Trade announcement:
The Utah Jazz have traded Derrick Favors, Jonas Jerebko, and Rodney Hood to the Timberwolves for Justin Patton and Gorgui Dieng.
http://www.espn.com/nba/tradeMachine?tradeId=y8coa8dc The Utah Jazz have been active at the trade deadline in an effort to build around Mitchell.
"We'd like to thank Derrick, Jonas, and Rodney for their time with the Utah Jazz. In order to accommodate them, we wanted to send them to a playoff team. We think they will be given the opportunity to flourish in Minnesota and compete in the playoffs.
This move was about the future for us. We think Dieng fits our system better long-term, with his defense and his developing 3 point shot. We also liked Patton leading up to the draft and think he has a bright, bright future in the NBA.
With this deal, we also get under the luxury tax.