Has a Donovan Mitchell trade to the Knicks been killed by a ‘poison pill’?

The Jazz and Knicks can still make a Mitchell trade happen, if they want, and if they can find common ground on the compensation. They just may have to get a bit more creative about it.

A unique provision added to the contract extension of New York wing R.J. Barrett presents a hiccup, but there are still plenty of pathways to a deal if the sides really want it.

The poison pill throws all that out the window. With that provision in effect, if the Knicks were to trade Barrett, his outgoing trade value would still only count as that $10.9 million; but if the Jazz were to acquire him, his incoming trade value to them would be counted as his average salary over the full life of his now-five-year contract — about $26.2 million. The poison pill provision lasts until July 1, 2023.

Meanwhile, if the Jazz really do want Barrett in the deal, there are still pathways to making the math work. The first involves the teams finding the right other salaries to make the numbers work, for instance, swapping Mitchell and Rudy Gay for Barrett, Fournier and McBride.

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