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He’s very clearly still in the prime of his career. Sources tell The Athletic that he is all in on the Jazz, doesn’t want to play anywhere else and would like to retire in a Jazz uniform. He’s still one of the two best defenders in the NBA at absolute worst. He’s still one of the very best bigs in the league. At the same time, there probably is more of a chance that he goes elsewhere than Mitchell. Gobert remains a pillar for the Utah organization. Mentions of Rudy Gobert seems to be more about how Rudy wants to stay with the Jazz instead of the Jazz prioritizing Rudy over Donovan: Everything else should be considered a question mark. Mitchell should be considered the player most likely to remain with the team through the offseason. What you are probably going to see is the Jazz entering the offseason with almost every idea on the table. Utah would like to keep climbing the mountain toward contention, and the Jazz feel like they still aren’t that far off, despite the disappointment of this season. The Jazz, according to sources, are committed to building around Donovan Mitchell, which means taking a step back isn’t an option.
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That isn’t the plan, according to several sources - at least initially. Tony Jones put out an article a few days ago that indicates the Jazz favors Donovan Mitchell over Rudy Gobert interestingly enough: