I honestly believe that. I can slightly understand why people want to keep Donovan and "retool" rather than rebuild, because they are scared of the unknown. But, I strongly feel that we are delaying the inevitable and will end up at a rebuild anyway without any "real" success and no assets to show for it. I think the odds definitely favor that ideology. People's response is that we can trade Donovan at the trade deadline or before the next draft if it isn't working, but if we do that then we probably have more wins and a worse off draft spot then if we just cut the cord now.
I have mentioned this before but my favorite game last year was one where most of our stars were out and our young guys were playing. They played really hard and it got me really excited. Butler lead the team in scoring and almost everyone played meaningful minutes.
https://www.espn.com/nba/boxscore/_/gameId/401360870. I love watching young players play and grow. This is how I felt with Donovan up until a certain point. I was for a tank before last season, because I knew we were dysfunctional and weren't going to get better. It is only going to get worse with a retool and I will put money on it.
Also, I think the Gobert/Mitchell thing has gotten way out of hand. However, I think there are a lot less Gobert lovers and Mitchell haters than you realize. I think most people want the tank if they are not "pro" Mitchell. The pro Gobert crowd (myself included) tends to not like the posts/posters rather than not liking Mitchell. Even Cy doesn't hate Mitchell and is more of a troll/ antagonizer, with Mitchell posts. Most of those people are as happy as the pro Mitchell people to have traded Gobert. They just want to trade Mitchell too.
On a slightly other note. As for Young Jefe, I can't speak for everyone, but race has nothing to do with Mitchell dislike. I am as liberal as they come and actually fully support Donovan's social beliefs. Not that it matters but I have Black Lives Matter sign in my yard right now and believe in CRT. Young Jefe's comment was just a dumb immature thing to say, especially since Gobert is also black.