they've flown to +3000 on DraftKings.
The Cavaliers are now +1700 to win the East on DraftKings, up from +4000 pre-trade.
The Cavaliers at +3000 puts them sixth among Eastern Conference teams to win the Finals. Stay tuned on Yardbarker for the implications of this trade on the NBA landscape.
Utah is now +40000 to win the NBA Finals, down from +20000 this morning.
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