It's too early to say the Utah Jazz or the Cleveland Cavaliers are winners

It's too early to say the Utah Jazz or the Cleveland Cavaliers have won the Donovan Mitchell trade. Both teams have started the 2022-2023 season well. The Cavs are 2-1 with a close loss to the Toronto Raptors on their record. The Jazz is 3-0 and just suffered their first defeat on Monday.

It's too early to say if the Utah Jazz or the Cleveland Cavaliers are winners. Markkanen is looking like an All-Star in Utah.

The Cleveland Cavaliers and the Utah Jazz have different expectations. The Jazz are rebuilding and they are hoping for a better team than before. It's too early to say if either team has won the draft. The Cavs have finals aspirations and Jazz hope for rebuilding. They are both looking for the Eastern Conference Finals. If they don't make the playoffs, they will be rebuilding, not winning. There are no guarantees. We don’t know the end results yet.  It's not too soon to know if they have won.