The Utah Jazz roster is in turmoil right now. After a disappointing end to the season, there is a lot of instability within the franchise. The Utah Jazz exited the playoffs after the first-round defeat against the Dallas Mavericks. The Mavs won the game series 4-2 against the Jazz. and now the rift between their two top players is even more evident. Taking the center stage are Rudy Gobert and Donovan Mitchell.

It would not be an overstatement to say the two players ‘dislike’ each other. So much so, in fact, that Mitchell, on average, only passes to Gobert twice per game. This is no secret either. And the equation between them has only gotten worse after their elimination. Rudy Gobert has now reached the “him or me” stance with Donovan Mitchell.

“Rudy feels that his own numbers are consistent or getting better, while Don is D liability and is falling off in terms of explosiveness,” as reported by realOCsports.

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The rift is now out in the open and seems beyond repair. The Jazz would obviously want both their stars for the next season as well and so will their fans.

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The fans on Twitter had known the differences for quite some time now. Even before their playoff game, their disagreements with each other were clear enough. Many fans reacted to this on Twitter.

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Now the stance is “him or me”, however, before their first-round exit Rudy Gobert said some calming words, most possibly to focus on the game series at hand and not to divert the much-needed attention away from the game.

“There’s always going to be noise. There’s a lot of teams, a lot of people that would love for us to break apart,” Gobert said. “They would love to get a Rudy Gobert or Donovan Mitchell in their team. … We both know that it’s something that’s not going to stop.”

“We’ve got to mute that noise, and we both have the same goal to win a championship here. For us, the point is that supporting each other is the key, and be there for one another. It’s never going to be perfect. There is no team in the NBA where it’s perfect. It’s the NBA. When we share the same goal and we support each other, that’s huge.”

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The equation is clearly not what the duo tried to make it look like. Even now, the trade of Donovan Mitchell seems inevitable. We will see how the teams would look going into the next season. Moreover, there will surely be changes in the Jazz roster. Where should Donovan Mitchell go when he leaves the Jazz? Or will he stay in Utah with some miracle bonding with Rudy Gobert? Only time will tell.