The Utah Jazz announced the Donovan Mitchell trade to the Cleveland Cavaliers on Thursday. 

In a press release, Danny Ainge spoke of the decision to trade both Rudy Gobert and Mitchell.

"It was clear that in order to optimize our opportunity to create a team that could truly contend and establish sustained success, we needed to transition our roster,” said Ainge. “In trading Rudy and now Donovan, it was a rare opportunity to maximize our ability to get quality talent and picks to best position us moving forward. We have a plan in place to help us assemble the championship team our fans deserve. It will take time to craft our roster. We all understand the work ahead and are committed to our vision."