Donovan Mitchell’s 2023-24 campaign with the Cleveland Cavaliers likely didn’t end the way he would have hoped for it to, as he was forced to sit out the Cavs final two games of the season in their Eastern Conference semifinals series against the Boston Celtics due to a calf strain. With Mitchell on the sidelines, Cleveland put up a good fight, but they were ultimately eliminated after losing those two contests.
In a similar vein, the Miami Heat didn’t see their campaign go the way they would have hoped it did. While they managed to escape the Play-In Tournament as the eight seed in the East, they also bumped into the Celtics, losing to them in five games in their first-round playoff series. Once Jimmy Butler got injured against the Philadelphia 76ers in their first Play-In game, the Heat were practically dead in the water.
With the offseason upon both teams, Mitchell has been floated as a potential trade target for a Heat team that could be in the market for a third star player over the next few months. So with that in mind, let’s take a look at the perfect trade offer Miami needs to send over to Cleveland if they want to pair Mitchell up with Butler and Bam Adebayo.
