Although RJ Barrett signing an extension with the Knicks is viewed as an unmovable obstacle for a potential Donovan Mitchell trade, that may not be the case.
Neither Utah, nor New York has ruled out the possibility of restarting trade talks later this offseason. Though the deal will be significantly more difficult to be made.
Via Adrian Wojnarowski of ESPN:
Once the Knicks committed to Barrett’s extension, management became resigned to the fact that there’s a much more difficult path to an offseason deal to acquire Mitchell. Nevertheless, neither Utah nor New York is ruling out restarting the talks before the start of training camps in late September, sources said.
